Author: John Beck

Wildflower Walks

Colors explode as the landscape welcomes spring.

Wine Apps

Winery hopping? Yeah, there’s an app for that!

Lisa Mattson, author of "The Exes in My iPod," at Jordan Winery in Healdsburg on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. (Conner Jay/The Press Democrat)

#NotInKansasAnymore

Social media maven ups the ante for winery web promotion.

The guest cottage at Landmark Vineyard in the Sonoma Valley. (photo by John Burgess)

The Vine Life

Winery lodgings show off the wonders of winter.

Sonoma County is dotted with barns that range from the unfixable to simply sublime.This barn in Windsor is used to store hay. (photo by Kent Porter)

Barn Again

Barns across Sonoma County -- some dating back a century -- are being tapped for restoration and revival