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Sonoma County Wineries

Some say you can taste a place in a good glass of wine. Maybe a few palates have evolved enough to do that unaided, but even the most discerning taste buds could use a little help from the other senses. That's where visiting vineyards and wineries can help. By visiting Sonoma County wineries, you will discover the taste of wine through seeing where it comes from.

The North coast of California has 36 distinct growing regions, called appellations, for wine grapes. Places like Sonoma, where the weather, or the soil, or the elevation or a combination of factors makes for unique grapes. Sonoma County wineries grow these grapes to produce such fine tasting wine.

Come and Enjoy
A complete wine tasting experience in Sonoma could easily take a few days. Sonoma County wineries exist from their cooler growing regions into the hotter inland valley areas. As you journey from winery to winery, you chance across quaint hamlets and larger towns.

If wine tasting is the goal, then the drive is the magic. The routes amongst the wineries are some of the most scenic in California. Many people njoy visiting each winery and discovering the uniqueness of each one.

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