Things To Do In Sonoma

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One, Two, or Three Wine-Tasting Packs from Invino (Up to 53% Off)

Wine-tasting packs include six samplers of 50-milliliter wine bottles grouped by variety, region, winery, or for holiday festivities

Sonoma

$40 $25.99

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Classic Sports Racing Group's David Love Memorial Races at Sonoma Raceway on April 11 and 12 (Up to 52% Off) 

Classic Sports Racing Group

Sears Point

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Historic and vintage race cars from the ’50s–’70s race around Sonoma Raceway as onlookers cheer, eat, or even bike around perimeter roads

$25 $12

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Wine Tasting for Two or Four with Take-Home Bottle of Black Pine Pinot Noir at R2 Wine Company (Up to 62% Off)

R2 Wine Company

Sonoma

A pair of winemaking brothers regale tasting-room guests with a take-home bottle of Black Pine, a high-quality pinot noir

$56 $22

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Wine and Chocolate Pairing for Two or Four at Rutherford Ranch Winery in St. Helena (Up to 57% Off)

Rutherford Ranch Winery

St. Helena

Gourmet chocolates flecked with cherry, lemon, toffee, and chili pepper pair with wines produced on a Napa Valley family-owned winery

$45 $20

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10 or 20 Yoga Classes at the Yoga Center at Sonoma Ashram (Up to 70% Off)

Yoga Center at Sonoma Ashram

Sonoma Ashram

Instructors lead gentle and mixed level yoga classes as well as sessions designed specifically for children

$150 $49

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Visit for Two or Four to the Quarryhill Botanical Garden (50% Off)

Quarryhill Botanical Garden

Sonoma

Glen Ellen hillside gardens stretch for 25 acres, blossoming with a vast collection of Asian flowers, trees, and rare plants

$20 $10

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Quarryhill Botanical Garden

A fire swept through the Mayacamas Mountains foothills in 1964, creating an environment ripe for the knobcone pines that quickly repopulated the land. Four years later, Jane Davenport Jansen purchased more than 40 acres of the nascent thicket, taming it with vineyards planted on the open valley floor. In 1987, she began cultivating a garden along the rocky, steep hillsides, which were pocked with the remains of abandoned rock quarries. Heavy rains and natural infiltration of waters created a group of ponds, creating a serene natural environment that Jansen soon planted with seedlings, flowers, and plants from seeds collected on more than 25 annual Asian expeditions. Until she passed away in 2000, Jansen funded the growth and cultivation of the 25-acre garden, which is now one of the largest collections of scientifically documented, wild-source Asian plants on the continent. Visitors can view the rare plants and vast selection of Asian greenery blossoming from the Glen Ellen countryside as they meander through the gardens during self-led tours.

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12841 Hwy 12
Glen Ellen,
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Benziger Family Winery

Benziger Family Winery hosts daily tram tours that depart on the half-hour from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the exception of noon. Imagery Estate Winery hosts tastings Monday–Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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14335 Highway 12
Glen Ellen,
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Franciscan Estate

Franciscan has its roots deeply embedded in the soil of Napa Valley. Founded over three decades ago, wine industry revolutionaries Raymond Duncan, Justin Meyer and Agustin Huneeus shaped the winery’s beginnings. Today, Director of Winemaking Janet Myers is preserving the winery’s legacy while leading it into the future.

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1178 Galleron Road
Saint Helena,
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Sonoma on the Spot

With the number of wine shops and tasting rooms in the historic Sonoma Plaza, it's easy to become overwhelmed. That's where Sonoma on the Spot comes in. After determining your wine and tour preferences, the company will design a personalized roster of tastings and tour stops that highlight Sonoma County's best wines while veering toward the varietals you like best. Tours are led by wine educators from the Carneros Wine Alliance who maintain personal relationships with many of the Plaza's wine rooms, a perk that helps their customers snag special tastings and other extras that might not usually be extended to the public. Of course, no tasting would be complete without a bite to eat?each experience includes a complementary chocolate or cheese pairing.

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453 1st Street East
Sonoma,
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Sonoma Plaza

There's an abundant garden of fine wines and foods waiting just 45 minutes outside of San Francisco. Historic Sonoma Plaza is home to 26 wineries, and San Francisco Wine Group offers a walking tour that covers a handful of those neighboring locations over the course of about two and a half hours. Mixed into the tour are history lessons going back to the 1800s. San Francisco Wine Group also offers wine storytelling sessions, education, and hosts corporate events.

