Besides the fact that Sonoma County is a great place to visit wineries and taste their wines in the tasting room, there is also a great local store to buy wines: Bottlebarn. It’s located in an industrial area in North West Santa Rosa and frequented by local aficionados. You will find a great selection of local and not so local wines. There is also a great selection of beer and other spirits.
Sometimes you will find a special deal on a batch of wine a winery when a winery needs to make room for the new harvest. During the local harvest fair the local wines who won are specially featured.
I am surprised how many people who live locally do not know about this place. It’s a fun place to go on a discovery trip for that special wine, exotic whiskey or beer.
Cheers,
Mirjam