A cheese flight at Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery includes Grazin’ Girl gorgonzola, Estero Gold, Estero Gold Reserve, Highway 1 Fontina, fresh mozzarella, fresh ricotta, and plain farmer’s cheese, in Valley Ford. (Christopher Chung / The Press Democrat)

A Cheese Lover’s Dream Road Trip from San Francisco to Wine Country

Rachel the farmer.

A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Vegetable Garden in Sonoma

Hiking along the Kortum Trail on the Sonoma Coast. (Jerry Dodrill)

10 Best Hikes on the Sonoma Coast

Passport to Dry Creek Valley.

Explore the Best of Healdsburg's Wine Scene with Passport to Dry Creek Valley

Escargot at Brigitte Bistro in Petaluma (Heather Irwin/The Press Democrat)

New Petaluma Bistro Is the Real French Deal

Montage Healdsburg Surveyor Wines. (Christian Horan/Courtesy Montage Healdsburg)

This Luxury Healdsburg Resort Is Now Making Its Own Wine

Table Culture Provisions owner/chefs Stéphane Saint Louis, left, and Steven Vargas. (John Burgess/For Sonoma Magazine)

Owners of Table Culture Provisions Opening New Petaluma Restaurant

Bart Hansen, winemaker/owner of Dane Cellars, has opened his tasting room in a over 100 year old, 14,000 gallon redwood wine tank in the Jack London Village Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Glen Ellen. (Photo by John Burgess/The Press Democrat)

This May Very Well Be the Most Unusual Tasting Room in Wine Country

11 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Sonoma Stores

Mother's Day is around the corner. Cue the search for a gift for the woman who deserves everything but "wants nothing, really."

By Karen Kizer

April 2018

Mother’s Day is around the corner. Cue the search for a gift for the woman who wants nothing, really, other than to spend time with her family and maybe a few hours alone with some peace and quiet. Of course she deserves both of those, but here’s a collection of Sonoma-based gifts ideas if you’re looking to surprise her with something boxed up with a bow – click through the gallery above for details.