Flowers Vineyards & Winery, which pioneered the growing of pinot noirs and chardonnay 30 years ago at the Sonoma Coast above Timber Cove and Fort Ross, will open a vacation spot tasting room Monday, July eight, within the Russian R
iver Valley.
It is located at the previous VML Winery website online at 4035 Westside Road, the 15. The five-acre property features a hospitality residence, indoor and doors seating, sizable gardens, an outside wooden-fired oven, and a winemaking facility.
An instructional culinary pairing, Experience Flowers, consists of a welcome glass of rosé of pinot noir and a flight of four wines along with small bites created with the aid of Estate Chef Jamil Peden. The shared bottle stories inside the gardens also are available. Shared bottle stories inside the gardens also are available. ost is $55, and reservations are encouraged.
The tasting room is open from 10 a.M. To five p.M. Each day. Flowers can be reached at 707-847-3661 or
OAKVILLE
‘Homage to Napa Valley”
The Boisset Collection in Napa has opened the Napa Valley’s first wine records museum and tasting salon, 1881 Napa, in a Victorian domestic after the ancient Oakville Grocery.
Vintner Jean-Charles Boisset, who grew up in France’s Burgundy region, bought the grocery and the home in advance this 12 months and created the museum and tasting salon as an “homage to Napa Valley. “
The tasting room showcases wines from Napa Valley’s sixteen sub-appellations, and the museum reveals a set of ancient wine gadgets from Europe and the U.S. The area is focused around a 48-mild Baccarat crystal Zenith chandelier and a replica of an 1895 map of Napa County putting it from the ceiling.
In addition to web page-particular cabernets, visitors can taste wines from a mix of Napa Valley grapes — all made exclusively for 1881 Napa by Boisset Family Estates Winemaker Thane Knutson.
The salon and museum are open every day from 11 a.M. To six p.M. 1881; Napa is positioned at 7856, St. Helena Highway.
KENWOOD
Bastille and Cirque du Chateau
Chateau St. Jean will celebrate 14 July from eleven a.M. To 4 p.M. July 13 with a circus-themed birthday celebration on the grand garden.
There will be video games and circus performers inside the formal gardens, plus wine tasting and food to buy at a food bazaar.
Tickets are $30, consist of a pitcher of wine. To reserve chateaustjean.Com. 8555 Sonoma Highway.
HEALDSBURG
Ranch + Vine enjoy at DCK This summertime, Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek kitchen will host an al fresco Sunday lunch collection celebrating whole animal cookery and favorite Sonoma County wineries.
The Ranch + Vine series kicks off at noon July 21, with a reception and lunch featuring Ritual Farm Pig and Sanglier Cellars. It maintains Aug. 25 with Liberty Farms Duck and Bucher Vineyards. The last luncheon can be held on Sept. 22 with Preston Farm & Winery Lamb with Arista Winery.
Tickets are $75 and include lunch, wine/beer, tax, and tips. To reserve: To reserve: visit drycreekkitchen.Com. 317 Healdsburg Ave. 707-431-0330.
WINDSOR
Love of the Land celebrates ag.
The Sonoma County Farm Bureau’s annual Love of the Land mid-summer time celebration will start with a tasting reception at four:30 p.M. on July 11 at The Pavilion at Richard’s Grove.
The event additionally includes a dinner buffet of Sonoma-grown products and software honoring participants of the rural network.