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Family Wineries Dry Creek Valley |
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4791 Dry
Creek Road |
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Healdsburg,
Ca 95448 |
[email protected] |
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Ph:
888-433-6555 |
www.FamilyWines.com |
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Fx:
707-433-0111 |
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This is the first and only cooperative tasting room
in the Dry Creek Valley with six locally and
family-owned wineries. More than 30 different wines
from Sonoma County are available for tasting seven days a week.
The tasting room country general store gift shop
features unique and elegant giftware and a wide
selection of gourmet food items. Always a friendly
atmosphere for you, your friends, partners and
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Korbel Champagne Cellars |
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13250 River Road |
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Guerneville, CA 95446 |
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Ph:
707-824-7000 |
Gay
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Complimentary tours and tastings
daily. Gourmet deli and picnic facilities. |
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WANNA WINE
TASTE? |
Maritime breezes
from the Pacific Ocean provide cool nights and daily high
temperatures are mitigated by morning fog producing ideal conditions
for grape growing. The tremendous variation in climate among the
viticultural areas coupled with little, if any, rain between May and
the end of October harvest, results in consistently high-quality
grape production for each variety.
Grape growing and winemaking are traditionally family endeavors and
Sonoma Country is home to the oldest family-owned winery in the
United States. Many wineries were founded by European immigrants who
came here decades ago and are still operated by the same families
today. This family-oriented approach to business ensures unassuming
and welcoming hospitality to winery guests.
Wine Tasting and More
No matter where you are in Sonoma Country, our 200 wineries invite
you to explore the many hospitality and tasting rooms. Winery
hospitality staff are knowledgeable, friendly and eager to discuss
the wines and how they were made. A few wineries charge for tasting,
and several wineries are open by appointment only. Private tastings
and wine and food pairings are now being offered by some wineries.
Winery Tours
Winery tours take visitors behind the scenes to crush pads, barrel
rooms, bottling lines, cellars and caves. Visitors to one winery can
assist the winemaker by participating in the "punchdown" or stirring
up a tank of fermenting red wine. Other tours include culinary and
Tuscan-style landscaping and flower gardens. Some wineries offer up
close and personal tours of vineyards by motorized tram and
horse-drawn carriages (call wineries for tour and tasting room
information).
Gardens and Grounds
Elaborately landscaped winery grounds offer visitors wonderful
opportunities for appreciating the area's rich farming traditions,
nature and art. Sculptures strategically placed among the plants -
metal, wood and stone reflect natural elements while large abstract
forms carved from redwood trees invite the visitor to walk through
and "touch". Fountains, waterfalls and reflecting pools provide cool
contrasts to golden hills of the countryside. From historical sites
and educational exhibits to sensory gardens and informal areas of
quiet lawns shaded by arbors of wisteria vines, winery gardens are
the ideal choice to explore or picnic.
Art at the Wineries
Winery grounds and hospitality centers provide part of Sonoma
Country's sensory experience. A winery's own private collection of
art, sculptures on the grounds and exhibits of works by local
painters and photographers provide relaxing venues for enjoying
artistic creativity. The brilliant colors of Tuscan-styled villas
and the subdued designs of Asian influences are among those
represented throughout the area.
Shopping
Your excursion through a winery gift shop can be like a trip to an
international marketplace. Pottery, cookbooks, gourmet food,
clothing, jewelry and locally produced items such as olive oils and
lavender are featured in many of the gift shops. Several of Sonoma
Country's wines can only be purchased at the winery; ask the
hospitality staff about shipping your purchases.
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