Why become a member? Who should join? If you want to promote your business to Sonoma Valley’s visitors and locals, you’ll find tremendous benefit in a membership with the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau (SVVB).

The Bureau fulfills key roles in nurturing Valley tourism, from “Meet & Greet” services to guests, to marketing and branding initiatives that directly benefit the SVVB membership. The result is a positive economic impact upon Sonoma and ultimately, you!

The Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau provides members with direct access to four important business markets:

local companies; leisure travelers; travel and trade; and conventions and meetings. You’ll enjoy unique marketing campaigns that will promote your business.

Think of joining as a way to maximize your marketing efforts, with the entire SVVB team promoting your business daily.

Exclusive membership opportunities help give you a competitive edge.

You can choose to participate in promotional activities and programs that help expand your reach to your target markets.

Our audiences include local businesses, leisure travelers, convention and meeting planners, travel agents, tour operators and travel media. You will have the chance to advertise in both

SVVB publications and on sonomavalley.com as well as participate in seasonal promotional programs.

Our membership stands at 350 and counting. Together, we’re putting Sonoma’s best foot forward. We can’t wait to work with you and for you!

JONNY WESTOM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

707-996-1090 | 866-996-1090 INFO@SONOMAVALLEY.COM

453 FIRST ST E., SONOMA, CA 95476

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DAILY REFERRALS FROM THE STAFF OF BOTH VISITOR CENTERS

7 days a week, 361 days a year—the Sonoma

Valley Visitors Bureau is open and ready to

serve you and your customers! Our two visitor

centers greet and assist tens of thousands of

visitors every year, helping them find their

way and enjoy local Sonoma businesses.

VISITORS GUIDE INCLUSION LISTING IN THE 125,000 ANNUAL GUIDES DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY

The ultimate go-to resource for all Sonoma

Valley visitors—this guide’s a comprehensive

and portable portrait of all Sonoma Valley

has to offer! Members are also included in an

online e-guide that provides clickable ads.

INCLUSION IN VISITOR MAPS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN BOTH VISITOR CENTERS

Our richly detailed, themed maps help

connect niche markets with local resources

for event planning, hiking & biking, wineries

and more. Printed versions are available at

our visitors centers as well as downloadable

from our website.

MONTHLY MARKETING MEETINGS WITH SVVB MEMBERS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM

All members are encouraged to attend this unique,

monthly opportunity to meet and network with

other members, meet our Public Relations team

and let everyone know about your business.

MONTHLY MEMBER E-NEWSLETTER REGULAR UPDATES AND COMMUNICATION

This exclusive Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau

publication is emailed monthly to members

with the freshest local news, seasonal updates

and queries for press relations content.

INCLUSION IN WEDDING AND EVENTS PACKET IF APPLICABLE

We furnish wedding and party planners with a

comprehensive packet detailing everything

they need for an event in Sonoma Valley. This

includes applicable information provided by

member businesses.

INCLUSION IN PICNIC GUIDE IF APPLICABLE

Our quick and easy picnic guide helps

visitors discover how, when and where they

can enjoy a picnic in Sonoma Valley. This

handy resource provided to visitors includes

applicable member listings leading them to

your market or tables.

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Adobe Road 939-9099 • adoberoadwines.com

Anaba 996-4188 • anabawines.com

Arrowood 935-2600 • arrowoodvineyards.com

Auteur Wines 938-9211 • auteurwines.com

B.R. Cohn 800-330-4064 x124 • brcohn.com

B Wise Vineyards Cellar 282-9169 • bwisevineyards.com

Bartholomew Park Winery 935-9511 • bartpark.com

Benziger Family Winery 888-490-2739 • benziger.com

Bonneau Winery 939-1646 • bonneauwine.com

Buena Vista Winery 800-926-1266 • buenavistawinery.com

Carneros Brewing Company 935-1880 • carnerosbrews.com

Charles Creek Tasting Room 935-3848 • charlescreek.com

Chateau St. Jean 833-4134 • chateaustjean.com

Cline Cellars 940-4030 • clinecellars.com

Deerfield Ranch Winery 833-5215 • deerfieldranch.com

En Garde Winery 282-9216 • engardewinery.com

Envolve Winery 939-5385 • envolvewinery.com

Eric Ross Winery 939-8525 • ericross.com

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards 933-1917 • gloriaferrer.com

