Sonoma Valley [Paperback]

Kathleen Thompson Hill (Author), Gerald Hill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000 | Series: Hill Guides Series

Wineries, fine restaurants, unique shops, and recommended lodgings--this guide has it all for discerning food and wine lovers visiting the Sonoma Valley. Also featured are recipes from the region's best chefs, lists of area festivals, and step-by-step tours of the area.

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"The Hills provide an outstanding food and wine guide to California's wine country, pairing walking tours with features of restaurants and wines and even including recipes from featured chefs."--The Bookwatch

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This gem of a guide takes you up to and through the front door of the most interesting restaurants and wineries as well as the most intriguing shops and lodgings in Sonoma Valley. You'll discover where the locals go, where to find real bargains, and where to splurge magnificently. You'll also meet the people who live, labor, cultivate, and cook in this area of beauty, charm, and rich culinary tradition.This guide includes recipes from the kitchens of some of the best regional chefs, little-known hangouts, fine dining for every pocket, delightful accommodations, vineyards of all sizes and unusual boutiques and festivals. ( 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 320 pages, b&w photos, illustrations, recipes)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 3rd edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762706538
• ISBN-13: 978-0762706532
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,765,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Sonoma Valley..." an essential read for the Sonoma bound., March 20, 1999

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This review is from: Sonoma Valley (Paperback)

Written by two longtime residents of the area, "Sonoma Valley the Secret Wine Country," is not only an indispensable guide for those planning a trip to the Sonoma Valley, it is also a great read for the "armchair adventurer" simply wishing to learn more about Sonoma's unique history and culture. This is a travel guide that one wants to continue reading long after the trip is over. The book is organized in a somewhat non-traditional format, a format that I found far superior to the familiar one. Instead of there being "restaurants" and "lodgings" sections, the book is organized by area, so that if you find yourself in say, Glen Ellen,(the tiny hamlet of Jack London and the Valley's only winery "tram" tour) you can simply open up the book and find out what attractions, be they eateries, wineries or antique stores, are in the immediate vicinity. This format, along with the detailed "insider's" information the authors have compiled, allows you to get to know the places you are visiting in a much more intimate and realistic way than a traditinal travel guide. You will never have that dreaded feeling of seeing youself as a tourist with this book. After reading about the Sonoma Valley's freindly, but sometimes strained relations with it's more famous rival, the Napa Valley, you'll know not to say something like "oh, that Cabernet is excellent-almost as good as the one I tasted in Napa last weekend!" There is also a number of little extras in each section, such as recipies from the locals, ratings for the level of rommance in each place, and brief histories on each of the places you are visiting. Again, I found this to be a really great book, not only for travelling, but simply as an entertaining read about a very interesting place. Indeed, the book prompted me to remove myself from my laurels and write my first online review. This guide definitely earns five stars, the online reviewer's highest praise.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific guidebook, September 24, 1999

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Wes Beach (Soquel, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonoma Valley (Paperback)

My wife and I and two other couples will travel to Sonoma Valley soon, and I've been designated trip planner. I got out this book, a copy of which I had purchased on a previous trip, and found using it a great pleasure. It's extraordinarily thorough, very nicely organized, and well-written. It is, in fact, the best guidebook I've read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding California wine country guide., August 3, 2000

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This review is from: Sonoma Valley (Paperback)

Now in an thoroughly updated third edition, Hill Guide Sonoma Valley : The Secret Wine Country provides an outstanding food and wine guide to California's wine country, pairing walking tours with features of restaurants and wines and even including recipes from featured chefs. The inclusion of rates and prices makes it easy to choose lodging and attractions.