Celebrate
Your Food
Russian
River Food Tourism Guide
One
of the most unique things about West Sonoma County is that you get a great sampling
of the area’s ‘home grown’ organic foods. From cheese to mushrooms
to beef and berries, it isn’t just the grapes that grow in the Russian River
watershed. And then you have the coast, with an abundance of exceptional seafood.
We are more than just wine and dining. We are beer, cider and food. You expect
to tour a winery when you vist a wine destination -but do you visit the farms,
cheeseries and pastuers as well? In the west Sonoma County you can.
The most tastefull place in America.
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In most all
of the restaurants, you will be sampling Sonoma County’s finest foods. Many
delicacies come from organic sustainable farms that practice passionate compliance
to the local environmental guidelines. The produce is fresh, crisp and unbelievably
flavorful. Many chefs in the region have their own gardens where they grow signature
produce that they feature in their cuisine.
Food and wine pairing is a popular trend. Chefs in the region are extremely knowledgeable
about the menu, the origin of the foods, the variety of wine that is most suitable
and the seasonal delicacies available within the region.
Food Tasting Trail - Eating Guide
- Dining Guide
Food Appellations - Visiting
[See Clark's article] Fruits
and vegetables are available directly from the farmer. Outside of restaurant dining
you can also experience life on the farm with sheep, llamas, honey bees, butterflies
and birds! Enjoy berry picking, apple farms, pumpkins and gourds in the fall,
Christmas trees in winter and baby animals and fields of flowers in the spring!
Enjoy delightful wineries, breweries and cheese factories year-round. When you
buy on the farm, you get more than just groceries, you get an experience to last
a lifetime.
Local organizations support
sustainable agricultural diversity in Sonoma County through the promotion of products
via on site sales, organized retail opportunities like Farmer’s Markets,
marketing and public relations campaigns, and educational forums that create public
awareness to ensure the preservation of Sonoma County's rich agricultural heritage.
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"Head
up to the Russian River, which always seems to me to be California as it deliciously
should be, and think: old vines, artisanal salume, goat cheese, fruit and vegatables
grown for taste."
~Marlena Spieler
"Amazingly, this profoundly rural area,
much of it beyond the reach of cellphones, lies only 50 miles or so north of the
Golden Gate. More amazingly, it has evolved in recent years into one of the nation's
prime centers of artisanal cheese making, a New World counterpart to Lombardy
and Normandy."
~R.W Apple
Winter
Starts Dec. 21st
Spring
Starts March 21st
Summer
Starts June 21st
Autumn
Starts Sept. 21st
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nown
as one of the world’s most exciting and emerging wine regions, Western Sonoma
County is recognized for its extraordinary farms, cheese makers, bread bakers,
coffee roasters and so much more. The distinct agricultural mix offers the widest
variety of fine food and drink of any appellation in America. Come enjoy this
horn of plenty. Here is your guide to the best of the region.
