The Sonoma Spiel

By Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau

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California’s Sonoma Wine Country is known as a feast for the senses - amazing food and wine, beautiful mountains and redwood forests, and charming small towns. Go deeper into the best of Sonoma Wine Country with the Sonoma Spiel, where we talk about what’s happening in and around Sonoma Valley with guests like farmers, chefs, wine makers, artists and interesting guest stars. Plus, we answer YOUR questions about visiting California’s famed wine country during our recurring feature, ”We Get Questions.” Send us a question via email (info@sonomavalley.com) or tag us on one of our pages (From Facebook to IG to TikTok) and we might just answer your question

Episode Date
Temptations Under the Stars: Broadway Bash in Sonoma with Mama Mia, Radio Recall & Ain't Too Proud
Jun 10, 2026
Cat Smith on the Sonoma Community Center, Scream, Pride, Art, and the Secret Garden
May 20, 2026
Bears, Bald Mountain, and Big Views at Sugarloaf State Park - John Roney Comes Down the Mountain
May 06, 2026
Justin Wilson of MacArthur Place on Luxury Hospitality in Sonoma Valley
Apr 28, 2026
Spring Blooms, Spirit Guides, and Sonoma Botanical Garden with Jeannie Perales
Apr 22, 2026
Kim Jones and Aaron Brown on The Future Collective, Arable, and Sonoma Valley’s Future
Apr 22, 2026
Sonoma Golf Studio: Indoor Golf, TrackMan Lessons, Group Events & Better Practice in Sonoma
Apr 08, 2026
Cruising Sonoma Valley in a Vintage VW Bus with Ronnie Cotter of West Wine Tours
Apr 03, 2026
Fried Chicken, Fine Cocktails, and Songbird Parlour with Kenny DeAlba
Mar 26, 2026
Beer Cruises, Sonoma Secrets & UFOs | Chelsea Smith
Mar 17, 2026
Show your bib! Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon + Rosé 5K (w/ Gretchen Schoenstein)
Mar 11, 2026
Wine Country Concierge Explains: The Lodge at Sonoma with Laurie Noble & Evan Purslow
Mar 04, 2026
Sonoma Valley E-Bike Rentals + Self-Guided Winery Routes | Vine & Vista Tours (Dog-Friendly!)
Feb 24, 2026
Sonoma’s Tattooist Talks Trends, Travel Tattoos + “Sonoma Questions” | Jessie Marioni
Feb 18, 2026
From Sonoma to London and Back Again: The Kearsley Story of Fabrics, Linens and Craft
Feb 11, 2026
What Most Visitors Miss in Downtown Sonoma: California State Parks
Feb 03, 2026
Brittany Lee (Cluster Funk Studios): Art Lounge, DJ Sets, and Building Community Through Conversation
Jan 28, 2026
Kenwood’s Comeback: Hamilton Family Wines, Local Tours & Winter-Perfect Sonoma Valley
Jan 21, 2026
Wellness in Sonoma Valley: Classes, Hikes & Yoga Tips | Jes Williams (Sonoma Spiel Podcast)
Jan 14, 2026
Best Sonoma Questions and End-of-Year Episode (2025) | Sonoma Podcast Guest: Bob Taylor
Dec 23, 2025
Visit California? As long as you're going to Experience Sonoma Valley, too. With Ryan Becker.
Dec 17, 2025
Winter in Wine Country: Fairmont Sonoma’s Swiss Chalets & Hot Springs Magic
Nov 12, 2025
How to Feed 400 People in a Cave (and Other Sonoma Stories) with Chef Ari of Stella Kenwood
Oct 28, 2025
Burgers, Brunch, and Mezcal Magic with Salvador Chavez of Picazo Café
Oct 22, 2025
Sonoma Spiel: Craft Cocktails & Community with Liz Takeuchi-Krist of The Starling Sonoma
Oct 14, 2025
Harvest, Homecoming & Highway 12 Winery with Paul Giusto
Oct 08, 2025
The Pumpkining! The Annual Pumpkin Spice Episode with Mark & Michelle
Oct 01, 2025
From Jazz to Circus: Inside the Green Music Center’s '25–'26 Lineup with Jacob Yarrow
Sep 17, 2025
Dorothea Lange’s California, Revisited — SVMA’s Linda Keaton on art, migration & a world-premiere inside the museum
Sep 10, 2025
Wrong intro, right guest! Matt Leffert from Jack London Park on museums, arts, poison oak & more!
