The weather has been amazing for the past couple weeks and because of that spring has come into full bloom here in town. Trees are budding, many are starting to bloom out, the and the flowers are reaching toward the sun. In another week or so Matheson St will also be in bloom. Keep an eye out for it.

This week, we’ll take you on a sight seeing tour of downtown Healdsburg art. From bronze sculptures to hand painted murals, downtown Healdsburg offers as much beauty as the rolling vineyard hillsides that surround it.

This little town of Healdsburg has a rather large history behind it. In fact, I drive down some of Healdsburg’s most historic streets everyday on my way to work. Many of the houses on these streets are living pieces of Healdsburgs history. I thought it would be neat to display a few of them for everyone, and have a little fun experimenting with color in the process… you’ll see. Enjoy!

Amgen Tour of California comes to wine country with a fast a furious finish in downtown Santa Rosa. This is the 3rd year of this great sporting event and its always great to have world class athletes come through town. This years crowd was the largest yet welcoming hometown hero Levi Leipheimer and making this event a wine country favorite.

In the spring the whole Napa Valley blooms into mustard. The contrast of the old vines against the yellow mustard is pretty amazing. As is Mt Saint Helena which rises out of the northern end of the valley.

Anderson Valley is a small wine growing region an hour north of Healdsburg. The valley is a great Pinot and Alsatian producing region with a number of outstanding wineries. Spring is a great time to visit the valley. Enjoy.

It was overcast today, heading out towards Lake Sonoma. All the foliage once green and flourishing, now gone with the change of season. The long drive out Dry Creek Valley has such a calming effect on these quiet winter days. Enjoy the scenery along the way to Lake Sonoma.

Snow fell on the peaks around Sonoma Wine Country this morning. The cool air pushing down from the Gulf of Alaska created an unseasonably cold spell that has now added a dusting of snow. The Mayacama Mountains rise up out of Alexander Valley and separate Sonoma County from Lake County. This portion of the coastal range hold the highest points in Sonoma County.

The fog crept in this morning and blanketed the valleys. I took a quick trip out to Dry Creek to catch a little bit of it.

Our first episode of This Week is the sunrise over the Russian River Valley.