Sparkling Christmas lights make Wine Country fun for kids young and old! The holiday season brings a number of wonderfully lit houses to Wine Country.  Recently we visited this beautifully decorated house on Arabian Lane, in Santa Rosa, California.  The street is only a bloc

Lots of people turned out to see the tree lighting at the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove in Wine Country's Windsor, California Traveling in Wine Country with children?  There are lots of holiday events to keep your little ones happy!  December 2nd we headed to downto

Holiday travel with kids in Wine Country? Take a free carriage ride in Railroad Square, Santa Rosa! Sonoma County is Northern California Wine Country, so there are plenty of attractions to keep the adults in holiday cheer.  But don’t think the kids get left out!  This past

Thai Cuisine Restaurant is in a beautiful old Victorian house. It was yet another gorgeous fall day here in Sonoma County so we decided to take advantage of the weather and head out to lunch.  We chose a place we’d been to many, many times.  Thai Cuisine is in a large, old V

Wine grape vines display beautiful fall colors. Today was an absolutely perfect fall day in Sonoma County.  Sunny and warm, with the highs in the high 70s (25C), it was the perfect day to head out into the spectacular Dry Creek Valley.  The grapes are in full fall colors wi

Fruta offers lots of flavors of their delicious ice cream - from the traditional to the more adventurous. Tonight was an unusually warm night here in Santa Rosa.  Sonoma County evenings are typically quite cool.  Even hot summer days give ways to chilly temperatures at night

Outside the unassuming tasting room at De La Montanya Winery in Healdsburg, Sonoma Country. You’ll find De La Montanya Winery along a windy rural road just outside Healdsburg, in the heart of Sonoma County, California.  Just as you pass under the bridge, the winery, with its smal

Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery, Sonoma, California Just a short walk away from the wonderful downtown square in the center of Sonoma you’ll find the historic Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery.  The winery is over a 100-years-old and they’ve used that time to perfect their fabulous win

Sonoma County's Valley of the Moon, near Glen Ellen, is home to award winning wineries and the relaxing Sonoma Valley Regional Park, near Glen Ellen, A couple of weeks ago we headed out to go wine tasting in the Valley of the Moon (Sonoma Mountain AVA) near Glen Ellen. …

The unassuming exterior of Wilson Winery, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma CountyJust outside of Healdsburg, Dry Creek Road runs like a ribbon through the heart of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley.  Dotted along its length are several award-winning wineries.  Wilson Winery is perche