21015 Geyserville Avenue
Geyserville, CA 95441
707-814-0016
https://www.ramazzottiwines.com
From the heart of the beautiful Le Marche region of Italy, the Ramazzotti story began in 1958 when Ramazzotti Wines owner and winemaker Joe (Giuseppe) Ramazzotti immigrated to the Dry Creek Valley with his mother, Yolanda, father, Germano, and two sisters, Maria Lucia and Romana. A few years later they had two more children, Adriano and Linda. They brought with them a deep love of Italian farming, winemaking, traditions and appreciation of life to the Dry Creek Valley. La terra—the earth and its gifts—is a tradition that has passed to our generations and guides everything we do in Sonoma County.
ZAP Part 1: Ramazzotti Wines & Berryessa Gap Vineyards
ZAP Part 2: Ramazzotti Wines & Berryessa Gap Vineyards
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Wine Road
This concern is based on the Wine Country in northern Sonoma County, of which there are more wineries founded by Cisalpine families that I could begin to feature here. I just added one, the Ramazzotti Winery, above. Some of these families go back to the 19th century, however some are much newer, or even relatively recent. This region is large, including the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, smf Russian River Valley.
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180 Bella Ranch Road
Templeton, CA 93465
805-226-2022
https://sarzottiwinery.com
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Paso Robles Wine Country
This is a large brochure, including a map of this wine country which is actually along California's central coast. Again, numerous old and even new wine families of Cisalpine origin. I just happened to add Sarzotti Winery above, a name of Piemontese origin. The following related link is not associated with the brochure, but a different effort for the same region apparently.
https://pasorobleswineries.net
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Chateau Montelena Winery
Experience a Taste of Montelena
Napa Winery with a second tasting room at the Westin St. Francis Hotel
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Walking Food Tours
Local Tastes of the City Tours
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Is the Hornet Haunted?
History Mystery Program
Come aboard and learn about Hornet's more chilling history as you tour the ship after hours.
uss-hornet.org/tours/mystery-tour
info@uss-hornet.org
510-521-8448 x224
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Santa Maria Valley
Come play in the coastal dunes, experience wine country with the longest growing season and get your fillof our iconic Santa Maria Barbecue.
Santa Maria is also along the central coast of California. In north Santa Barbara County. I wasn't aware that it's the largest city in the county. It's known for its wine industry and the Santa Maria–style barbecue.
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Castello di Amorosa
Napa Valley
Tour the authentic, 13th century inspired Tuscan castle-winery where you may taste world-class Napa Valley wines made by a fourth generation winemaking family in tradition of over 130 years.
4045 Saint Helena Highway
Calistoga, CA 94515
707-967-6272
castellodiamorosa.com
The place is spectacular. A magnificent piece of Tuscan culture in Northern California.
Dario Sattui: The Inspiration and Passion behind the Building of Castello di Amorosa
Dario Sattui, owner of Castello di Amorosa and V.Sattui Winery in St. Helena, California reflects on his inspiration to build the Castello. Speaking from his monastery and estate in Sinalunga, Sattui describes how he studied medieval architecture in Italy and across Europe and how Castello di Amorosa came to fruition.
Dario Sattui introduces his signature wine, Sinalunga, which received 94 points from Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, a leading international wine critic.
Here are the links to our website and social media.
Website - http://www.castellodiamorosa.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecastello
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/castellodiamorosa
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheCastello
Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/castellodiamorosa
https://castellodiamorosa.com/tour-tasting2/
Please call 707-967-6272 to book your tour of Castello di Amorosa.
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Sterling Vineyards
Napa Valley Elevated
Enjoy sweeping and noteworthy views of the Napa Valley from our one-of-a-kind aerial tram.
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Sonoma County Official Visitors Map
"Life Opens Up"
There wasn't any name, address, or website in this brochure/map, although I assume that it was from one of several country tourist boards. I thought I would add one more location which I didn't see any brochure for, that being Fort Ross near Healdsburg. Constructed in 1812, it was the southernmost post of Russian colonialism of North America.
Fort Ross, California - historic Russian fort, from the early 1800's
This Russian fort has been on old (Alta) California soil since the very early 1800's. At the time, Spain owned this area and named it Alta California. Some years later, it came under the control of Mexico before finally becoming U.S. territory and then a state. The name Fort Ross was 1st documented around 1842 - Ross derives from the Russian word russ (or ros).
The original idea was to establish a Russian settlement in the area, with the Russian-American Company being one of the main forces at the time. In addition to these settlers, other nationalities eventually began living there, along with various Indian tribes in the vicinity.
After the heyday and eventual abandonment of the fort, there has been constant re-modeling, repair done due to the extreme wetness and ocean winds of the area that affected the fort.
Today it is a national monument on the historic registers and also a state park. Many events & pilgrimages are held there annually.
For a change, I was the one doing all of the camcorder monitoring, while Ed was doing the narration you hear (reading from the park brochure about the history of the fort)
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"Fort Ross (originally Fortress Ross ) was the hub of a number of smaller Russian settlements which were located in California, north of the limit of Spanish occupation in San Francisco, from 1812 to 1841 and were spread over an area stretching from Point Arena to Tomales Bay."
-- Алексей Мишин
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