Getting there

Planes

You can fly into San Francisco International Airport on British Airways | Lufthansa | and a wide assortment of US internal carriers. From here | Sonoma County is about 45 minutes’ drive to the north | (just over an hour to Healdsburg). Santa Rosa’s tiny Charles M Schultz Airport (named in homage to Peanuts’ creator) is visited by Horizon air flights to/from San Francisco | Seattle | LA | and Las Vegas. Sacramento and Oakland airports are also viable options.

Trains

Sonoma’s not well served by rail, although there is a bus network that covers the region quite comprehensively.

Automobiles

Cars are by far the best means of getting around Sonoma – you can arrange rental vehicle by the usual operators | Hertz | Avis | Enterprise and Budget. If chauffered limos are more your bag | or you don’t have a designated driver for your vineyard visits | both California Wine Tours (www.californiawinetours.com) and Beau Wine Tours (www.beauwinetours.com) rent cars and chauffeurs by the hour | and arrange county tours.