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A Biweekly Conversation.

The Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma to locals and visitors with tips and news on events, wineries, restaurants, outdoor activities, and places to stay.

Hosts Marcy Gordon and Beth Costa share their insider stories about the places to check out when you're exploring along the Wine Road.

Thank you to County of Sonoma, Board of Supervisors - District 5 for their support.

Feb 23, 2021

New Events Spring Preview

We are back from hiatus! This jam-packed episode gives the scoop on all the new and upcoming events for Spring 2021. Tune in, take notes, and have a few laughs with Beth and Marcy! Also we need your vote! So stay tuned to the end for details.

Note: Please pardon the muffled sound –we are still masked in the studio and following Covid protocols.

SHOW NOTES

0:30 What we did on hiatus – Beth worked. Marcy wrote.

3:30 Shout-out to all the California Wine AVA Associations working together thru Covid times and during wildfires throughout the state.

5:07 SONOMA COUNTY UPDATE - Currently wineries are open but for OUTDOOR tasting only. Most are open Thursday thru Sunday. Call ahead to make an appointment.

7:24 Library Wine Weekend -- First weekend in March 6 & 7, 2021. Don't miss this Great opportunity to taste past vintages! Check out the link below and on the website.

10:35 The Great Wine Road Easter Egg Barrel Hunt! -- March 8- April 11, 2021. Hunt for decorated wine barrels take a photo and tag it and share with #eastereggbarrels and #wineroadbarrels to win an awesome prize package from Wine Road. Check www.wineroad.com for details.

14:30 Wine Love Weekend March 19-21st, 2021. This is a New Event! 42 wineries participating tickets go on sale March 1st, 2021. Need to make a reservation at each winery you want to visit. Check out the program on www. wineroad.com

18:15 UPDATE: Barrel Tasting Weekend moved to May 24-30th, 2021. Check website for tickets and reservations and all the details on how Barrel Tasting will work this year.

22:44 Subject to Change – Beth’s new motto! Always check the Wine Road website for the latest information.

25:11 Townsy Sebastopol – a new app for locals and visitors. Great resource for events, restaurants, shopping, and more. Check it out.

26:56 Shout-out to Bryce Jones in Geyserville, decorated wine barrel idea was his idea. Bryce organized a community art event, invited Wine Road to join the fun. Check out Geyserville for more barrel art.

29:30 Wine Road office is currently shut down so please be patient--we will answer your emails as soon as possible.

31:50 ONE MORE THING--- VOTE FOR WINE ROAD!

Wine Road will be inducted into the 2020 Taste Award Hall of Fame -- but we still need your VOTE! Wine Road is nominated for Peoples Choice Taste Award in two categories:
Best Food/Drink Podcast and Best Lifestyle Podcast.
We won last year because of your votes. So lets do it again. Voting ends March 12th --Link to vote here: http://tastingdark.com/taste-awardsviewers-choice-2021-voting/

Links

Taste Awards Peoples Choice—Vote for Wine Road here

Taste Awards 2020 Hall of Fame

Easter Egg Barrel Hunt

Library Tasting

WineLove Weekend

Barrel Tasting

Townsy Sebastopol

Wine Road https://www.wineroad.com

Sonoma County Winegrowers -- https://sonomawinegrape.org/

Wine Road Podcast Instagram -- @wineroadpodcast

Credits:

The Wine Road podcast is mixed and mastered at

Threshold Studios Sebastopol, CA.