There’s Something About Sonoma…

By L.m. Archer @lmarcherml

binNotes | a food, wine & travel blog

There’s Something About Sonoma…

by L.M. Archer, FWS | Bourgogne ML

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binNotes covers Sonoma’s vibrant food and wine scene, including hills of Mayacamas.

" data-orig-size="650,488" title="Mayacamas, CA." data-image-title="Mayacamas, CA." data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg" style="width: 585px; height: 439px;" height="439" width="585" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="439" alt="" data-original-width="585" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg?w=650" /> Views from the hills of Mayacamas, CA.

Vineyards drape the hills of Sonoma’s Mayacamas region.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Mayacamas Vineyards" data-image-title="Mayacamas Vineyards" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg" style="width: 217px; height: 217px;" height="217" width="217" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="217" alt="" data-original-width="217" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg?w=650" /> The Mayacamas hills are alive with vineyards.

binNotes takes on Sonoma’s food and wine scene, including sustainable produce, artisan preserves, olive oil, and honey.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Green Strings Farm" data-image-title="Green Strings Farm" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg" style="width: 217px; height: 218px;" height="218" width="217" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="218" alt="" data-original-width="217" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg?w=650" /> Green Strings Farm offers sustainable fruits, vegetables, herbs, and artisan honey, preserves and olive oil on the east side of Pentaluma, CA.

Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc is made in the Méthode Traditionnelle method from quality Sonoma chardonnay.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc" data-image-title="Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg" style="width: 290px; height: 290px;" height="290" width="290" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="290" alt="" data-original-width="290" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg?w=650" /> Toasting binNotes’s arrival to Sonoma with a little Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc ’09 at Wild Goat Bistro in downtown Pentaluma.

Green Strings Farm offers sustainable fruits, vegetables, herbs, artisan olive oil, honey and preserves in Pentaluma, CA.

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Wild Goat Bistro offers local, sustainable, gluten-free soups, salads, mains, desserts, and pizzas.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Wild Goat Bistro Gazpacho" data-image-title="Wild Goat Bistro Gazpacho" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg" style="width: 290px; height: 290px;" height="290" width="290" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="290" alt="" data-original-width="290" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg?w=650" /> Pentalum’as Wild Goat Bistro serves up a zesty gazpacho – perfect on a sweltery Sonoma summer day!

Patz & Hall is a boutique winery in Sonoma that crafts artisan Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Patz & Hall" data-image-title="Patz & Hall" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 401px;" height="401" width="401" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="401" alt="" data-original-width="401" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg?w=650" /> Entrance to Patz & Hall, artisan Pinot Noir winemakers withan elegant new tasting room in Carneros, CA.

Sondra Bernstein, owner of the girl and the fig, oversees a foodie empire in Sonoma.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="girl in the fig brunch" data-image-title="girl in the fig brunch" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 401px;" height="401" width="401" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="401" alt="" data-original-width="401" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg?w=650" /> the girl in the fig does up Father’s Day Brunch with flair in Studio D, Sonoma.

There’s something about Sonoma…

An intoxicating place of towering palms, embracing oaks, fragrant eucalyptus, spiked aloe and agave, lilting hibiscus, redolent oleander, abundant orange, apricot, lemon, lime, and almond trees…oh, and more than a few acres of vineyards…not to mention a vibrant artisan food and wine scene…

As I catch my ‘wine legs’ and catch up on a backlog of writing assignments, here’s a montage of scenes from my first week in this land of plenty…Santé!

binNotes takes on Sonoma’s food and wine scene, including sustainable produce, artisan preserves, olive oil, and honey.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Green Strings Farm" data-image-title="Green Strings Farm" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg" style="width: 512px; height: 512px;" height="512" width="512" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="512" alt="" data-original-width="512" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8499-e1435018330201.jpg?w=650" /> Green Strings Farm offers sustainable fruits, vegetables, herbs, and artisan honey, preserves and olive oil on the east side of Pentaluma, CA.

binNotes covers Sonoma’s vibrant food and wine scene, including hills of Mayacamas.

" data-orig-size="650,488" title="Mayacamas, CA." data-image-title="Mayacamas, CA." data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg" style="width: 290px; height: 218px;" height="218" width="290" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="218" alt="" data-original-width="290" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_84981-e1435018344540.jpg?w=650" /> Views from the hills of Mayacamas, CA.

Vineyards drape the hills of Sonoma’s Mayacamas region.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Mayacamas Vineyards" data-image-title="Mayacamas Vineyards" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg" style="width: 290px; height: 290px;" height="290" width="290" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="290" alt="" data-original-width="290" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8497-e1435018360369.jpg?w=650" /> The Mayacamas hills are alive with vineyards.

Patz & Hall is a boutique winery in Sonoma that crafts artisan Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Patz & Hall" data-image-title="Patz & Hall" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg" style="width: 266px; height: 266px;" height="266" width="266" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="266" alt="" data-original-width="266" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8508-e1435018395126.jpg?w=650" /> Entrance to Patz & Hall, artisan Pinot Noir winemakers withan elegant new tasting room in Carneros, CA.

Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc is made in the Méthode Traditionnelle method from quality Sonoma chardonnay.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc" data-image-title="Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg" style="width: 266px; height: 266px;" height="266" width="266" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="266" alt="" data-original-width="266" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8504-e1435018412996.jpg?w=650" /> Toasting binNotes’s arrival to Sonoma with a little Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc ’09 at Wild Goat Bistro in downtown Pentaluma.

Wild Goat Bistro offers local, sustainable, gluten-free soups, salads, mains, desserts, and pizzas.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="Wild Goat Bistro Gazpacho" data-image-title="Wild Goat Bistro Gazpacho" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg" style="width: 266px; height: 266px;" height="266" width="266" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="266" alt="" data-original-width="266" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8503-e1435018431658.jpg?w=650" /> Pentalum’as Wild Goat Bistro serves up a zesty gazpacho – perfect on a sweltery Sonoma summer day!

Sondra Bernstein, owner of the girl and the fig, oversees a foodie empire in Sonoma.

" data-orig-size="650,650" title="girl in the fig brunch" data-image-title="girl in the fig brunch" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg" style="width: 458px; height: 458px;" height="458" width="458" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg?w=300" data-original-height="458" alt="" data-original-width="458" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8501-e1435018441986.jpg?w=650" /> the girl in the fig does up Father’s Day Brunch with flair in Studio D, Sonoma.

Green Strings Farm offers sustainable fruits, vegetables, herbs, artisan olive oil, honey and preserves in Pentaluma, CA.

" data-orig-size="650,867" title="Green Strings Farm" data-image-title="Green Strings Farm" data-orig-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8500-e1435018462290.jpg" style="width: 344px; height: 458px;" height="458" width="344" data-medium-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8500-e1435018462290.jpg?w=225" data-original-height="458" alt="" data-original-width="344" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-large-file="https://binnotes.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/img_8500-e1435018462290.jpg?w=650" /> Green Strings Farm offers sustainable fruits, vegetables, herbs.

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