American as Apple Pie
Executive summary by darmansjah
“I’ve been to Napa and Sonoma,” you hear people say, as if
they were one and the same. Sure, Sonoma’s 300-plus wineries, like those of
vine-centric Napa, offer peak wine tasting, from Ravenswood’s deep Zinfandels
to Gloria Ferrer’s sophisticated sparklers. But if you’ve visited only the
county’s wineries, come back to sample the astounding diversity that makes
Sonoma one of America’s travel treasures.
Spend some time floating in an inner tube down the Russian
River and walking amid ancient giants—one over 1,400 years old—at Armstrong
Redwoods State Natural Reserve. Poke around the old Russian stockade at Fort
Ross, which turns 200 in 2012, or the Spanish adobe mission, San Francisco
Solano, in Sonoma town. Hunt for antiques along Petaluma’s downtown Victorian
row, and dine on seasonal sake-steamed, aged abalone at Michelin-starred Cyrus
in Healdsburg. And don’t miss a flaky, fruit-packed slice of Gravenstein pie
from Mom’s Apple Pie, a roadside stop outside Sebastopol. It ranks up there
with a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir as a real taste of Sonoma.
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