Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma, Second Edition [Paperback]

This updated guide to the small and secret back-lane wineries and tasting rooms of Sonoma profiles over 70 hard-to-find, authentic boutique estates that feature world-class, artisanal wines revered by locals and critics.

Each year, tourists visit Sonoma’s well-trodden wineries, many of which offer wines you can buy readily on the shelves of your local grocery store. Far more difficult to find are the picturesque, oftentimes family-run wineries handcrafting exceptional wines revered by critics and locals alike.Back Lane Wineries of Sonomawill lead you to seventy of these gems, many with only a limited production and local distribution. Updated with new wineries, restaurants, and local attractions; maps; full-color photographs; and tips on wine-tasting etiquette, wine shipping services, and itinerary planning, this guide will prepare oenophiles and beginning wine-lovers alike to relish in the laid-back atmosphere that Sonoma has to offer.Maps
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Wine Tasting Essentials
Shipping Wines Home
Chapter 1
Dry Creek Valley
Wineries 20 | Provisions

Chapter 2
Alexander Valley
Wineries 74 | Provisions 90 | Diversions

Chapter 3
Healdsburg
Wineries
Provisions

Chapter 4
Russian River Valleyand Santa Rosa Area
Wineries | Provisions  | Diversions

Chapter 5
Sonoma Valleyand Los Carneros
Wineries | Provisions  | Diversions


Wine Shipping Services
about the author & photographer
Index

TILAR MAZZEO is a New York Times best-selling author of books on wine, travel, French culture, and luxury, including The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, The Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma, and the forthcoming The Ritz at War: Luxury in Occupied Paris. She is also the co-owner of the online wine business LaLaWines.com and professor of English at Colby College.