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What's New In Wine Country

Guests dig into a feast of crab and all the fixings during the 31st annual Russian River Rotary Crab Feed at Shone Farm, in Santa Rosa. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

Guide to Sonoma County Crab Feeds 2025

Feeling crabby? Enjoy delicious Dungeness crab while supporting local organizations at these feeds around the county.

Land + Local owner Kim LaVere mixes a Blood Orange Venetian using her Blood Orange and Fennel seasonal syrup with a dash of nonalcoholic bitters, an offering for designated drivers at Merriam Vineyards Monday, April 29, 2024, in Healdsburg. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Best Sonoma County Bars for Mocktails and Nonalcoholic Drinks

Clockwise from top left, Hogwarts Express, Pep in Your Step, The Bird, Living on the Veg and the Pretty Fly for a Fungi pizza from Slow Co. Pizza, Dec. 20, 2024, in Cotati. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Top Local Pizza-Slingers Join Forces for First-Ever North Bay Pizza Week

Sonoma County jazz singer Stella Heath. (Courtesy of Stella Heath)

Healdsburg Jazz Turns It Up With New Four-Day Winter Fest

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Customers order baby back ribs, sausage, pork shoulder, short ribs and beef brisket by the pound to create their mixed platter at the Cochon Volant BBQ Smoke House in Sonoma. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Local Famous Barbecue Returns With Weekend Pop-Ups in Sonoma

The longtime chef of Cochon Volant BBQ is bringing back his famous barbecue each weekend in Sonoma.

Hot Dogs Lauded by Vogue, Rolling Stone and Thrillist Coming to Wine Country

Gold Ridge Estate and the Pinot vineyard at Littorai Wines in Sebastopol. (Littorai Wines)

Leave the Fancy Shoes at Home for a Down-Home Wine Tasting and Farm Tour in Sebastopol

Top Restaurants

The fried chicken sandwich at Twin Oaks Roadhouse on Old Redwood Highway in Penngrove. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat)

The Best Hidden Gem Restaurants in Every Sonoma County Town

Clockwise from top left, Cajun Spiced Catch of the Day, Shrimp and Grits, Bacon + Cheddar Hushpuppies, Collards + Mac and Cheese, Southern Fried Chicken Dinner, Smoked Trout + Baby Lettuces from Easy Rider in Petaluma. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

19 Favorite Restaurants in Petaluma

Beet and Butter Bean Hummus garnished with pickled carrot, toasted pistachios and mint, served with grilled ciabatta from chef Barney McGrath's Meatless Monday meals at Muir's Tea Room. (photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

24 Sonoma Restaurants for Delicious Plant-Based Meals

Kona Kampachi Ceviche with avocado, kohlrabi, citrus kosho from The Matheson in Healdsburg on Friday, November 5, 2021. (Photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

20 Best Restaurants in Healdsburg

A cheeseburger and fries from Superburger. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

24 Popular Restaurant Chains That Started in Sonoma County

A plate of tacos includes four types: al pastor, veggie, fish, and shrimp, at El Roy’s Express Mex truck No. 2 on Santa Rosa Ave., in Santa Rosa, on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Darryl Bush / For The Press Democrat)

Who’s Got the Best Tacos in Sonoma County? Here Are Our Dining Editor’s Top Picks

1/21/2012: B1: PC: Jamie Spaletta, prepares to take an order, Friday Jan. 20, 2012 at Volpi's Ristorante and Historical Bar in Petaluma. (Kent Porter / Press Democrat) 2012

Historic Sonoma County Restaurants That Are Still Going Strong

Margherita, the queen of pizzas with sauce of fresh tomatoes, melted mozzarella cheese with fresh basil and EVOO from L'oro di Napoli in downtown Santa Rosa. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

The Best Italian Restaurants in Sonoma County

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The Euphoria nonalcoholic cocktail with Seedlip Grove, goji and schisandra berry, Euphoria Elixir, lime, prickly pear-hibiscus puree and jasmine water at Fern Bar in Sebastopol. (Heather Irwin/The Press Democrat)

How Will We Eat In 2025? Here Are Our Food Editor’s Predictions

From microsizing to international snacking to early bird dining, here are the food trends to look out for in the new year.

