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How to Make a Spring Tulip Wreath
What better way to welcome spring than with a beautiful floral wreath on your front door? A spring tulip wreath is a simple DIY project that adds… Continue Reading
7 Essential Bee Garden Design Tips
Bees may be small, but they are critically important to the sustainability of agriculture and ecosystems. Plants and flowers depend on them as pollinators, and they discourage… Continue Reading
Spring Dinner Party Menu with Wine Country Recipes
Spring in Sonoma County delivers a burst of color—mustard fields bloom and wildflowers grow as tender green grape buds make their first appearances on the vines. It’s… Continue Reading
Nasturtium Vinaigrette and Other Spring Foraged Plant Recipes
Finding beauty in the hills of the Alexander Valley is hardly a difficult task—as residents of Sonoma Wine Country, we decorate our homes and tables with branches… Continue Reading
Olives and Olive Oil Health Benefits & Fun Facts
Ever since Franciscan missionaries from Mexico first brought olive trees to California in the 18th century, Golden State farmers have been growing olives to produce olive oil… Continue Reading
Sonoma Wineries That Serve Authentic French Champagne
French wine lovers, it’s time to raise a glass: Champagne has arrived in Sonoma County. There is something ethereal about drinking true Champagne, from France’s Champagne region,… Continue Reading
How to Make a Eucalyptus Greenery Table Runner
While our inner floral designer loves nothing more than a beautifully designed bouquet of flowers on the dinner table, it’s important to branch out. Family-style dinner parties… Continue Reading
Centerpiece Ideas for Thanksgiving Table Decorations
As temperatures cool and leaves change color in Sonoma wine country, I’m testing out centerpiece ideas for Thanksgiving table decorations. Each year, I try to create elegant… Continue Reading
Six Sonoma Wineries That Make Extra Virgin Olive Oil To Rival Their Wines
High-quality extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is one of the most delicious ingredients available to chefs and consumers, and the cornerstone of the lauded Mediterranean diet. Like… Continue Reading
Top Craft Beers You Must Taste from Santa Rosa Breweries
Though I’m more of a wine girl, many of my close friends are craft beer connoisseurs, and my husband’s desert island wine is probably a Belgian strong… Continue Reading