Valleys & Vineyards
See how Sonoma County’s valleys and vineyards offer beauty and bounty, as neat rows of vineyards, lush pasturelands, charming small towns, and bustling cities nestle against a backdrop of rolling hills.
In northern Sonoma County, the towns of Cloverdale, Geyserville, and Healdsburg sit in the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys – just two of Sonoma County’s 18 distinctive American Viticultural Areas, or wine regions.
To the east, the lush and fertile Sonoma Valley cradles Kenwood, Glen Ellen, and Sonoma, as well as historic sites and five distinct wine regions.
The Santa Rosa Plain spreads north to south down the county’s center, surrounded by hills and holding the cities and towns of Windsor, Santa Rosa, Cotati, Rohnert Park, Penngrove, Graton, Sebastopol, and Petaluma, and the farming community of Valley Ford. Life opens up as you follow two-lane roadways from one valley to the next, discovering gorgeous vistas, exploring parks and open spaces, and experiencing small communities with distinct personalities.
Together, we can protect and preserve the beauty and natural resources of Sonoma County for generations to come. Check out our page on Sustainable Travel, and look over the Leave No Trace Seven Principles.
Trip Ideas
Blessed are the wine tasters who just want to head directly to the best Sonoma County wineries for Zinfandel, for they are in the right place. Zinfandel has been called “America’s heritage grape,” and Sonoma County…
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To get the best view, you must climb, and if your road trip has you headed up the rugged hills of Sonoma County, the intrepid traveler is occasionally rewarded with another welcome sight: Wine tasting!…
Sonoma County wineries are among the leaders in the organic wine Biodynamic winemaking movement. Organic wine is made from grapes that are farmed without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, creating a wine that uses very few…
There are many great opportunities to taste Pinot Noir in Sonoma – the City of Sonoma, that is, the historic pueblo founded in 1835 around the Mission San Francisco Solano. Situated in the southeastern corner…
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