Sep 03, 2025
Angels with soiled faces: Great grapes don't grow in dirt! Sam Coturri of Winery Sixteen 600
Aug 28, 2025
Walking the Plaza, sampling wine and tasty pairings: Renee ReBell with Gourmet Food & Wine Tours
Aug 19, 2025
Super Bowl in Sonoma? World Cup in Kenwood? The Bay Area Host Committee Invites the World...
Aug 13, 2025
Nick Ciccollela of Muscardini Cellars: Italian wines, live music & illicit mountain biking trails
Jul 29, 2025
Down in The Laugh Cellar with Lisa Pidge: Wine Country comedy
Jul 22, 2025
The best chamber music festival in California? Liaising with Valley of the Moon Music Festival
Jul 02, 2025
The latest scoop: We scream for ice cream with Ramie from Sweet Scoops
Jun 24, 2025
Return of the Mark: Late Night Wine Tasting in Sonoma with Mark Bodenhamer from Sonoma Chamber
Jun 11, 2025
Sonoma County Artist Fred Parker and a lawyer walk into a podcast: An artist in Sonoma
Jun 06, 2025
You get a medal! You get a medal! Everyone gets a medal at the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon!
May 29, 2025
Spritz-O'Clock! Celebrating Sonoma 200 Years of Winemaking with Robyn Sebastiani
May 21, 2025
Vine Life: King of Wine Podcasts "Life Between The Vines" crashes the Sonoma Spiel
May 07, 2025
Free Summer Concerts in Sonoma: Rod Marymor Talks Sunday Performances on the Sonoma Plaza
May 01, 2025
Max Pond : Chocolate Maker and Football Coach Talks The Chocolate Cow and Friday Night Lights
Apr 24, 2025
A Bohemian in Sonoma: Daedalus Howell on alt-weeklies, live music, indy films and the news biz
Apr 09, 2025
Sonoma in Style: Malia Anderson on fashion, style and the challenge of wine country casual
Apr 03, 2025
Swimming in Sonoma Valley: Sonoma Splash talks cooling off, exercise, community and fun
Mar 27, 2025
Maui in Sonoma: The Crossover Podcast Event of the Year!
Mar 21, 2025
Almost spring! Steve Ledson on Kenwood, Ledson Winery, and not sleeping much
Mar 18, 2025
ACTION! Sonoma International Film Fest with Ginny Krieger
Mar 11, 2025
"My chateau is made of tin." Paul Giusto (Highway 12 Winery) on Sonoma Sips and winemaking
Feb 25, 2025
Sonoma Speaker Series: Big Thoughts in a Little Town. Kathy Witkowicki Tells All
Feb 11, 2025
Consider the Foodie: MFK Fisher, Celebrity Chefs, Crab Feasts and more with Clark Wolf
Feb 03, 2025
Sonoma's Award-Winning Visitor Center Volunteers: Dennis & Diane
Jan 29, 2025
Run from Napa to Sonoma with Gretchen! Half-marathons, wine in the plaza and coffee fiends
Jan 14, 2025
Wellness in Sonoma: Lori Varsames tastes super juices; talks wine, wellness and coaching
Jan 06, 2025
Moving slow, kinda confused, & reviewing the year: Sonoma Spiel year-end wrap up with Bob Taylor
Dec 31, 2024
Water's for fighting: Photographer George Rose talks wine, water and his new book
Dec 17, 2024
Hola Sonoma! Angie Sanchez talks Mexican handicrafts, chocolate crickets and the arts
Dec 10, 2024
Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza 2024 - Review!
