9/14-What's Cookin' on Wine : Sonoma Wine Report

Hosted by Larry Van Aalst from the Equus Restaurant inside the Fountain Grove Inn.


Located just 65 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the hotel is close to the Redwoods, the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River. The quaint towns of Healdsburg, Calistoga and Sonoma are within an easy drive as well as the wine appellations of Dry Creek, Russian River and Sonoma Valleys.


Golf at the private Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club located only a half a mile from the hotel or plan a shopping excursion in nearby charming downtown Santa Rosa. Sonoma Wine Country has so much to offer

9/7-Larry Van Aalst visits with Dan Berger & Suzanne Wright

Dan Berger - Author, Columnist, Speaker & Wine Judge

Dan is an all around wine maven and one of the most well known people in the California wine industry. Dan will be with us to talk about the 2010, and give us his ideas on the 2011 vintages.

Suzanne Wright - CRN Wine Label Contest Winner

Suzanne is the winner of the contest that named a new wine to be bottled with a CRN label . Suzanne lives in the Northern California Wine Country, and will be at our studio to tell us her inspiration for the winning label ,and her experience living the good life north of the gate.

8/31-What's Cookin' on Wine : Sonoma Wine Report

Hosted by Larry Van Aalst from the Equus Restaurant inside the Fountain Grove Inn.


Located just 65 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the hotel is close to the Redwoods, the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River. The quaint towns of Healdsburg, Calistoga and Sonoma are within an easy drive as well as the wine appellations of Dry Creek, Russian River and Sonoma Valleys.


Golf at the private Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club located only a half a mile from the hotel or plan a shopping excursion in nearby charming downtown Santa Rosa. Sonoma Wine Country has so much to offer

8/24-Larry Van Aalst visits with Sara Cummings & Justin Wangler

Sara Cummings - Sonoma County Vintners Association

Sara is with The Sonoma County Vintners Association and will be here to tell us about The Wine Country Weekend in Sonoma this Labor Day.

One of the most special of all Wine Country events The Wine Country Weekend has a great number of events including Taste of Sonoma , and culminating with a barrel auction on Sunday. Sara promises to bring along one of the vintners involved.

Justin Wangler - Chef at Kendall Jackson

Justin , Chef for Kendall Jackson , will be here with his culinary team to give us the real inside information on The Kendall Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival. Held September 10 , the festival has more than 100 different varieties of heirlooms to taste paired with wine and tastes of tomato inspired food by some of the great restaurants in the area. The festival is always a sell out and is a "not to miss" event in Sonoma County.

8/17-What's Cookin' on Wine : Sonoma Wine Report

Hosted by Larry Van Aalst from the Equus Restaurant inside the Fountain Grove Inn.


Located just 65 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the hotel is close to the Redwoods, the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River. The quaint towns of Healdsburg, Calistoga and Sonoma are within an easy drive as well as the wine appellations of Dry Creek, Russian River and Sonoma Valleys.


Golf at the private Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club located only a half a mile from the hotel or plan a shopping excursion in nearby charming downtown Santa Rosa. Sonoma Wine Country has so much to offer

8/10-Larry Van Aalst visits with Jon Phillips & Rick Hutchinson

Jon Phillips - Winemaker & Owner Inspiration Vineyards

Jon is know for the food friendly , award winning , affordable wines. Located in the heart of The Russian River area of Sonoma County , the winery has just added an urban link , with a Santa Rosa Tasting Room. Jon will tell us about the urban wine hub, and about his new releases.

Rick Hutchinson- Owner & Winemaker Amphora Winery

Rick is a Sonoma County native. With a meld of a pottery making and wine making , Amphora is one of the new generation of wineries. Rick will tell us about a special event that sets the bar high in sharing the wealth of Wine County, and also talk about new releases and the outlook for 2011.

8/03-What's Cookin' on Wine : Sonoma Wine Report

Hosted by Larry Van Aalst from the Equus Restaurant inside the Fountain Grove Inn.


Located just 65 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the hotel is close to the Redwoods, the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River. The quaint towns of Healdsburg, Calistoga and Sonoma are within an easy drive as well as the wine appellations of Dry Creek, Russian River and Sonoma Valleys.


Golf at the private Fountaingrove Golf and Athletic Club located only a half a mile from the hotel or plan a shopping excursion in nearby charming downtown Santa Rosa. Sonoma Wine Country has so much to offer.