Wine Production in the Petaluma Gap

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I’d heard of Petaluma and knew it was roughly north of me, but I never had any reason to go.  In fact, before last Monday, the only time I’d ever even stopped in Petaluma was while riding a Greyhound Bus to & from Humboldt State University!  But thanks to Kristi Trimmer and a whole slew of great sponsors, I was introduced to a variety of wines from the Petaluma Gap region that I never knew existed!

For the disclosure record, our wine tastings and one night of my hotel stay was complimentary, but of course all opinions are honestly my own!

For those out-of-towners, the Petaluma Gap region is in Sonoma County, west of Napa.  I knew good wines came from Sonoma, but because the Petaluma Gap is not it’s own AVA (American Viticultural Area), all wines made there are labeled Sonoma or Sonoma Coast.  They’re in the process of applying to be their own AVA, and I do hope they’re granted this status as their wines I found were much different than many of the other Sonoma wines I’ve had.

I’ll go into more detail about the Hotel Petaluma and the individual wineries we visited on our #PetalumaMade blogger tour, but the purpose here is really just to thank Kristi for including me, thank the sponsors up front for their welcoming hospitality and sharing their enthusiasm for Petaluma Gap wines with us, and thank the other lovely ladies that came along for the ride with some link love!

Sponsors

• Hotel Petaluma
• Terrific Tours (Jason is the man!)
• Saltonstall Estate Olive Oil & Winery
• Azari Vineyards
• Corkscrew Wines
• Sonoma Valley Portworks
• Enriquez Estate Wines (a special thank you to President/Owner Cecilia for helping arrange this event)
• Achadinha Cheese Company
• Sonoma Wine Guides
• Seared Steak & Seafood (for opening up on a day they’re normally closed to host our dinner!)
• Adobe Road Winery
• Keller Estate

Influencers

• Kristi Trimmer – KristiTrimmer.com (the hostess with the mostess!)
• Kate Canterbury – The Guavalicious Life
• Jacqueline Cromwell – Nerd Family
• Anna Epp – Anna Epp Photography
• Krista House – KristaHouse.ca
• Krista Gray-Donald – Life in the Hutch
• Cassie Kifer – Ever In Transit
• Jamie Gall – Minnesota Girl in the World
• Chrissy Wojdyla & Brian Moran – Quirky Chrissy
• Jo White – MediaMum
• Julie Bennett – RV Love & The Global Jewels
• Valerie Mitchell – Mama Likes to Cook

What hidden gems are in your back yard?