Wine Road Contest: Win FABULOUS Prizes!
Hurry, hurry, hurry! Contest ends 1 January 2013! CLICK HERE TO ENTER! Via the San Francisco Chronicle and Wine Road, you have a chance to win FABULOUS PRIZES! Two Wine Road- Northern Sonoma County 2013 SEASON PASSES which each include one ticket to ALL of our premier events and MORE along with these special prize additions: one overnight stay for two in Healdsburg at the Best Western Dry Creek Inn and Camellia Inn (advance reservations necessary, some restrictions) as well as a Sparkling Lunch at Korbel Delicatessen & Market- $1000 value. CLICK HERE TO ENTER! All best for happy holidays! Here’s looking at you,...
Read MoreMY WINE ROAD- Can be Yours, Too!
Wine Road has many online, written presences- including our website and our facebook and this blog, too. But perhaps you were not aware that we have a monthly enewsletter called, most aptly, MY WINE ROAD. It goes out the very first Thursday of every month. It never overwhelms; it merely enhances. One of the favorite things it does, aside from highlighting events, new wine releases and lodging specials, is clue Wine Road fans in on when advance tickets go on sale for each of our three annual events- and, equally importantly- when the pre-event ticket sales end. When you subscribe to MY WINE ROAD you will always be in the know and get your tickets either before they sell out (A Wine & Food Affair) or at the best advance prices before they rise at...
Read MoreCertified Tourism Ambassador: Sonoma County
Well, you can call Beth Costa, our Executive Director, Lynn Thomas, our Office Manager, and me, Tracy Logan, Wine Road Member & Guest Concierge, Madam. (Now cut that out…different meaning….) Similar to Perle Mesta (played by Ethel Merman) being appointed ambassador to Luxenbourg and garnering the title of “madam”….but more fun! When I first enrolled to become a Certified Tourism Ambassador for Sonoma County, I was picturing this: What I got was this: as well as a completely enhanced set of skills for helping my guests to Wine Road-Northern Sonoma County- as well as to the WHOLE of Sonoma County. CTA is a nationwide program- recently brought to Sonoma County by our very own Sonoma County Tourism. Ken...
Read MoreVML: Virginia Marie Lambrix Winery
I love how Virginia Marie Lambrix of VML Winery expresses her grape-growing and winemaking visions- exceedingly well-put: In life, usually the biggest challenges offer the greatest rewards. This is what drew me to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — Grapes that grow on the margins of viticultural regions. Preferring cool, foggy days to sunlit ones, these varietals have the potential to offer complete expression of their roots. However, this requires the subtle and intuitive touch of a good farmer and eventually the gentle influence of the winemaker. Sisters with DCV Truett Hurst, VML also epitomizes exquisite, careful stewardship of the land, natural practices, delicious wines with a complete sense of place. A haven for honeybees and goddesses, VML is an oasis of...
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