Gundlach Bundschu 938-5277 • gunbun.com

Hawkes Vineyards & Winery 938-7620 • hawkeswine.com

Haywood Winery 933.3001 • haywoodwinery.com

Highway 12 939-1012 • highway12winery.com

Imagery Estate Winery 935-4515 • imagerywinery.com

Jacuzzi Family Vineyards 931-7575 • jacuzziwines.com

Kaz 833-2536 • kazwinery.com

Keating Wines 939-6510 • keatingwines.com

Kenwood Vineyards 833-5891 • kenwoodvineyards.com

Korbin Kameron 935-3888 • korbinkameron.com

Kunde Family Estate 833-5501 • kunde.com

Landmark Vineyards 833-0218 • landmarkwine.com

Larson Family Winery 938-3031 • larsonfamilywinery.com

Lasseter Family Winery 933-2800 • lfwinery.com

Ledson Winery & Vineyards 833-2330 • ledsonwinery.com

Little Vineyards 996-2750 • littlevineyards.com

Loxton Cellars 935-7221 • loxtonwines.com

Matanzas Creek 528-6464 • matanzascreek.com

Mayo Family Winery 938-9401 • mayofamilywinery.com

Meadowcroft Wines 934-4090 • meadowcroftwines.com

Moondance Cellars 938-7550 • moondancecellars.com

Muscardini Cellars 933-9305 • muscardinicellars.com

NakedWines.com 408-0011 • NakedWines.com

Nicholson Ranch 938-8822 • nicholsonranch.com

Pangloss Cellars 933-8565 • panglosscellars.com

Paradise Ridge Winery 282-9020 • prwinery.com

Peter Cellars 415-505-3747 • petercellars.com

Petroni Vineyards 935-8311 • petronivineyards.com

Petroni Vineyards Tasting Room 938-7610 petronivineyards.com

Ram’s Gate Winery 721-8700 • ramsgatewinery.com

Ravenswood 938-1960 • ravenswood-wine.com

Repris Wines 933-8514 • repriswines.com

Robledo Family Winery 939-6903 • robledofamilywinery.com

Roche Winery & Vineyard LLC 935-7115 • rochewinery.com

Schug Carneros Estate 800-966-9365 • schugwinery.com

Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 933-3230 • sebastiani.com

SIGH 996-2444 • sighsonoma.com

Sojourn Cellars 938-7212 • sojourncellars.com

Sonoma-Enoteca 935-1200 • sonoma-enoteca.com

Spann Vineyards 996-1330 • spannvineyards.com

St. Anne’s Crossing 598-5200 • stannescrossing.com

St. Francis Winery & Vineyards 800-675-WINE • stfranciswinery.com

Tin Barn Vineyards 938-5430 • tinbarnvineyards.com

Tricycle Wine Partners 706-2020 • tricyclewineco.com

Ty Caton Vineyards • 938-3224 • tycaton.com

VJB Vineyards & Cellars 833-2300 • vjbcellars.com

Valley of the Moon 939-4510 • valleyofthemoonwinery.com

Viansa 800-995-4740 • viansa.com

WALT Wines 933-4440 • waltwines.com

Wellington 939-0708 • wellingtonvineyards.com

Savor California’s First Wine Country The Sonoma Valley is where California’s world-renowned wine industry began. Today it is home to more than 100 premium wineries. Most wineries open between 10am - 11am and close between 4pm - 6pm. Please contact wineries directly for specific hours. ALL AREA CODES ARE 707

Just 45 miles from San Francisco

Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau453 First Street East, Sonoma, California 9547623570 Highway 121, Sonoma, California 95476

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WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: ALL AREA CODES ARE 707

Best Western Plus – Sonoma Valley Inn 938-9200 • sonomavalleyinn.com

El Dorado Hotel 996-3030 • eldoradosonoma.com

El Pueblo Inn 996-3651 • elpuebloinn.com

Inn at Sonoma 888-568-9818 • innatsonoma.com

Ledson Hotel 996-9779 • ledsonhotel.com

The Lodge at Sonoma, Renaissance Resort & Spa 935-6600 • thelodgeatsonoma.com

MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa 938-2929 • macarthurplace.com

Sonoma Hotel 996-2996 • sonomahotel.com

Swiss Hotel 938-2884 • swisshotelsonoma.com

HOTEL / MOTEL / RESORT

A Victorian Garden Inn 996-5339 • victoriangardeninn.com

An Inn 2 Remember 938-2909 • aninn2remember.com

Auberge Sonoma 939-5670 • aubergesonoma.com

Bungalows 313 996-8091 • bungalows313.com

Cinnamon Bear Creekside Inn 935-8100 • cinnamonbearcreeksideinn.com

Cottage Inn & Spa 996-0719 • cottageinnandspa.com

Hidden Oak Inn 996-9863 • hiddenoakinn.com

Magliulo’s Rose Garden Inn 996-1031 bedandbreakfast.com/ california-sonoma-magliulosrosegardeninn.html

