Wine Road: The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County.

The Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma to locals and visitors with tips and news on events, wineries, restaurants, outdoor activities, and places to stay.

Optima Winery with Nicole Duffy 09/17/2020

Bricoleur Vineyards with Mark Hanson and Sarah Hanson Citron 09/01/2020

Mary Roy of Capo Creek 08/20/2020

Mary Roy of Capo Creek Episode 112 | Mary Roy of Capo Creek Our winemaker chats continue with Mary Roy Owner & Winemaker at Capo Creek Vineyards. We learn how Mary Roy, a doctor and mother of six, came to be a winemaker and the culinary delights (and wine!) that await you when you visit Capo Creek. Pardon the muffled voices-- but we are still wearing our masks in the recording booth! Wine of the Day: Capo Creek 2018 Old Vine Zinfandel Eva’s Vineyard Wine Book of the Day: How to Drink Wine: The Easiest Way to Learn What You Like by Grant Reynolds and Chris Stang. Show Notes 0:43 Wine of the Day 2018 Zinfandel Eva’s Vineyard field blend. 2:21 Winery location and description of vineyards. 3:46 How the name Capo Creek came to be. 5:48 A doctor with six kids and a busy life gets a brochure that sparked the idea to become a winemaker. 8:19 Discovered the property while out on a drive while visiting for a medical conference. Purchased property in late 2015 and opened late 2018. 9:33 Mary is the Winemaker and the Chef, she prepares all the food parings at the winery. 10:53 Capo Creek is all about food and wine experience. The Ultimate Food and Wine paring is the flagship tasting at the winery that includes 6 courses over several hours. Other tasting is Taste of the Day and picnics are also available as tasting experiences. All food prepared on premise. 13:15 Capo Creek is set up for events of up to 80 people. 14:49 Tastings are limited and customized to the group and by appointment only. 16:31 Focus is mostly on red and white Rhone varietals along with Zinfandel and some Cabernet Sauvignon. 17:37 Sell honey from their beehives, house cured olives and Mary makes house made chocolates as well. Mary does it all! 19:19 Plum borscht! Made with pureed plums served with basil crema and paired GSM. 20:20 Book of the Day – How to Drink Wine: The Easiest Way to Learn What You Like. 21:49 Capo Creek Kitchen is The MOG Boss Kitchen (Material Others than Grapes) culinary side of the winery. 22:17 Virtual Culinary Tastings—interactive pairings, make recipes and taste wine with Mary over Zoom. Links Wine Road Podcast Instagram -- @wineroadpodcast Credits: The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at /episode/index/show/wineroadpodcast/id/15685151

