Rise up Sonoma was held December 3rd, 2017 in Santa Rosa California with 100% of the proceeds from this special evening distributed evenly to charities Rise Up Sonoma feels delivers comprehensive aid to as many of those affected as possible.

See the food, wine and fun experienced at this incredible Rise Up Sonoma fundraiser.

Chef Dustin Valette of Valette Healdsburg. Read about Valette on the blog here.

Another great table with the Liholiho Yacht Club San Francisco Team and Sondra Bernstein and John of girl & the fig Sonoma. 

Cheers to a fabulous evening with my ladies, Amy of Sip on This Juice and my dear friend Kelsey

I always love to see the Nopa team even if it’s outside of SF in Sonoma! watch my interview with Chef/Owner Laurence Jossel on the blog here.

Enjoying a glass of AldenAli Pinot Noir with Dan Kosta. I had this for the first time a few weeks earlier at San Francisco’s Chefsgiving (when I fell in love with it) so I was thrilled to enjoy it again a few weeks later.

Cheers to enjoying some delicious Patz & Hall Chardonnay!

Adam and Dianna Lee sharing Dianna’s lovely Flaunt Sparkling Wine which recently hit the market. These wines are lovely and something any sparkling wine lover must try!

So thrilled to meet the Stark Family, Mark and Teri who I’m a huge fan of with various Santa Rosa Restaurants

Hanging with some fabulous Sonoma Winemakers from Hartford Court Winery and Williams Selyem. Read more about Williams Selyem on the blog here.

The amazing line up of Hartford Court Pinot Noirs I tasted with winemaker Jeff Stewart

My favorite of the Pinot Noir flight I enjoyed from Hartford Court

So great to see Stuart of San Francisco’s Statebird Provisions (hands down one of my FAV SF restaurants). Read more about State Bird (as I call it) on the blog here.

As always, the SpoonBar team came to the event prepared and sharing a lovely dish. This husband and wife team is so talented and beyond adorable. Read more about SpoonBar on my Top 10 Healdsburg Restaurant post here. 

Another delicious bite from Chef Ari of Glen Ellen Star and Chef Craig Stoll of Delfina Restaurant San Francisco. Read about Glen Ellen Star on the blog here and Delfina Restaurant here.