A View From The Hill

Saturday April 5th we hosted a group of 10 wine and travel journalists from around the world here at the winery for a hike up the Overlook Trail on Shocken Hill and through Cherryblock Vineyard, finishing up with lunch and a tasting at the winery. With clear, sunny weather, the views over the town of Sonoma were awe inspiring. The occasion was to inaugurate a new series of walking tours in Sonoma offered by Zephyr Adventures, an adventure travel company out of Montana.

Marc Cuneo gave the group a fascinating glimpse into the Sebastiani family's history, explaining how his great grandfather Samuele worked in the rock quarry up on the hill, eventually starting his winemaking career in California by selling wine to the quarry workers for a nickle a cup. Or, as Marc says, so the story goes...