Tour Vin Explores New Wine Country Venues

Published on: May 22nd, 2014

Tour Vin just returned from a wonderful trip to Sonoma County (specifically the Russian River Valley) and Napa Valley where we explored new venues to recommend to our clients. Here is a brief recap of our experience!

Sonoma County – Sonoma is known for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Sauvignon Blanc varietals. We tasted them all! Wineries that we recommend you during your visit include Copain Wine Cellars, Patz & Hall, Rochioli Vineyards, Seghesio Family Vineyards, Twomey Cellars, Gary Farrell Vineyards, Siduri Wines, J Vineyards and Winery, Papapietro Perry, Arista Winery and Rodney Strong.

Siduri Wine

J Winery in Sonoma

Papapietro Perry Winery

Gardens of Arista Winery

Rodney Strong Tasting Room

Rodney Strong Vintages

Our accommodations in Sonoma were awesome, particularly the Bella Villa Messina and the Raford Inn. Both were exquisite in style, comfortable and friendly! Our trip through the area was over a five-day period and careful logistics were very important to minimize driving time. Tour Vin can help plan your trip to maximize your time so you can fully enjoy the wine tasting experience.

Bella Villa Messina in Sonoma

Raford Inn in Sonoma

We dined at Corks Restaurant (and met with the owner), Bistro Ralph, Applewood Restaurant and Zazu. All provided us with amazing meals served by very friendly staff in casual dining atmospheres.

Applewood Restaurant, Sonoma

While in Napa Valley we revisited some wineries that had either been remodeled since our last visit or were offering a different wine tasting experience. Our amazing wine tastings included varietals from Sullivan Vineyards, Anderson’s Conn Valley (you must sign up for the exclusive Ghost Horse Wine tasting!), Silverado Vineyards and David Fulton Winery (a must taste is their Bromance wine). We stopped by Napa Juicebox and Chris Doran, proprietor of J Doran Vineyards, was kind enough to take me on a tour of this custom crush facility. Thanks Chris!

Sullivan Vineyards, Napa Valley

Ghost Horse Wine

David Fulton Winery featuring their Bromance vintage

Juicebox, Napa Valley

We dined at the new hot spot in Napa called TORC and enjoyed a wonderful dining experience. Our one-night stay was at Inn on First where we reconnected with our friends Jim and Jamie (proprietors). They provided incredible hospitality and a great breakfast.

There are so many options when exploring the wine country and Tour Vin visits them all before recommending them to our clients. Call us to help plan your trip!

Ed Pollard
Tour Vin
Napa Valley Concierge