Luxurious Sonoma Lodgings .. Vintners Inn

In the mood for a much-needed getaway?

Lodgings at the Vintners Inn offer a luxurious retreat set within a 92-acre vineyard landscape.

The Inn’s 3 separate buildings comprise 44 rooms and suites featuring French country decor, each with a private patio, or a balcony with lovely views. Book a room with a fireplace and Jacuzzi for a particularly heavenly respite from the workaday world.

We enjoyed drinks and a light meal in the Front Room Bar & Lounge adjacent to the famed John Ash & Co. restaurant. John Ash is known for having introduced the ‘locavore‘ approach to Sonoma County, with the creation of seasonal cuisine sourcing local ingredients.

Vintners Inn

John Ash & Co.

We strolled around the new jogging path through the vineyards, with T. doing a bit of bird-watching while I enjoyed the scenery. And when morning dawned, we traveled no further than the Inn’s breakfast room, where the complimentary buffet allowed for a perfect start to another day of wine tasting amid Northern California’s myriad wineries.

The owners of Vintners Inn, Don and Rhonda Carano created a Sonoma destination garden in Healdsburg that I’ve written about many times, at  Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery … included in my book, Gardenwalks in California.  Stay tuned for an update on the Ferrari-Carano gardens!