Ramekins Bed & Breakast 933-0450 • ramekins.com

BED & BREAKFAST / INN

854 Broadway 484-2730 • vrbo.com/412656

A Cottage Sonoma 939-5670 • cottagesonoma.com

A Sonoma Farmhouse 415-309-5070 • sonomafarmhouse.com

Alexandra’s Plaza Suite 938-8381 • alexandrasplazasuite.com

Andrea’s Hidden Cottage 939-7070 • andreashiddencottage.com

Annabelle’s at Sonoma Square 415-846-3145 homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p3569171

Bungalow Sonoma 939-5670 • bungalowsonoma.com

Caroline’s Cottage 888-0801 • vrbo.com/231776

Casa Carolina 227-8482 • vrbo.com/312561

Casa la Paloma of Sonoma Valley 996-8677 • casalapalomaofsonomavalley.com

Casa Sebastiani 800-495-9961 • beautiful-places.com

Cecilia’s Adobe flipkey.com/sonoma-cottage-rentals/p303075

Cuneo Cottage 484-1998 • cuneocottage.net

Fountain View Cottage 996-0719 • cottageinnandspa.com

Inn Wine Country pat@summers-mccann.com summers-mccann.com/innwinecountry

Kate Murphy’s Cottage 996-4359 • katemurphys.com

Mary Jean’s Place 321-3904 • maryjeansplace.com

Moll Court 996-3060 • woodfieldproperties.com

Shingle House 996-3060 • woodfieldproperties.com

Susan’s Guesthouse 363-2048 • susanslodging.com

COTTAGE/GUEST HOUSE/VACATION RENTAL

From SF: North on Van Ness. Left at Lombard/101. Continue on 101 for 23 miles. Exit onto 37E toward Napa/Vallejo. Take 121 to Broadway/Hwy 12. Turn left, follow Broadway 4 miles to The Plaza.

From East Bay: I-80E, exit onto 37W toward Napa/San Rafael, Sharp right onto CA-121 N/Arnold Dr, Slight right to continue on CA-121N, Left onto Broadway/Hwy 12/Sonoma Hwy.

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Visit California’s First Wine CountryWine Country doesn’t get more real than Sonoma Valley, whose rich soils mark the birthplace of California’s wine industry. Sonoma Valley encompasses a rolling patchwork of vineyards, quaint farms and 13,000 acres of scenic parkland. In the center of town, the eight-acre Sonoma Plaza is a National Historic Landmark, strewn with sprawling shade trees and bordered by carefully preserved adobe buildings.

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SWIRL, SMELL, SIP, REPEAT Enjoy tasting wine in a valley full of premium wineries—from striking castles and garden chateaus to organic ranches and Mediterranean-style villas.

FOOD EXPERIENCE Whether you’re hankering for Tuscan country cooking, oysters on the half shell or just a warm baguette and mission figs from the farmers’ market, the local bounty is limitless.

SWEET DREAMSWhether you prefer simple pleasures or lavish luxury, you’re sure to find a pillow (or four) with your name on it at any of Sonoma’s varied accommodations.

THE JOY OF SHOPPING Shopping in Sonoma is an authentic experience, where you can explore boutiques and stores brimming with artisan-made gifts, luxury goods, home furnishings, kitchenware and jewelry.

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PARTICIPATION IN“I SONOMA VALLEY” VISITOR PROMOTION PROGRAM

Visitors to our two visitor centers leave with an

“I Love Sonoma Valley” sticker and their eyes

peeled for wineries and other member businesses

displaying a matching sticker in their window.

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WEBSITE LISTING ON SONOMAVALLEY.COM

With over 200,000 website visitors a

year, we provide a highly visible venue

for your business that you can update at

anytime! Include photos, web and map

links, descriptions, amenities and more!

You can even promote your events on our

event calendar.

BROCHURE DISPLAY AT BOTH VISITOR CENTERS

The perfect place for you to display

brochures, rack cards, business cards, event

flyers and/or other promotional materials

are in our visitor centers! With over 1,000

walk-in visitors a week, these displays

present a great opportunity to showcase

your business for visitors.

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY INCLUSION IN PRESS RELEASES & MEDIA STORIES

We work with professional media and public relations services to ensure Sonoma Valley and our member businesses are beautifully and effectively represented in

the local, regional and global media.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WEBSITE AND IN PRINT

Our annual Visitors Guide provides an excellent

platform to advertise your business to curious

visitors. For those searching online, the virtual

edition of the Guide also includes clickable

ads. We also offer advertising space on our

website, sonomavalley.com.

EVENT LISTINGS ON WEBSITE CALENDAR AVAILABLE ONLINE

Make a date with good publicity! Our extensive

calendar page on sonomavalley.com is the

second most visited page after the homepage!

Calendar items are also used by SVVB Staff

when creating monthly e-newsletters,

connecting with media and more.

PROMOTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK (22,000++ LIKES), PINTEREST AND INSTAGRAM

In a fun and friendly way, we consistently

promote our members through online social

networking, keeping Sonoma top-of-mind and

empowering the Sonoma Valley fan base to

continue enthusiastically spreading the word.

INCLUSION IN WINERY TOUR SCHEDULE AND VARIETAL CHART WHERE APPLICABLE

A perfect pairing! This helpful schedule and chart directs visitors to a winery perfect for their tastes and needs—delivering targeted, informed visitors to local wineries they’ll love.

UNLIMITED WINTER PROMOTIONS LISTINGS HOLIDAYS IN SONOMA VALLEY, OLIVE SEASON AND GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAY

Free with membership, these festive events run from November through March and are designed to encourage both visitors and residents to shop, dine, play, and stay in Sonoma Valley in the winter.

Girlfriends Getaway

Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau shares Sonoma Valley and our member businesses with the world. Contact us today to learn how you and your business can benefit from taking advantage of these unique opportunities.

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We at the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau are proud to serve as the premier advocate for our beloved Sonoma Valley! From increasing local tourism through unique marketing and branding initiatives to ensuring visitors enjoy a remarkable experience during their stay, the Visitors Bureau is the trusted and gracious hostess of Sonoma Valley.

We aim to delight, because delighted visitors and locals fuel our local economy. They become repeat tourists and ardent proponents of Sonoma as a world-class destination.

Guided by unparalleled customer service and the passionate expertise of 50+ local volunteers, the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau operates two comprehensive, knowledgable Visitor Centers seven days a week. Outfitted with the most up-to-date information, resources and maps, we steer visitors toward the essential landmarks, events, tours, products, accommodations and establishments that define our Sonoma culture—including your business!

Member and visitor services:

• Marketing to prospective Sonoma Valley visitors

• Gathering and analyzing data on visitors and callers interested in visiting

• Producing an Annual Sonoma Valley Visitors Guide (distribution 125,000)

• Producing member e-newsletters

• Producing monthly visitor e-newsletter

• Creating promotional programs including Holidays in Sonoma, Sonoma Valley Olive Season, Girlfriends Getaway, and the I Sonoma Valley campaign

• Maintaining a website to promote members and Sonoma Valley, including a calendar of events

• Acting as a central point for referrals and information for activities and directions, availability of lodging for visitors, and media information for the press

• Providing professional public relations services, including press releases, photography, FAM trips, and publicity

• Providing information for convention groups, film and video productions

history The Bureau was established in 1984 for the purpose of providing information to visitors and vacationers and to promote the hospitality industry in the Valley. The SVVB is governed by a Board of Directors elected from and by the membership of over 350 member businesses. The eleven member Board includes a five member Executive Committee. The programs and policies of the SVVB are approved by the Board of Directors and carried out by a fulltime professional staff reporting to the Bureau’s Executive Director.

The Bureau is the official ambassador to all visitors to the Valley area. In addition, the Bureau works closely with the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, Economic Vitality Partnership, the City of Sonoma, Sonoma County Tourism, and other business organizations, keeping them informed of the status of Sonoma’s visitor market.

our mission

to enhance the economic viability of our members and promote Sonoma Valley as a visitor destination.

board of directorsPaul Giusto PRESIDENT Highway 12 Vineyards & Winery

Lesli John VICE PRESIDENT

Pangloss Cellars

Dan Parks TREASURER

Inn at Sonoma | Sonoma Creek Inn

Sondra Bernstein SECRETARY

the girl & the fig

Bill Blum MacArthur Place Inn & Spa

Suzy HartThe Lodge at Sonoma

Anne JohnsonBeau Wine Tours

Emily KendisWilliams-Sonoma

Craig MillerFat Pilgrim | Sonoma Hotel

Valerie PattersonThe Hidden Oak Inn

Jerry WheelerSonoma Raceway

staffJonny Westom EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Erin Abbott MEMBER & VISITOR SERVICES

Laurie Dry OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

AND MEMBER OUTREACH

VISITOR SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES

Ginni Culwell, Bob Felder, Heather McLintock, Alexandria Morton, Carolyn Morton, Susan Poer, Pat Pulvirenti, Janice Shuck

public relationsGlodow Nead Communications

The Art Dept.

community partnersThe City of Sonoma, Economic Vitality Partnership, Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance

The Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau is committed to promoting a deep appreciation for our history, traditions, agricultural and natural beauty.

56,000walk-in visitors in 2015

125,000Visitors Guides and 200,000Winery Maps distributed

250,000sonomavalley.com visitors in 2015

OUR TWO VISITOR CENTERS: ON THE HISTORIC SONOMA PLAZA (LEFT) AND CORNERSTONE SONOMA (RIGHT)