The Times of Jack London
A century after his death, Jack London's legacy still thrives.
Category: Sonoma People
People of Sonoma County
Piecing Together the History of Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
A few hours past dawn in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, John Dennison stood beneath a cluster of oak trees with the rest of the Tombstone Trio — fellow retirees Scott Minnis and Henry Katz — as they surveyed the site of their latest graveyard excavation. “You can hardly describe what it feels like when […]
You Know You’re From Healdsburg When…
…even your snack food is paired with wine. See this and 22 other things that ring true for Healdsburg residents in our gallery. See the original post on the Press Democrat website.
Big Directors Who Filmed in Small Sonoma Towns
Wine Country’s quaint hamlets and seaside towns have attracted Hollywood hot shots including Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. Visitors to Sonoma might think they’ve seen it all before, and they probably have: in films featuring its quaint towns, dramatic coastline, ancient redwood stands, rolling hills and valleys. Hitchcock, Lucas and Coppola were […]
Top 100 Wines: Winemakers You Should Know
Local winemakers to keep on your radar.
Top 100 Wines: Meet & Greet Nick Goldschmidt
No Wine Country is too far for Nick Goldschmidt.
Top 100 Wines: Meet & Greet Martha McClellan
Open for a little more than a year, Hamel Family Wines is one of Sonoma’s most stylish — and ambitious — wineries. Evidence of that ambition? Owners George and Pam Hamel brought in Martha McClellan, one of Napa Valley’s most accomplished winemakers, to work with their winemaker son, John B. Hamel II, and their estate-grown […]
Top 100 Wines: Joe Benziger
Cinsault , Lagrein, Mourvedre, Tannat, Teroldego … not your everyday grape varieties in Sonoma, but they’re a big part of Joe Benziger’s life. As winemaker at Imagery Estate Winery, Benziger never met a wine grape he didn’t like. Sure, he produces more recognizable wines, too, such as Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, […]
Fernet Francisco: Sonoma is Falling in Love
Ben Flajnik has a new love, and her name is Fernet. For those out of the reality TV loop, Flajnik was the season 16 star of “The Bachelor,” which in 2012 brought national attention to Envolve Winery, the Sonoma brand he co-founded. Flajnik has since moved on from his chosen “Bachelor” mate and the winery […]
Top 100 Wines: Meet & Greet Theresa Heredia
She would have been a chemistry professor, if wine hadn’t gotten in the way. Theresa Heredia, winemaker at Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery, earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, was a scientist focused on cancer related peptide research, and a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at UC Davis. But her studies and enology-student colleagues led her […]