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Mill Creek at Millstone Valley Ranch

Felta and Felta Ridge Rd.

The next time you are taking a drive along the winery filled Westside Rd in the Russian River valley, keep your eye out for Felta Road. The turn into this small side street will take you into what is one of the most quietly beautiful neighborhoods in Healdsburg. Felta Road heads west from Westside Road [...]

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Healdsburg Machine Shop

Healdsburg Machine Shop

It’s not typical to get wine industry history, real estate, and fascinating collectibles in one post. The listing of 452 Healdsburg Avenue in Healdsburg as a commercial real estate investment precedes a mid March auction of the contents of the building, a hub of inventiveness in the wine industry after prohibition ended. Healdsburg Machine Shop [...]

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Snowy sonoma

Sonoma County Weather

I suppose if we weren’t talking about snow while the cherry trees are in bloom it would be some other weather related topic. Whether the discussion is about rain or snow, sun or fog, or if we’re going to freeze if we go out in shorts (I’m talking about you, Jim Brush), it’s hard to [...]

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h2hotel corten balcony

Green Luxury at the h2hotel in Healdsburg

The h2hotel in Healdsburg has to rank among the greenest and most upbeat hotels in the world. I toured the hotel today in advance of their fully b0oked July 4 weekend and was impressed with the deep attention to detail and brilliant design that squeezed this spacious feeling hotel into an underutilized downtown space.  The [...]

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Gate on Chalk Hill Road in Healdsburg

Chalk Hill Gates

Chalk Hill Road from Healdsburg to Windsor is great to explore when you are looking for a little adventure and some great back road scenery. Today the horses were variously running, sleeping, or rolling in the dust. If your timing is lucky, you are likely to see wild pigs, wild turkeys, and flocks of other [...]

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Felta Rd Rear Lawn

Felta Area of Healdsburg

The Felta Road area of Healdsburg is right at the border of the Dry Creek Valley Appellation and the Russian River Valley Appellation, just west of Westside Road. Felta’s claim to fame includes Westside School, a charming elementary school throwback to a bygone era when teachers knew all the students and the school was a [...]

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Healdsburg Craftsman on Matheson

Downtown Healdsburg Real Estate

Downtown Healdsburg real estate is casually limited by walking distance. You can choose whether to go three or four blocks from the downtown Healdsburg Plaza for your unofficial boundary, but if it takes more than five minutes to walk to a public concert or Farmer’s Market, you aren’t in the downtown core. I would define [...]

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Alexander Valley Hillside

Alexander Valley in Healdsburg

The Alexander Valley runs along the Russian River from Healdsburg in the south to Cloverdale in the north. This is famous vineyard country and is home to many premium wineries and vineyards. Here’s what the Wine Enthusiast had to say about the Alexander Valley, “The Alexander Valley is the most diverse grape-growing region in California’s [...]

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Dry Creek Valley Land and Ranches

This is an unusually good time to be shopping for land and ranches in Dry Creek Valley and other areas around Healdsburg.  Most times in the past three decades you would only have one or two pieces to choose from, and most of those would be the picked over properties that were lacking water, perc, [...]

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Spring in Luther Burbank Land

It’s easy to forget how blessed we are in Sonoma County. I was previewing a Healdsburg listing for some snow-bound clients who wanted to know what was blooming right now. The property owners obviously loved camellias and had planted some wonderful specimens to go with the quince and daffodils that bracket the floral show below. [...]

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