7x7 July Aug 2012 WineCity

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By Courtney Humiston

PHOTOGRAPHY BY erin KunKeL


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Barrel espressos and delicious homemade oreos

at moustaChe Baked Goods (moustachebaked

goods.com) on the north end of the plaza. FlyinG

Goat CoFFee (yinggoatcoffee.com), meanwhile,

not only makes a killer cup of joe from their

responsibly sourced single-origin beans but also

provides a clean, modern space should you need

to bust out the MacBook.

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Shoppers looking for Valencia Streets indie sensibility

will nd it at 14 Fee t (14feet.net), which showcases the one-

of-a-kind antique and vintage furniture collection of Mike

Morisette and Marne Dupere, who opened shop after a year-long

Airstream voyage across the country. Here, Parisian bread carts

and grandmotherly china laced with less ladylike expletives

hold court with more rough-and-tumble objects such as 1940s

locker room benches. More modern tastes should check out

t al l ul ah (mytallulah.com), the home decor and accessories shop

from designer Denise Trefry. Its Jonathan Adler

whimsy meets Betsey Johnson frilly punk.

Anyone whos ever lost track of time perus-

ing the poetry and magazines at SFs Dog Eared

Books must pop into levin & Company (707-

433-1118). The small, independently ownedbookstore has a well-curated selection of nicely

displayed tomes, including nearly every culi-

nary and oenological book published in the past

ve years.

Come dinner time, resist the urge to high-

tail it back to the city. Since 2008, sCopa (scopa

healdsburg.com) has gained quite the following

for its rened Italian dishes with the freshest

possible ingredients such as rabbit Bolognese

and spaghettini sugo Calabrese. In June, Scopassister restaurant, Cam p o Fi n a , opened just

around the corner, pairing pizzas blistered in an

outdoor wood-burning oven with bocce ball and

local, Italian-style wines.

curiosities and artisan eats:

valencia street,meet healdsburg

(onher)youngFa

bulous&brokesheertop($172)atm

clothing(healdsburg),joesjeans

($169)atneimanmarcus,

caprisandals($50)atj.crew,andyellowtransport

tote($168)atmadewell.(onhim)vincestripedtee($155)and

jbrandjeans($15

4)atsaksFiFthavenue,trilbyhat($25)atj.crew,andcastaershoe($

170)atbarneysnewyork.

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.Like the vintners, butchers, and chefs in Dogpatch, Boonville does its

own thing. Theres not much happening here on a daily basisand thats partof the appeal. While Boon v i l l e h ot e l (boonvillehotel.com) is the only one

worth staying at, VRBOs (vacation rentals by owner, vrbo.com) are scattered

across the valley and provide more indie sanctuary (tip: look for one with a

decent grill). Boonville Hotel, though, is still your best bet for dinner. Expect

a family-style prix-xe meal la Ad Hoc in Yountville. Meals might include

beer-braised short ribs or local salmon with favas and morels. The hotel is also

host to a Saturday morning farmers market. Pick up some local meat, veggies,

and olive oil for a feast back at the house.

For drinks, the anderson valley BrewinG Company (avbc.com)

is a must for growlers of taproom-exclusive beer like the bafingly complexbarrel-aged sour stout. Listen to locals discuss the ner points of disc golf, and

then check out the hops growing around the property. If the disc golf chatter

sparks your curiosity, get a game going: The brewery also includes one of

Northern Californias premiere 18-hole courses, which is on the Professional

Disc Golf Association circuit (true story).

The coffee and sweets shop paysanne (sweetpaysanne.com) may be too

cute for its own good, but their affogato made with Three Twins ice cream

is no joke. In the summer, homemade popsicles are a must. On your way to

Roederer for some bubbly, stop at liBBys restaurant (707-895-2646), a

Mexican spot in Philo (near Roederer) that has been lling local winemakers

with carnitas tacos for years.

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Sebastopol drips in kitsch with not one but ve vintage clothing and costume shops.By far the best is auBerGine vintaGe emporium & CaFe (aubergineafterdark.com),

a couple blocks from the towns center. Aubergine brims with vintage lingerie and Alpine

felt hats, and the stores nighttime bar, concert, and burlesque venue solves the problem

of being all dressed up with nowhere to go (as you might guess, this is a real challenge

in western Sonoma).

In Sebastopol, your closet wont be the only beneciary of groovy salvaged

goods. rays tradinG Co. (707-829-9726), on Gravenstein Highway, is sort of like

Anthropologiebut for real. Bring a truck, and load up on everything from hardware to

tractor-seat stools, as well as hundreds of antique doors, windows, and table legs. The

possibilities are endless.

It wouldnt be a day in the Upper Haight, er Sebastopol, without a craft beer at the

Magnolia Brewery of Wine Country. Spend the afternoon sipping house dunkel-

weizen in the garden at h op m on k t av e r n (hopmonk.com), which hosts live music

most nights. While this may feel like a beer town, Sebastopol is still in Sonoma,

where drinking wine is required. Leave it to Primus frontman Les Claypool to bridge

the gap. The singers Cl ayp ool Ce l l ar s (claypoolcellars.com), housed in a former

train depot, is known for its wild parties. You never know when you might hop aboard

the antique train car (aka the tasting room) and nd beautiful women pouring Rhone-

varietal wines and offering tastes of sauerkraut to a soundtrack of accordion music.

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