K had the good fortune of spending last weekend in Sonoma.  As always, it left her scrambling to come up with a plan to move west and get in on the wine business (a girl can dream).

1. Cheers 2. Golden Gate (we leave our hearts every time) // 3. Medlock Ames: Tasting Room Open (don’t mind if we do) // 4. Mauritson vineyard // 5. breadsticks & auga (necessary accoutrement) // 6. all lined up in a row // 7. ladies of leisure // 8. Big John’s sandos (delicious beyond belief) // 9. taking it all in // 10. grapes & barrels // 11. outdoor sipping // 12. sunshine & refreshments

Eats & Drinks:

Willi’s Wine Bar (Santa Rosa)

Big John’s Market (Healdsburg)

Bottega (Yountville)

Tra Vigne (St. Helena)

Brix (Napa)

The Girl & The Fig (Sonoma)

Solbar (Calistoga)

Mustards Grill (Yountville)

Vineyards & Tasting Rooms:

Lava Vine

Scribe

Clos Du Val

Frank Family

Chandon

Medlock Ames

Duckhorn

Benassere