Toothpick Beef dusted with peanuts and intense aromatics served as a finger food or over rice from Bazaar Sonoma, BaSo | Restaurant & Konbini Oct. 17, 2024 in Forestville. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Sonoma County’s Best New Restaurants of 2024

The back patio at Molti Amici in Healdsburg Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

Sonoma County Restaurants We Lost in 2024

Greatest Hits

A Prickly Pear Margarita with chicken fajitas at La Rosa Tequileria & Grille in Santa Rosa, on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

The Best Happy Hours in Sonoma County

The Best Places to Stop Along Highway 1 in Sonoma County

The Ultimate Guide to Sonoma Tasting Rooms

Top 10 Hikes in Sonoma County

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Amy Knudsen, left, Kurt Hauser, right, with Ella Brait, Hannah Knudsen Robyn DeuPree (from left, clockwise), eat at Hopland's Bluebird Cafe on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat)

This Local Town Treasures Its Past — And Is Eager To Share It

It's easy to miss this overlooked town in Mendocino County. But it has a lot to share with those curious enough to explore.

The Saloon at The Jack London Lodge in Glen Ellen. (Kim Carroll)

This Charming Village in Sonoma County Has Everything To Make You Feel Glad To Be Alive

Guests enjoy food prepared from chef Joyce Goldstein's new cookbook, The New Mediterranean Jewish Table, during a Book Passage Cooks with Books event at Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa, California on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)

Dreaming of Becoming a Writer? Sonoma County Retreat Combines Seminars, Food and Nature Excursions

Top Wineries

Raghni Naidu, owner and founder of Naidu Wines and Vineyards in Sebastopol. Photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

Local Wineries Among Best California Newcomers on Food & Wine List

Founded by John Pedroncelli, Sr. in 1927, the Geyserville property is now run as a fourth-generation business by president Julie Pedroncelli St. John, with Montse Reece as winemaker. (Pedroncelly Winery)

Meet the Women Behind Some of Sonoma and Napa’s Best Wines

Faust Wines' hilltop tasting room Faust Haus is set in an old Victorian overlooking Napa Valley, located in St. Helena. (Courtesy of Faust Wines)

Over a Dozen Local Bottles Make Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2024

Rick Goodson (r) poured barrel samples for Masha Yelsukova (l) and Amira Dahdouh at Sunce' winery Sunday March 11th, 2018. Celebrating 41 years, the Wine Road Barrel tasting weekends offer the opportunity to sample wines straight from the barrel, talk to winemakers and explore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys. (Photo Will Bucquoy/For the Press Democrat)

Young Drinkers Don’t Want Grandpa’s Cabernet. These Local Wineries Are Offering Something a Little Different

Gap's Crown vineyard northeast of Penngrove. (Dan Quiñones/Courtesy Three Sticks Wines)

Wines To Try From the Most Iconic Vineyards in Sonoma County

Kunde Vineyards at peak fall color in Kenwood. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)

The Best Wineries in Sonoma for Fall Tastings

To appeal to impromptu palates, Kunde Family Winery created The Daily Tour & Tasting. At $25 per person, offered seven days a week at 11 a.m., it includes a tour of Kunde’s 32,000 square foot cave and a peek at its 5,000 aging barrels. The tour is followed by a tasting of six wines only available at the winery or for wine club members’ consumption. The wines are paired with a cheese and charcuterie board.

9 Sonoma Wineries With Spectacular Views

Patio at Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma, California

These Local Wineries and Tasting Rooms Make You Feel Like You’re in France

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The Hommeboys, a boutique Sonoma interiors firm headed by Alex Mutter-Rottmayer and Austin Carrier, outside their Haus of Hommeboys studio in Sonoma. (Eileen Roche / for Sonoma Magazine)

Award-Winning Interior Design Firm Ready to Shake Up Wine Country Style With New Studio

"Every designer’s dream is to have their own showroom.” A new studio for furniture line Haus of Hommeboys opens in Sonoma.

