While most people are aware of its vineyards and wine tours, or even the golden beaches and wilderness reserves that draw millions of visitors a year, there are quite a few facts that even locals miss.

Test your “Sonoma Quotient” with this quiz:

1. “Santa Rosa, Sonoma is the chosen spot of all the earth.” So said this man, who knew land like nobody else—having pioneered dozens of agricultural advances that spearheaded America’s farm industry and led to unique varieties of fruits, vegetables and flowers.

Who is the man that said that quote?

Answer: The man is Luther Burbank, an American botanist and horticulturist who lived from the 1850’s to the 1920’s. He helped developed over 800 plant strains and varieties, including he spineless cactus used to feed cattle, and the hybrid plumcot (plum and apricot).

He also “invented” the (more…)

Exciting news many have been waiting for!

Horizon Air will begin new, daily non-stop flights to Las Vegas from Santa Rosa.

Vegas will be the fourth destination in addition to flights to and from LA, Seattle and Portland from
the Sonoma County Airport.

The new flight to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) will depart Santa Rosa at 7:35 pm; the return flight to Santa Rosa will depart at 10:15 pm.

Flight time will take 2 hrs. and 5 minutes.

Tickets are now available starting as low (more…)

The Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California currently has direct flights to:

- Los Angeles
- Seattle
- Portland

There has been talk about adding service to new cities in the near future.

We want to find out where YOU want to go!

Is it Las Vegas, Reno, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, San Diego, Orange County…
You tell us.

Take the 1 Minute Poll . . .

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