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453 1st St. E
Sonoma,
CA
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Fogstone Wines

Crafted from locally sourced grapes, the Fogstone Wines lineup of varietals are handcrafted and overseen by two friends who set out to make the best wine possible. The result was a small collection that ranges from a sweet chocolate port to a reserve merlot.

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Groupon Guide

Things to Do in San Francisco: Saturday, August 2, to Friday, August 8

This week: the Ballet Folklórico performs Mexican dances in incredible outfits, the Cartoon Art Museum displays pages from The Punisher, the aquarium holds a Shark Week event for grownups, Glen Hansard sings in Oakland, and a 5-foot-1 actress embodies a 5-foot-10 boxer. As always, check Groupon for more exciting things to do in San Francisco. Mex I Am Festival SoMa | Saturday, August 2–Sunday, August 3 In the final days of the Mex I Am Festival at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, performers celebrate their Mexican heritage through theater, music, and dance. The Ballet Folklórico de México concludes the proceedings on Sunday with both contemporary and traditional choreography, starring dancers costumed in almost every color imaginable. (701 Mission St.; $15–$25; buy tickets here) Pay What You Wish Day at the Cartoon Art Museum SoMa | Tuesday, August 5 The first Tuesday of the month means that you can choose your own admission fee at the Cartoon Art Museum. This week is also your last chance to catch iconic pages from The Punisher, Captain America, and The Amazing Spider-Man as part of Raw Fury: The Art of Mike Zeck. If you’re excited for the upcoming reboot, check out the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles retrospective, which includes comic art as well as relics from the 1980s animated television show. (655 Mission St.; pay what you wish) Aquapalooza at Aquarium of the Bay North Beach | Wednesday, August 6 It’s Shark Week at the Aquarium of the Bay, and what better way to party than by dancing with the sharks themselves? Guests at Aquapalooza, an after-hours adult event, can wear headphones and boogie down a 300-foot, shark-filled tunnel during a Silent Disco. The event also features a cash bar with cocktails by Tonic, crafts, and a lab where you can chat up a shark expert. (2 Beach St.; $15–$20; buy tickets here) Glen Hansard Oakland | Thursday, August 7 Didn’t score tickets to Outside Lands or the Bey-Jay On the Run tour? There are still plenty of other shows to see, including this one at the Fox Theater. The Irish singer-songwriter of Once fame will most likely showcase soulful covers (Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison are possibilities) and original work from his latest solo album and EP. (1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland; $35; buy tickets here) Tough Mission | Saturday, August 2; Thursday, August 7–Saturday, August 9 By portraying the 19th-century foul-mouthed boxer John L. Sullivan, the comparatively petite Chris Black upends conventional definitions of strength in this one-woman show at Z Space’s Z Below. The plot follows Sullivan’s rise and fall from stardom, all while examining the ties that bind art and athleticism. (470 Florida St.; $25; buy tickets here) Image credits: ballet photo courtesy of the Ballet Folklórico de México, Cartoon Art Museum photo by Andrew Nesbitt, shark photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Glen Hansard photo by RealityIntolerant, Tough photo by Lydia Daniller.
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Things To Do on a Cold Day in the City

