Petaluma is hot right now. And I’m not talking about this heat dome we’re under. The once-sleepy town best known for chickens, eggs, and homegrown star Winona Ryder has become a hip foodie extension of Sonoma Wine Country, with gourmet restaurants, charming boutiques, and ever-escalating real-estate prices. In truth, this gentrification has been going on for a while, but starting in 2018, Petaluma began appearing on the front of Sonoma County wine labels for the first time after the approval of the Petaluma Gap AVA.
A choice slice of southern Sonoma County and northern Marin County, the Petaluma Gap AVA is named after a notch in the coastal hills that funnels in wind and fog to moderate temperatures across roughly 200,000 acres that stretch from the coast all the way inland to the top of San Pablo Bay.
There are some excellent wines grown in this part of California wine country, but the region lacks a strong concentration of tasting rooms like elsewhere in Sonoma County, so it remains often overlooked by consumers.
If you’re among those for whom the region is a bit of a mystery, there’s an easy way to fix that. On August 10th, more than 25 of the wineries that produce wine from the region are gathering for their annual Wind to Wine Festival. This public tasting offers the opportunity to get to know the region’s wines, listen to some great live music, and chow down on some great snacks from one of Sonoma’s best restaurants, the Girl & the Fig.
Additionally, two seminars will be offered this year, one a side-by-side comparison with Burgundy wines, the other an exploration of two iconic vineyards in the region.
In other words, it will be a fun, delicious, and informative afternoon.
2024 Wind to Wine Festival
Saturday, August 10th
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Gambonini Family Ranch
7325 Old Lakeville Road #3 Petaluma, CA 94954 (map)
Tickets for the event cost $90 for general admission, $145 for VIP early admission, and $195 if you’d like to attend a seminar as well. They should be purchased online in advance.
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