The dawn broke on Sonoma County with perfect clarity. I woke early to get ready for a paddle on the Russian River at Jenner by the Sea. After packing a nice variety of greens, fruits, cheeses, meats and chocolate covered cheesecake I set out to pick up my gear for a simple private party trip. [...]

October is a fantastic month on the coast, and today was a perfect example. We arrived on the coast to the last golden rays of sunshine greeting the day. Pelicans were flocking out from the refuge of the Russian River estuary, and a great blue heron was stalking the shoreline for her breakfast. [...]

The rainy weather of the weekend has passed to sunny clear blue skies this week. We are definitely into Indian Summer territory. The zinfandel vines are fading into a purple that is just fantastic. We had a couple out today; they were celebrating a birthday with a trip to the wine country. [...]

The “Squeaky Wheels” group arrived in Sonoma for their third wine country adventure.
This years caper was comprised of: a day of cycling and wine tasting in both the Dry Creek and Alexander Valley appellations; a day of kayaking on the Russian River followed by another wine tasting; and a day of cycling over the Pacific [...]

We had gorgeous weather today on our bike and hike tour of Napa.
Nine of us started out at the Silverado Resort and had a leisurely cycle though the hills above the city of Napa, ending up at Skyline Wilderness Park.
Here we took a brisk hike up the Buckeye trail, enjoying beautiful vistas of [...]

The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful in the Napa Valley as we greeted our guests at Meadowood Resort and Spa! The Fall colors are just starting to peek out on the vineyards as we bike rode to Merus Winery off the Silverado Trail. Our hostess, Katherine, led us through the caves as we sipped [...]

Thursday began with clear blue skies and a sun to follow us through the day. This was great complement to our day of kayaking. We headed off down the river for a short ride. Logs were loaded with turtles basking in the sun after a couple days of clouds. Our guests [...]

Today we had a group of guests from Turner Broadcasting. We started out at the Calistoga Ranch, rode up the Silverado Trail and took the bike path to Calistoga. We continued to Chateau Montelena where they had a private tasting. They we went to Bennett Lane for another tasting and a yummy lunch, and rode [...]

Two married couples, one each from KY and VA were on the road today. They did the full 18 mile loop. The day was glorious warm, but breezy and very comfortable to cycle. They found a fair amount of wine that they liked and made some wonderful purchases.
-Jessie

Hidden Wineries van tour. Two friends, Barb and Amy out to find some “undiscovered” wineries. We started off barrel tasting at Zichichi which both of them loved. Sampled the Rhone varietals at Preston. Then for a change of venue we had lunch at Matanzas Creek; finishing off the afternoon at Hop Kiln and Porter Creek. [...]