Dec 05, 2024
On the Sonoma Farm Trails with Carmen Snyder
Nov 19, 2024
¡Wepa! Boricua in Sonoma: Jose Luciano talks tips for Sonoma visitors & Puerto Rican cooking
Nov 13, 2024
Talkin' bout K-pop Music: DJ Everest talks radio, first time voting and her amazing father
Nov 06, 2024
How do you like them apples? Cider in Sonoma with Rick from Pomme Cider Shop
Nov 01, 2024
Susan Gorin Unfiltered: Some final thoughts and advice from outgoing County Supervisor
Oct 24, 2024
Longer stays in Sonoma: Cemeteries of Wine Country with Carolyn Fulton
Oct 17, 2024
Adopt a pet in Sonoma? Yes! Kittens and puppies and more! Jody Purdom from Pet's Lifeline tells all
Oct 09, 2024
Lebanese Spread in Sonoma: Cristina Topham talks yacht chef life, French cooking and bad bosses
Sep 25, 2024
Vintage Festival: Grape Stomping, Water-Fighting, Wine Tasting Celebration with Robyn Sebastiani
Sep 17, 2024
Harvest time! Ryan Budlong and Bernie the Dog from St. Francis Winery in Sonoma
Sep 13, 2024
Fall 2024- The Pumpkining! Mark Bodenhamer on Sonoma Harvest and Pumpkin Tossing
Sep 03, 2024
Public has strong opinions about public art: Linda Keaton from Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Aug 21, 2024
Beer Pioneer: America's First Modern Microbrewery - Jane Zimmerman & New Albion Brewing Company
Aug 14, 2024
Karina's Guide to the Springs: Where to eat, drink & have fun in "The Springs" of Sonoma Valley
Aug 07, 2024
No Clouds in the Sonoma Sky - Just Sonoma Balloons! Hot Air Ballooning in Wine Country
Aug 01, 2024
Cassidy Ranch Farmers talk flowers, shrubs and tell Florida Man about clouds
Jul 26, 2024
Laugh your pickle off: Lisa Pidge on comedy, pickleball and wine
Jul 16, 2024
Gleaning for justice: Kelly Conrad talks Farm to Pantry in Sonoma
Jun 18, 2024
From Ohio to Sonoma: Broadway Performers Preview "Broadway in Sonoma" with Amy Miller and Tony Gonzalez
Jun 03, 2024
Dash the Sloth! Plus Safari West Foundation with Classroom Safari
May 30, 2024
Talking Stars in the Valley of the Moon: Robert Ferguson Observatory's Stephanie Derammelaere
May 15, 2024
Mustafa has No Chill: Sonoma restaurants, hikes and adventures with NoChillMustafa
Apr 30, 2024
Author's Festival Returns: Amy Tan, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Grann et al in Sonoma talking ideas
Apr 22, 2024
Natural Sonoma: Caitlin Cornwall on ecology, native plants, bad idea trees & waterfalls
Apr 17, 2024
Some Blue Nun, a green valley and Laurel Glen Vineyards: Bettina Sichel
Apr 09, 2024
Hello Girls! Maeve Smith directs musical theater, sells wine & talks World War One
Apr 02, 2024
Exploring the trails of Cheese: The Straus Siblings (Vivian & Michael) talk the California Cheese Trail
Mar 25, 2024
I'm on a community... radio: KSVY at 20 years with James Marshall Berry and Bob Taylor
Mar 18, 2024
Beau Bridges, chef Susan Feniger, Ethan Hawke, Luc Besson & Sonoma International Film Festival
Mar 13, 2024
Cannabis in Wine Country: Van Solkov talks education, tours and agriculture
Mar 07, 2024
Something's growing in Glen Ellen: Jeannie Perales of Sonoma Botanical Garden
Feb 26, 2024
Trends start in San Francisco: Lynn Bruni-Perkins from SF Travel talks creativity, culture and The City
Feb 13, 2024
Scream, chili, and pottery: Molly Spencer from Sonoma Community Center talks arts, wine and movies
Feb 06, 2024
Mom took cooking classes, now he's cooking with fire: Ari Weiswasser of Glen Ellen Star in Sonoma Valley
Jan 22, 2024
Fun is Her Middle Name (Legally!): Heidi Geffen from Tiddle E. Winks on Good Times, Yiddish & Tchotchkes
Jan 16, 2024
Food Was a Better Fit: From New York Fashion to Sonoma Cuisine - Lauren Feldman, Valley Bar + Bottle
Jan 08, 2024
Euphoria in Sonoma: Lisa Carlsson talks wellness in Sonoma
Dec 29, 2023
Jalisco to Sonoma and Napa : Amelia Moran Ceja on wine, cooking, family
Dec 13, 2023
Jeweler in Sonoma: Margo Lowe of M. Lowe Jewelry talks baubles, bagels and Berkeley
Dec 06, 2023
Best of Sonoma ”We Get Questions” - Redwoods, Dog-Friendly, Best Pizza & White Zinfandel
Nov 28, 2023