Ah, Sonoma! The rolling hills which range from reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands to redolent of the South of France...only footsteps away from San Francisco, through a corridor of redwoods, there are wines, cheeses, oysters, and olives a-plenty, all cultivated in the space of one of the most diverse counties on the globe.
Wine lovers who have already discovered Napa or who seek a more personal introduction to California's wines must visit the richness of Sonoma's terroirs before their time is up. We'll explore vineyards, creameries, markets, and oyster farms, and we'll enter wine-makers' domains, indulge in hands-on sessions with local chefs, savor pinot until we can tell the difference between grapes grown on the coast and those grown further inland, and marvel at all this country has to offer if only we are ready to taste!
Wednesday, December 4-Center
5:00-6:00pm~Welcome
reception and appetizers~Bastioni Forchetta, Sebastopol 6:00-9:00pm~Dinner~Bastioni
Forchetta, Sebastopol, with Chef Terrell Brunet & Stephen (owner)
Thursday, December 5-North
10:00am-12:00noon~Lynmar,
Paul Hobbs, & Iron Horse Wineries
12noon-2:00pm~Luncheon
at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen
2:00-4:00pm~
Dry Creek Olive Orchard Tour & Explore Healdsburg
4:00-7:00pm~Hands
on with Chef Terrell Brunet
7:00pm~Dinner
with Jed’s wines at Jerry’s, Healdsburg
Friday, December 6-West
10:00-12:00~Winery
Tour
12:00-2:00pm~Cowgirl
Creamery Tour and dégustation
2:30-5:00pm-Hog
Island Oyster Farm outdoor bake with Chef Terrell Brunet
Evening
free (optional concert: Shotgun Wedding Jazz Quintet at the Hopmonk Tavern,
Sebastopol)
Saturday, December 7-East
10:00-12:00~Explore
Sonoma
12:00noon-1:00pm~luncheon
at The Girl & the Fig
2:00-4:00pm-Tour
Halleck Crush Pad
4:00-6:00pm~Hands-on
culinary session with Chefs Susi Gott Séguret & Terrell Brunet~Halleck
Home, Sebastopol
Dinner
Halleck Home
(Optional) Sunday,
December 8-South
11am-1:00pm~San
Francisco Farmer’s Market and market déjeuner
2:00-4:00pm~Visit
of the Haight Ashbury District with guide Nealy Thomas
4:00-7:00pm~Hands-on
culinary session with Chef Terrell Brunet~Chez Brunet, Haight Ashbury District,
San Francisco
7:00-10:00pm~Wine-paired
Dinner~Chez Brunet
(Schedule subject to last-minute modification, due to weather and other elements)
