Enjoy farm-to-glass bounty in Sacramento

Norman visiting the CA State Capitol. Photo by Julie Christensen.

Norman visiting the CA State Capitol. Photo credit: Julie Christensen With more than 200 hundred wineries situated within a 75-mile radius of the state Capitol, Sacramento can lay claim to being a “farm-to-glass” capital as well as a capital of farm-to-fork cuisine. Read more.

Sacramento’s dog-friendly craft breweries

Photo by Track 7.

(CC) Sephiroty To say the craft-brewery scene has exploded in Sacramento is an understatement: the California capital just might lead the nation in number of craft breweries per capita, with 14 and counting establishments brewing their own beer within the city limits and more than two dozen others making suds elsewhere in Sacramento County. Read more.

Farm-to-glass delights

group of friends sit at a table with a dog clinking full wine glasses

With more than 200 wineries situated within a 75-mile radius of the state Capitol, Sacramento can lay claim to being a “farm-to-glass” capital as well as a capital of farm-to-fork cuisine. Read more.

Dogtrekker’s best river adventures

Dog in canoe at Catch a Canoe in Mendocino

Catch a Canoe & Bicycles, Too! in Mendocino.

Among our favorite go-to spots is the languidly flowing stretch of the Russian River around Healdsburg. Russian River Adventures rents dog-friendly inflatable canoes for full-day trips where you can enjoy clear, clean swimming holes and a picnic lunch before catching the shuttle back to town.

Explore the countryside

Photo by Jetsetting Fashionista.

The words “wine” and “Sacramento” may not seem to go together—until you realize more than 200 wineries and tasting rooms are situated within 75 miles of the state capital. Read more.