Saying thank you is not only good manners, it can be lots of fun. These locally made items are a great way to share a bit of Sonoma with your gracious host or hostess. Click through the above gallery for more details.
Grateful Guesting: 4 Host/Hostess Gift Ideas
Show your host/hostess some gratitude, with these sweet Sonoma-made gifts.
SHARE SONOMA SCENTS: Healdsburg-based Three Sisters Apothecary crafts soaps in the tradition of early soap-making guilds, using only natural ingredients. The soaps, which are highly moisturizing due to naturally occurring glycerin, come in a variety of fragrances: the Santa Rosa Plum and Gravenstein Apple & Clove are two of our favorites. $6/ bar, Circle of Hands, 6780 McKinley St. #120, Sebastopol, 707-634-6140, circleofhandswaldorfshop.com., Soapcauldron.com
BRING A BOOZELESS BOTTLE: Would you like to skip the wine, but still bring an equally Sonoma-esque bottle to your hosts? This fine olive oil is milled in the town of Sonoma just a few blocks from the town square. Perfect for drizzling over dishes and as a wading pool for crusty sourdough. $19/ 250 ml. bottle, Figone’s Olive Oil, 483 1st St W, Sonoma, 707-282-9092, figonesoliveoil.com
BEE SWEET: Be obvious about being a total sweetie, and give your hostess Santa Rosa-made lavender honey by Gipson Golden. As if honey could be improved, it actually has been here with the addition of Sonoma lavender. A great gift to make your friendship stick. $19.99 (lavender honey), Bill's Farm Basket, 10315 Bodega Hwy, Sebastopol, 707-829-1777
BE SUNNY: Keep your honey looking sunny with this mustard-yellow honey pot by LeCreuset. Complete with a yellow silicone and wood honey dipper, this sunshiny vessel is worthy of some seriously good Sonoma-made honey. $41.99, Sebastopol Hardware Center, 660 Gravenstein Hwy N., Sebastopol, 707-823-7688, sebastopolhardware.com
CLEAN 'EM WITH CUTENESS: All good things must come to an end, including the gathering you’re attending. Gift your host one of these sweet, flour sack tea towels to brighten his clean-up with Sonoma County pride. Designed in house at Field Works, these towels are silk-screened in small batches. Don’t forget to be that guest that offers to help load the dishwasher. $14, Field Works, 316 B Street, Petaluma, 707-766-6800, fieldworksshop.com
