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NEWS for OCTOBER 2019
sip - stay - dine - play
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 | Come celebrate the harvest with us. Enjoy world-class wines, paired with locally grown produce, showcasing our winemakers, farmers and producers. Two extraordinary days of wine and food pairings at 80 wineries, throughout the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River AVAs of Sonoma County, CA.
Wineries prepare their recipe featured on WineRoad.com for you to sample, paired with the perfect wine. Advance ticket sales only - sales end Oct. 28.
New This Year
Winemaker Dinner at Balletto Vineyards - Thomas Schmidt of John Ash & Co.will prepare an unforgettable meal that has been thoughtfully paired with Balletto Vineyards varietals. Winemaker Anthony Beckman and Thomas sat down and tasted each course to ensure food items perfectly matched the chosen wine. Using locally sourced ingredients – vegetables, cheeses, meats, even coffee –the meal itself would be memorable. Add to that a dazzling selection of Balletto Vineyards wines and a beautiful setting in the cellar and the evening will be complete. John and Terri Balletto will be on hand to share the excitement and challenges of growing grapes in the Russian River Valley. Anthony Beckman will share his insights into creating balanced varietals – some delicate and nuanced, some bold. Winemaker Dinner Menu
Somm Series at Roth Estate - Join us for our Roth Estate Tasting Master Class, an educational pregame before the start of Wine and Food Affair! Whether you are a connoisseur or new to wine, this event will have something for everyone! Wine tasting techniques, most effective language, and easy to digest food and wine pairing information that will continue to build your appreciation for fine wines.
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| Wine Enthusiast's Wine Star Award 2019
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|  We all dream of a perfect day. Taking time off, away from the routine of our daily lives. Doing exactly what we love to do.
Planning that day can be challenging if you are going to a new area or region. Even locals may not know all the cool places to eat, stay, shop, recreate, sightsee, and of course, taste wine. Now you can share your thoughts on your perfect day along the Wine Road, and help others learn more about it, too.
Earlier this year, a new blog was launched entitled, Find Your Perfect Day: Along the Wine Road, in Northern Sonoma County, CA. This blog is a collection of perfect days from people who love visiting or living in Northern Sonoma County. We want to hear from everyone! ...continue reading | |
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Petite Sirah, The Varietal of the Month
While Petite Sirah might sound like a diminutive version of Syrah, it’s a distinct variety also known as Petite Syrah or Durif, named for the French botanist Dr. François Durif. Petite Sirah is not a hybrid but true Vitis Vinifera — its parents are Peloursin and Syrah.
The grape even has it’s own fan club devoted to its cultivation and appreciation – PS (Petite Sirah) I Love You—an advocacy organization dedicated to the grape. Of note is Foppiano Vineyards, in Healdsburg, whose Petite Sirah’s are cited in the famed tome, WINE GRAPES by Master of Wine, Jancis Robinson ...continue reading
Check out the capsule reviews for Petite Sirah producers you can find along the Wine Road.
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Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Sonoma County Harvest Fair is the largest regional wine competition in the United States. Any wine made with grapes grown in Sonoma County, with a Sonoma County designated AVA as the only region listed on the bottle is eligible for entry. Last week, organizers of the wine competition announced 235 gold-medal winners from the pool of 1,024 wine entries.
Three Wine Road members took home the top honors: J Vineyards 2017 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir received the sweepstakes award for best red wine, Balletto Vineyards' 2013 Sparkling Brut Rosé, for specialty wines. Russian River Vineyards' 2018 Peterson Vineyard Chardonnay, for wine wines. Click to see the list of all medal winners.
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The award-winning podcast that brings the Wine, When & Where of Northern Sonoma County to life! #wineroadlife #wine #travel #sonoma
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|  Wine Road Episode 89 - Wine & Food Affair, Nov. 2nd &3rd
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| | Featured PartnerWe Made It Easy For You To BYOB Like A Boss! Also known as Corkage!
Next time you head out with friends for dinner, grab that bottle of wine you just brought back from your wonderful Sonoma wine-tasting trip! Or a bottle from one of those wine club boxes!
We’ve been bringing our own bottles of wine for over 25 years and have spent so much time looking for restaurants’ corkage fees that we came up with the brilliant idea to get much-needed info on corkage fees and bottle limits all in one place to make it easy for everyone. So now you can spend the time you saved…drinking! BYOB with confidence when you know where to go and what to expect when you arrive at a restaurant with your special bottle(s) of wine.
And when you’re traveling, imagine you’re in an awesome wine store in, say, Chicago and you would love to buy a special bottle of wine for dinner. There are over 5000 restaurants (more added daily) on BYOBLikeABOSS.com where you can find corkage policies for restaurants in your favorite cities nationwide.
Making your life easier and more fun one wine bottle at a time!
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Trip Advisor. We know that's how you plan your trips.
Everyone seems to rely on the advice and reviews on Trip Advisor, so we'd appreciate it if you'd give us a review. You can review our events, our Tasting Pass, our printed map, how useful our website is, or our concierge service. Tell the world how we're doing. This is the link Wine Road on Trip Advisor.
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Now that's a view!You could be here, sipping wine and enjoying a wine county get-away.
We have nearly 200 wineries within about a 30-mile radius. You can even click on our concierge service and we can help you narrow down your plans, suggest an itinerary and give you some helpful tips.
Make it happen!
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| We encourage you to click on the links below and get to know our incredible Wine Road partners.
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