Baby it's cold outside! Here in San Francisco we are used to a certain amount of chilliness throughout the year.  But when it gets a little too cold there are still plenty of things to do in and around town to warm you up. Mad for Museums The city has an incredible amount of museums, large and small and covering nearly every theme under the sun.  Get out of the cold and into some art at the DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park or the Asian Art Museum in Civic Center or the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the Financial District (once it reopens).  For the inner geek in you, check out the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park or the Exploratorium at Pier 15. You don't have to be out in the cold to see green, head to the  Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park and stay in the warmth of the greenhouse while checking out rare and exotic plants. Lastly for the kid in everyone skip on over to the Walt Disney Museum in The Presidio. Get a little Culture Besides a plethora of museums there are plenty of indoor venues for the performing arts. On the weekends the San Francisco ballet; the San Francisco Playhouse, the San Francisco Opera and many theaters such as the Orpheum have matinee shows. Not only will you get out of the cold, you save money by going during the day, leaving your evenings for other forms of entertainment. Get Sweaty Golden Gate Park has plenty of indoor activities, but if you want to get the inner core temperature up then get on a bike, slip on some roller skates or blades and get moving.  It's three miles long with trails of all sizes and shape, something for every level of physical stamina. Not in the mood for the park? You can do some indoor adventuring by climbing at spots like Mission Cliffs Climbing & Fitness. Or if exercise is not your thing, steam it up in the community baths at the Kabuki Springs & Spa in Japantown.  No community baths for you? No problem. There are plenty of private services as well, all designed to make you forget your cold weather blues. Get stepping Plenty of hills around town.  Amazing staircases as well.  Hit the Telegraph Hill, Filbert Steps near Coit Tower or the 16th Avenue tiled steps project.  You'll be warmed by the climb and delighted by the view. Eat, Drink and be Merry One of the best ways to warm up is to eat or drink something hot (and spicy).  On a cold day, nothing is better than a bowl of soup.  Have ramen at Izakaya Sozai or Saiwaii, both on Irving, or hot pot (shabu shabu) at Old Islamic Mandarin on Vicente. If you'd rather drink the heat, the hot toddy at The Redwood Room or Alembic will serve you well. Or an Irish coffee at the Buena Vista.  For a non-alcoholic treat try the the hot apple cider at any of the Grove cafes. There aren't that many spots with fireplaces in San Francisco, but there are few.  Check out the Matrix in Fillmore, serving classic tunes from the 60-80's with a side of flame. Or bars like Zeki's in Nob Hill or The Riptide in Outer Sunset, friendly spots where you will find inexpensive drinks and a cozy environment. No reason to bury your head like the groundhog and wait for spring. Every neighborhood in San Francisco has something to offer to distract you from the chill. Photos by: Jeff Keyzer, Ken Lund, Dustin Jensen, Chao-Wei Juan, & gomiko respectively. 
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Best Holiday Activities in San Francisco

San Francisco is a city that comes alive during the holidays. Between the beautiful Christmas Tree display in Union Square, the amazing shopping, and fun family events -- there is never a dull moment between Thanksgiving and Christmas in SF. These are the best holiday activities in San Francisco, guaranteed to surprise and delight year after year. 1) Start your holiday off with a chocolate tour. Gourmet Walks offers an annual "Holiday Lights and Chocolate Tour" event that includes viewings of the Christmas Tree and lights in Union Square, Embarcadero Center, the Palace Hotel and Westfield Centre, along with 7 different tastings. Departs Fridays and Saturdays at 4:30pm, lasts 3 hours. 2) Continue indulging your sweet tooth by visiting the Fairmont Hotel and viewing their giant Gingerbread house! The house stands 22 feet high and 23 feet wide and includes thousands of home-baked gingerbread bricks and more than a ton of royal icing and candy decor. 3) Admire the lights, Cable Car style. Cable Car Classic Sightseeing offers a free santa hat, candy cane and songs of the season on their 90 minute tour departing Fridays and Saturdays during the holidays. 4) Or check out the lights on foot through FootTours luscious lobbies walking tour -- which explores the city's grandest and most decorated hotel lobbies. This tour covers the general history of SF, focusing on iconic buildings and businesses in the Nob Hill and Union Square area. 5) Enjoy ice skating outdoors at the Embarcadero Center's Holiday Ice Rink - open every year for 9 weeks during the holidays. It's the largest ice rink in San Francisco, and definitely worth a visit. 6) While you're at the Embarcadero Center, take a stroll through the four tours as they are outlined in more than 17,000 lights - a holiday tradition started 25 years ago. 7) More lights and Christmas Cheer can be seen at the annual tree lighting in Union Square, usually held the day after Thanksgiving every year. 8) Westfield San Francisco also offers free light shows each night "Under the Dome". This year the theme is the Nutcracker, but it changes each year. 9) Speaking of The Nutcracker - catch it live at the SF Ballet's annual Nutcracker show, which runs every December. 10) Lastly, spend time giving back to those in need. HandsOn Bay Area has projects for groups, families, individuals and kids. They work with local nonprofits, schools, and parks to identify high-impact volunteer projects (over 80 projects per month). It can be one of the perfect ways to enjoy the holiday. Want even more ideas? Check out other things to do.
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