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Local Event
Cost: $175 pp
Location: This tour departs from and returns to The Barlow, Sebastopol, CA
Address: 385 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Cost: $175 per person
Featuring:
Enjoy the day traveling along two lane country roads, from Sebastopol to the coastal towns of Valley Ford and Freestone. Your first tour begins at Wm. Cofield Cheesemakers where you will be able to see how proper British style cheese is made from start to finish — from the milk vats operating on site to the aging room to the packaging and shipping area. Following the tour, you will enjoy a full tasting of all Wm. Cofield has to offer.
From there you will head to Gold Ridge Organic Farms to explore their organic farm with 70 acres of mixed olive trees plus 18 acres of apples and citrus. Experience their award-winning organic olive oils and farm goods.
Next you will head north to the Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery in the quaint village of Valley Ford. This exciting venture from Karen Bianchi-Moreda and her son Joe builds on her family’s storied 100-year dairy legacy in coastal California, marrying café and cheese ripening. Devour a delicious cheese-focused lunch at the café before enjoying a tour and focused tasting of Valley Ford cheeses, crafted with milk from Karen’s son Jim’s nearby herd of Jersey cows.
Before the tour ends you will get an exclusive visit to Black Kite Cellars. This is a small, family-owned and operated winery committed to producing the finest site-specific Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from exceptional vineyards along the California coast. Starting their 21st year, they are pleased to have you join them in their new home, “Jasper House,” recently named one of the best new California tasting rooms of 2024 by the San Francisco Chronicle. It is located in the historic town of Freestone, just seven miles from the Pacific Ocean. They welcome you to a special tasting of their currently released wines from both the Anderson Valley and Sonoma Coast AVAs. As a special addition to this exclusive tasting, you will be joined by Laura Werlin, one of the country’s foremost authorities on cheese, for a cheese and wine pairing.
*Transportation for tour included in ticket cost
**All sales are final and events take place rain or shine.