To celebrate Mother’s Day a little over a week ago, we visited two wineries — Rochioli, where we enjoyed an idyllic picnic in the rose garden (see last Monday’s posting for our full review), and Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs.  
We included Ridge Lytton Springs in our itinerary primarily for two reasons.  First, Ridge is one of California’s most respected non-Napa wineries, and the Lytton Springs […]

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After picking up a soft baguette, aged asiago cheese, fresh strawberries, artichoke-olive spread, and a large “brownie splat” cookie at the nearby Oakville Grocery in Healdsburg, California, we headed to Rochioli Vineyards & Winery in the Russian River Valley to enjoy an idyllic Mother’s Day picnic. 
The winery’s small tasting room was warm and inviting, with a […]

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We celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary last year at the Raccoon Cottage (for more information, see our posting entitled “Travel Itinerary: Russian River Valley” from a couple of months ago), in Sebastopol, California, with our two-month old son.   After enjoying a romantic dinner in nearby Graton, as our baby boy slept peacefully on our laps, we spent a sleepless night […]

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Last Monday, we described our visit to the Santa Cruz Mountains for a taste (or rather, for many tastes) of Pinot at the Pathway to Pinot Paradise.   Our self-guided itinerary for the day led us to four different wineries, but we’ve chosen to discuss only two: Alfaro Family Vineyards, the feature of last week’s posting, and Windy […]

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