Farmhouse Cottage on a Vineyard with Gourmet Kitchen & Privacy

I'm from the Marin area and traveled out from NY with my teenage son over the Easter holiday to visit family and relax in the California sun. We hit the market for all of our needs when we arrived and, aside from an indulgent jaunt to Dean & Deluca in Napa, we never had to go again. We brought our bikes up from Marin and this charming and pristine cottage became our home for the week. We would wake to a sun filled kitchen, overlooking the vineyards, and had every amenity needed to prepare all the meals we never have time to savor in our fast-paced lives back home. I travel quite a bit for my job in film publicity and though we stay at 5 star properties, life in a hotel is often quite contrived. We loved having the freedom to eat when we wanted, ride our bikes into town and enjoy the bike paths, shops, and cafes. I loved being able to open a bottle of wine at 2 p.m. and sit in the backyard with my book while my son and his cousin played bocce ball. The citrus blossoms in the yard - melting in the sun. The lilac scenting the air from the front porch. I made a multi-course meal on Easter Sunday, a lemon buttercream cake (we rode our bikes up to a friends house on North Castle to get fresh lemons) and enjoyed local wines with family while the kids played bocce ball and went for a bike ride. There were pans, pots, measuring cups and platters a plenty...

My mother and sister came up one day and we enjoyed lunch under the arbor before heading out to several of the local wineries - none more than a 5 minute drive. My father and my son played 18 holes at the Sonoma Golf Club and when dusk came, we put on the string lights that span the yard and enjoyed recapping our days while relaxing on the outdoor couches with, yes, another glass of wine while James Taylor played in the background...

The cottage is just on the edge of an expansive vineyard and the last house on a street that is quintessentially Sonoma. A 10 minute bike ride will take you past small vineyards, farms, architectural masterpieces of modern farmhouses with metal roofs and homes that have been unchanged since before you started drinking CA wines. You will see expansive gardens, horses and vineyards but not the concierge, bellmen and front desk staff who remind you that your time is limited and your recently purchased CA Lotto ticket better be a winner.

We went home rested, relaxed & happy to have freshly washed laundry rather than a jumble of dirty clothes in our bags. A+