re: Sonoma,CA wine country advice

Cannot recommend Ravens Wood enough, out the 4 wineries we went to it was the most laid back and friendly. We were early for our tour, and they gave us several extra tastings, in all close to a full bottle. I really liked their Teldeschi Zinfandel, wish I would have brought more than one bottle home. I haven't seen it anywhere else but at the winery.

Also B.R. Cohn was really good too, they had my favorite Cabernet Sauvignon, the wife really liked their Sauvignon Blanc. Also B.R. Cohn had some really good olive oil they make on site and some really good balsamic vinegar. We brought home some 25 yo balsamic.

Wish we would have stayed a bit longer on our trip, hope the info helps. Also what time of year are you going? I hear October is a good time to go, lots of activity and the weather is nice. We went in August, froze our asses off in San Fran then sweated to death in Sonoma.