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 Sonoma will 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 Valley and Santa Rosa Area
Wineries | Provisions  | Diversions

Chapter 5
Sonoma Valley and 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