Landscape designer Tim Farley, left, with Santa Rosa homeowners Perri Haughwout and Carmen Castaldi at the couple's Labyrinth Garden off Piner Road in Santa Rosa, Sept. 18, 2024. (Chad Surmick / The Press Democrat)

‘I’m Here for a Reason’: A Local Couple Replaces Their Lawn With Something More Purposeful

Inside Morgania Moore and Brook Bannister's living room, filled with handcrafted pieces and foraged finds. (Eileen Roche / Sonoma Magazine)

Creative Family Transforms Healdsburg Home With Handcrafted Design. Take a Look

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Living room. (Paul Rollins Photography)

Modern Sonoma Farmhouse With Private Vineyard and Wine Cellar Listed for $13.5 Million

The five-bedroom estate — crafted by Wine Country designers — includes a pool, alfresco kitchen and modern amenities.

Living room. (Courtesy of Tim Rangel)

Mid-Century Modern Santa Rosa Home Featured in The New York Times

This two-bedroom, one-bathroom home on Sebastopol's Florence Avenue—know for its row of junk art sculptures—is currently listed for $755,000. (Jesse West / Aerial Photography)

Cheery Home on Whimsical, Art-Filled Block In Sebastopol Listed for $755,000

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Inside the new Kanzler Estate tasting room in Sebastopol. (Courtesy of Yoni Goldberg)

3 New Local Tasting Rooms to Check Out in 2025

The Pretty Fly for a Fungi with pesto, white sauce, mushrooms, Valley Ford Estero Gold Reserve cheese topped with arugula rom Slow Co. Pizza Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Cotati. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

New Cotati Pizzeria Impresses Pie-Eaters Across Sonoma County

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Local Bottles Make The New York Times’ List of Most Memorable Wines of 2024

If you’ve ever wanted to pretend you live in one of those charming vintage homes in St. Helena, Lang & Reed Napa Valley is a great place to visit. (Kim Serveau)

Taste Napa's 'Other Cabernet' In a Charming Vintage Home in St. Helena

Nigiri Sushi, featuring Hamachi, Bluefin Tuna and Sea Urchin, made by owner/chef Michiyo Hagio at Michi Japanese Cuisine in Napa on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat)

Celebrity Chef Leaves Popular Local Restaurant, Co-Owner Takes Over and Rebrands

TOWN 7 Deadly Sins dinner at Montage Healdsburg

Sonoma County Dinner Series Is Once Again the Talk of the Town

Grace Davis' life changed drastically when her mother died seven years ago. Her journey as a homeless person led her to a tiny patch of grass in a corner of a small park in Santa Rosa where she spent three years being a part of the community. Photo taken Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Grace Lived Unapologetically in a Santa Rosa Park. Her Death Brought the Community Together

Sonoma’s Wild Pigs Are on the Move in Early Winter. Here’s Where They’re Heading

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Chicken Guy will open in American Canyon in Dec. 2024 (Shutterstock)

Guy Fieri’s First Local Chicken Guy! Restaurant Opening Thursday

A local collaboration with Chandi Hospitality Group led to a 10-restaurant deal for the fried chicken restaurant chain across the San Francisco Bay Area and in Sacramento.

Napa-based Sovi makes nonalcoholic wines in a lovely, dry style, including a crisp sparkling white blend of Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer; a floral sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir and Tempranillo; a light bodied blend of Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Petite Sirah; and a playful, tropical Wild Child Pinot Gris orange wine. (Courtesy of Sovi)

Wine Country Without Wine? These Tasting Rooms and Producers Offer Excellent Nonalcoholic Options

Stony Hill winery in St. Helena, Napa Valley

Revamped Local Winery Combines Classic Wines and Midcentury Glamour

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