Sonoma Wine Country

Not as well-known or touristy as the neighboring Napa Valley, Sonoma County is a wine lover’s dream nevertheless with more than 400 wineries nestled in the hills and valleys going inland from Pacific Coast Highway No. 1 just north of San Francisco. Its coastal region is beautiful and rugged, and the agricultural pastureland is some of the most quintessentially beautiful to be found in California. Sonoma Hwy/Hwy 12 is lined with wineries, and runs from Sonoma to Santa Rosa, then to western Sonoma County. Some of the wineries offer chances to meet their winemakers while others offer classes on cooking and pairing foods with wine.