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French country chateaus served as inspiration for the Jordan Vineyard and Winery.
For a farm-to-table experience to write home about, reserve a table and about three hours of time for the 11-course tasting menu at SingleThread Farm and Inn. Feasts are customized to palates and dietary restrictions, and after dinner you can stay in one of the five artfully appointed guestrooms upstairs. Another place to bunker down in town is Hotel Healdsburg on the plaza, with a spa offering services inspired by the area’s agrarian sensibilities (Meyer lemon sage massage? Yes, please!) and Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen, a progressive American eatery with 500 selections on the wine list. Or check in to the eco-friendly h2hotel, a hip haven with an undulating succulent roof and complimentary bike rental.
sipping at the rooms around the plaza, picking up maps and tips, and make a plan of attack to visit and tour the growers your taste buds and schedules dictate. Fans of California cabs will want to hit the Jordan Vineyard and Winery, an elegant French-chateau inspired estate that has been wooing wine-country wanderers since 1972. When you’ve had your fill of pinot, a less spirited, more spiritual experience is on call at the Taste of Tea lounge. Have a full traditional tea service, chill on the patio with a bento box, or sit at the counter and get a master class in steeping. When you’re ripe for a recharge, get a Shinwa Japanese green tea facial and foot soak at the onsite spa. You’ll need to get your chops back for more tastings. Wine not?
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Al fresco wine tasting on the Jordan grounds.
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The wine-wellness package at Hotel Healdsburg includes spirits and spa time.
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With more than 100 vineyards, wineries, and tasting rooms (Sonoma.com recently put the count at 142), it’s always wine o’clock somewhere in Healdsburg. Start
