The wood fences along the area's main artery, Dry Creek Road.

The sleek, natural elegance of the pool and gardens at Hotel Healdsburg.
This is shot from our room, which had amazing views of the hotel's gardens.

Biking is one of the best ways to tour the area. Here's Gemma passing by the mustard-lined vines just outside Healdsburg.

The delicious beet tartare salad at Spoon Bar is made with local beets and goat cheese. Kenny Rochford, of the nearby Medlock Ames wine estate, pulls beets from his kitchen garden for pickling.

Carrie, the owner and gracious host of Jimtown Store, welcomed us with hibiscus iced teas and then sent us packing with a bag full of local and house-made provisions, such as pepper jelly and fig tapenade.

The bounty of bottles we procured at the various vineyards along Dry Creek Road.

We loved the patina on this retired work truck in Geyserville.

At h2hotel, a green hotel in the Healdsburg town center, Spoon Bar lets you exchange your foraged fruit for credit toward delicious cocktails. We sampled a Meyer lemon and vodka concoction with a rosemary garnish.

We went foraging for black trumpet mushrooms near Sonoma's famous Chalk Hill vineyard with Jimtown chef Peter Brown, who is lucky enough to live on the property. He's the tour guide to get, since he knows all the secret spots.

The kids were out with their parents on a vineyard off Dry Creek Road. They're quite helpful when it comes to weeding and fertilizing the soil between the vines.

Gemma was given green tea before her treatment at Osmosis Spa, tucked away in the little town of Freestone.
She indulged in their warm cedar sawdust 'bath' while looking out over a Zen meditation garden.

From Freestone we drove towards the coast and Bodega Bay, where we enjoyed a seafood stew from the Michelin-starred Terrapin Creek Cafe — clearly a family business.

Dusk falls over the vineyards of Medlock Ames.