Mercury Wines with Brad Beard 08/05/2020

Oded Shakked Owner & Winemaker, Longboard Vineyards 07/23/2020

Oded Shakked Owner & Winemaker, Longboard Vineyards Episode 110 | Oded Shakked Owner & Winemaker, Longboard Vineyards This week we “hang ten” with Oded Shakked Owner & Winemaker (and Surfer!) at Longboard Vineyards. We sip on Longboard’s 2109 Sauvignon Blanc and hear about Oded’s multicultural background, his love of food and wine, and surfing of course and what’s currently happening at Longboard, the winery he established in 1998. Wine of the Day: 2019 Sauvignon Blanc – RRV Wine Book of the Day : Beyond Flavor The Indispensable Handbook to Blind Wine Tasting by Nick Jackson, MW Item of the Day: Wine Road Face Mask Show Notes 0:50 Wine of the Day The perfect breakfast wine! 2019 Sauvignon Blanc – Russian River Valley. Oded first became acquainted with the varietal on his surf trips to Europe –great with lunch and summer salads. 3:43 Wine Road/Marcy reviewed the Longboard Sauvignon Blanc reviewed on Along the Wine Road Blog Varietal of the Month. 5:15 What’s happening in the Longboard tasting room – reservations required. 6:11 Longboard Urban Winery is located in a historic building in Healdsburg, walking distance for the main square in downtown. Tasting or purchase by the bottle or by glass available. 8:00 What Longboard was doing during the SIP orders. Worked in the winery of course but has some time for projects at home too. 9:15 Smaller groups allow for greater personal attention and elevated experience. 10:10 Seated tastings are more fun with more interaction and chance to learn form the staff. 11:11 Oded’s home garden planted with fruits and vegetables from his childhood in Israel. 12:27 Oded’s favorite Israeli dish to make for winery staff at harvest is Shakshuka. Also makes shawarma, hummus and tahini and his own pita bread. Israeli inspired cuisine a great pairing food with wine. Perhaps will hold an Israeli food summit in the future 14:40 New Release: Water Girl Rose and new Bubbles Brut Rose. Oded’s background is with sparkling wine producer. 17: 25 Also releasing Merlot/Malbec field-blend and newest release is new Carignan from an 88 year-old vineyard–super food friendly. 18:50 Local getaways for Oded include time at the beach or stand up paddle boarding at Lake Sonoma. 21:00 Wine Book of the Day – Beyond Flavor the Indispensible Handbook to Blind Tasting by Nick Jackson, MS. 23:20 Longboard has done tasting sensory experiences with black glasses as training tool with different elements of fruit and spices to develop sense of smell and identification. 25:09 Working on a new tasting experience with comparing same variety in young and old wines to see the how wines age. 27:30 Item of the Day – Wine Road Face Masks – branded with Wine Road logo and SIP Sonoma– send an email to info@wineroad.com with your name and address – Beth will send you one! 28:38 One More Thing—Wine Road website has a link to book your (required) reservations at wineries along the Wine Road. Links Wine Road Podcast Instagram -- @wineroadpodcast Wine Road Podcast is Engineered and Mastered at Threshold Studios, Sebastopol , CA /episode/index/show/wineroadpodcast/id/15304553

Robert Conard from Dry Creek Vineyard 07/10/2020

Episode 108 | Paradise Ridge Winery 06/25/2020

Wine Road Episode 107 | Cassidy Jourdan 06/10/2020

Wine Road Episode 107 | Cassidy Jourdan We are still here and podcasting from home--nothing can stop us from podcasting! On this episode via Zoom, we welcome our special guest Cassidy Jourdan of Redwood Empire Food Bank. Cassidy tells how the REFB is serving the community and addressing the increased need due to COVID 19. And also tells us about two new programs that make it easy to donate from home or from your car. We also enjoy Three Wines of the day from ACORN, Hanna, and Inspiration Vineyards. Wines of the Day – ACORN, Hanna, and Inspiration Vineyards Book of Day -- Fire + Wine Item of the Day -- Wine Folly Aroma Wheels Show Notes: 2:36 - Wines of the Day Beth—Hanna 2019 Sauvignon Blanc Cassidy – Inspiration Vineyards 2019 Rose of Zinfandel Marcy— ACORN 2019 Rosato 5:00 - How the Redwood Empire Food Bank is responding to the increased need in the community and the volunteer response during COVID 19. There has been a 175% increase in participants coming to Empire Redwood Food Bank distribution center 9:01 - How Wine Road members that have helped out REFB providing boxes needed for the provisions and cash donations. 10:37 - Wine Road donates $1 for every ticket sold for all events! 10:59 - Wine Road link on the website for you to donate directly to REFB in any amount. Donations of $100 get a special thank you gift with picnic blanket and goodies. 12:01 - Shout to DJ Bethy Beth aka Beth Costa on her 20th year leading the Wine Road. 13:15 - Overall donations --Wine Road has donated over $406,000 to the REF. That amount equals 1.6 million worth of groceries purchased! (Beth’s goal is to reach $500,000 in donations to the Food bank.) 15:08 - Cassidy’s Favorite Wineries 17:17 - Virtual Tastings #SipSonoma 18:00 - Cassidy’s journey into philanthropy and volunteerism. 21:25 - Book of the Day --Fire + Wine by Mary Cressler and Sean Martin 23:23 - Item of the Day -- Wine Folly Wine Aroma Wheels 24:25 - Ding-Dong Donate a new program at REFB to allow people to donate without leaving home. 27.23 - REFB Donation Stations around the county – drive-through stations for food donations without leaving your car. 28:56 -The BIG question--When will the wineries open? NOTE: ALL WINERIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO OPEN -- Please refer to wineroad.com for more details 30:29 - Updates for all openings listed on Wine Road website Links Wine Road Podcast Instagram -- @wineroadpodcast /episode/index/show/wineroadpodcast/id/14777918

