Sonoma County News

The San Francisco Wine School is offering the first-of its-kind program and only professional credential program uniquely designed to support the next generation of industry-leading California wine experts.

Amador Foothill Winery, a key player in the revival of the Sierra foothills wine trade, is switching hands from one pioneer winemaking couple to another.

A boy drowned in the Russian River in Sonoma County on Sunday evening, the second drowning reported in the river over the weekend.

The 700 block of Sixth Street in Gilroy is a well-maintained street with towering sycamores, spacious single-story homes, and an air of prosperity.

I had the great good fortune to spend this past Saturday evening in the company of The San Francisco Symphony, Tchaikovsky, a picnic supper and fireworks.

One of the covetable challenges of living in or near Wine Country is the abundance of first-class food and wine festivals occurring nearly every weekend-plus many weekdays-throughout the year.

Tom Stapleton, a California arborist and expert in the field of albino redwood tree mutation, is desperately trying to save what he says is the world's tallest albino redwood chimera.

Farmhouse Inn , a boutique hotel near the western Sonoma County community of Forestville in Russian River Valley, completed an $8 million renovation and expansion project.

July 28--Would you sit on a public bus for three hours between Santa Rosa and San Francisco? Golden Gate Transit bus riders are increasingly saying "no."

Conscious Singjay Winstrong, who hails from Suriname, will be showcasing songs from his new album "Love Is In The Air" on Thursday at Reggae On The River.

A flagman stops traffic as an engine pulling trolleys loaded with 1,600 foot-long sections of train track passes through Novato, on May 8. The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District board got a double-barrel dose of criticism from the civil grand juries in Marin and Sonoma counties.

It's a pity there are so few American wines available here as many of them are drop-dead gorgeous.

The California Department of Health announced Friday that it had issued a notice to terminate federal funding for the Sonoma Developmental Center, leaving the future of the beleaguered facility unclear.

When you think of Sonoma, CA what comes to mind? Maybe green vineyards or rolling golden hills, but probably not craft beer and hard cider.

Sonoma County deputies responded around 11 p.m. to a call about gunfire near the 3200 block of Moorland Avenue.

In California, the amount of planted Zinfandel vineyards is plentiful-so plentiful that the varietal is grown in eight regions across the state, each containing a significant amount of their own individual American Viticultural Areas .

Occidental Road Cellars' vineyards sit on a ridge straddling the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley appellations.

With a price tag at less than $14, you'll be Rodney Strong's regular dance partner at Charlotte's Home.

A member of an inmate firefighting crew works on the Bully fire near Ono, Calif., on July 11. Through July 19, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported more than 3,400 vegetation fires that have burned more than 51,000 acres.

With a primary goal of building lasting personal and professional friendships between the U.S. and Cuban wine communities, 20 sommeliers from the Caribbean island are sampling California wines during a North Coast tour July 20-26.