SIP AT HOME with WINE ROAD 05/14/2020

Rick Hutchinson Owner and Winemaker Amphora Winery 05/01/2020

Home Alone with Beth |SIP Episode 2 04/23/2020

Sebastopol 3-Day Itineary Re-Visited 2020 04/16/2020

Drink Wine. Save the Planet! 04/02/2020

Home Alone 03/25/2020

Laura and Mike Saini of Saini Vineyards ` 03/19/2020

Sonoma County, through the lense of locals! 03/06/2020

Joy Sterling from Iron Horse Vineyards 02/20/2020

Rick Moshin, Winemaker & Owner of Moshin Vineyards 02/06/2020

Year End Wrap Up! 01/24/2020

Winter Wineland, here we come! 01/09/2020

Karen Maley from Robert Young Estate Winery 12/26/2019

Holly Fox, GM of Two Thirty Five Suites 12/12/2019

Christopher Sawyer, Sommeli-YAY! 12/03/2019

Kathleen Kelley from Kelley & Young Wine Garden Inn 11/14/2019

Renae Perry of Papapietro Perry 11/05/2019

Special Edition-- 2019 Fire Update 10/31/2019

Special Edition-- 2019 Fire Update In this special edition of the podcast we update you on the current situation in our county regarding the recent fires. An outstanding effort was made by our County Sheriff Office, the Cal Fire Teams and first responders and firefighters from around the state and with support from out of state teams as well. The map below shows where the fire was in relationship to Wine Road members. Soda Rock and Fieldstone wineries were lost in the fire. Due to the widespread evacuations, we have made the difficult call to cancel Wine and Food Affair 2019. Ticket holders may opt for a refund, transfer their ticket to a future event or donate the fee to Redwood Empire Food Bank. Details below-- This is still a work in progress, but we should have this wrapped up to share via Eventbrite by Friday morning (Nov. 1). We are sorry to say Wine & Food Affair has been canceled for Nov. 2-3. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we have been without power and internet service. Our office will not be open until next week to respond to your emails, voice mails, and inquiries. At this point, we hope to address your concerns about refunds and moving forward. Via Eventbrite we are able to offer you the following options: 1. Transfer your ticket to Winter Wineland, January 18-19, 2020. The additional $35 you paid for Wine & Food Affair can then be transferred to the Redwood Empire Food Bank as a donation. 2. Keep our ticket as a credit for next year's Wine & Food Affair, scheduled for Nov. 7-8, 2020. We will provide anyone that selects this option a FREE Wine Road Tasting Pass, for each Wine & Food Affair Ticket they have, to be used anytime (some blackout dates) in the next 12 months. This is a $35 value. 3. Transfer ALL of my ticket money to the Redwood Empire Food Bank as a donation and then receive a promo code for you to save 20% on your next purchase of any of our 3 annual events (discount good on one event, for the same number of tickets you had purchased for Wine & Food Affair). 4. Please send a refund for my entire ticket order. /episode/index/show/wineroadpodcast/id/11859905

3-Day Itinerary - Santa Rosa 10/17/2019

Kendall Jackson - Wines & Gardens Galore! 10/04/2019

Wine and Food Affair 2019 09/19/2019

Robert Bath, Master Sommelier 09/05/2019

Wine Road: The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County.

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