Visit Sonoma City and Buena Vista Winery | 索诺玛小城和最古酒庄

Apart from Domaine Carneros, we also went to Buena Vista Winery and the city of Sonoma, both of which are located further north.

Buena Vista Winery is the oldest winery in Sonoma and the second oldest in California, having opened one year after D'Agostini Winery.

Agoston Haraszthy, a Hungarian nobleman purchased a ranch in Sonoma Valley in 1857 and named it Buena Vista. He was the first Hungarian to settle permanently in the United States and was often referred to as the "Father of California Wine".

More than 300 varieties of European grapes were introduced to the state by Haraszthy, who also developed new methods for grape cultivation and winemaking. His cellars at Buena Vista Winery were the first stone ones in California .

At that time, many Chinese immigrants who had come to California for the Gold Rush and later for the transcontinental railroad construction were looking for work. Haraszthy hired 150 Chinese workers for his winery through Ho Po, a San Francisco labour contractor. He was also an advocate for Chinese immigration, refusing to stop hiring Chinese labourers at his winery despite growing anti-Chinese sentiment and political opposition.

In Buena Vista's tasting room, I saw photos of Chinese men working in the vineyards and bottling wine. They built roads, cleared land, ripped out old grape vines and replanted European varieties, pruned and harvested grapes, and they dug wine caves by hand...

The original hand-dug caves have been opened to visitors for tours after a reconstruction led by the Jean-Charles Boisset family. They have been the owner of the winery since 2011, and the site still sits on its original property.

We visited the old champagne cellar as well. As you can see from my photos here, Buena Vista made the first sparkling wine in California. It produces wines from cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, merlot, syrah, zinfandel, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc, as well as unique historical varietals under the "Vinicultural Society" label.

从Domaine Carneros继续往北开，我们还游览了索诺玛城和美景酒庄。

索诺玛谷是加州最大的葡萄酒乡之一，产量远远超过纳帕谷。而美景酒庄是索诺玛最古老的酒庄，在整个加州比达戈斯蒂尼老酒庄晚一年建成。

1857年，匈牙利贵族阿戈斯顿•哈拉斯蒂在索诺玛谷买下一座牧场，起名为美景酒庄。他是第一个在美国定居的匈牙利人，也被称为“加州葡萄酒之父”。

哈拉斯蒂将三百多个欧洲葡萄品种引入加州，并在葡萄种植和酿酒技术方面进行了创新。他在美景酒庄的酒窖是加州的首批石头酒窖。

当时，许多因为淘金热和后来修建中央大铁路而来到加州的华人在找工。哈拉斯蒂通过旧金山的包工头（照片里手拿折扇的华人）雇佣了150名华人在他的酒庄做工。那段时期，加州很多地方出现排华浪潮，而哈拉斯蒂顶住政治反对派的压力，拒绝停止雇佣华工，还积极倡导华人移民到加州。

在美景酒庄的品酒室里，我看到了那时华工劳作的照片。他们修建道路、清理土地、拔除老藤、重新种植欧洲品种、修剪并采摘葡萄、徒手挖造酒窖······

酒庄的现任主人是博伊塞特家族，经过他们带领下的翻修，这些最初由华工手挖的酒窖已经向游客开放。除了产出加州首款气泡酒，美景酒庄还供应产自赤霞珠、黑皮诺、梅洛、西拉、仙粉黛、霞多丽和长相思等🍇品种的葡萄酒。

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The city of Sonoma is to the west of Buena Vista Winery. It is a charming town with many historic sites, art galleries, cafes, and shops. It was a great pleasure to stroll through its lovely streets and green parks. Only a few photos were taken because I was having fun with a group of friends.

The Mission San Francisco Solano from the 19th century can be seen below. Thousands of grape vines were planted here, and cuttings were distributed throughout northern California to start new vineyards.

The original Bear Flag was hoisted at the Bear Flag Monument on Sonoma Plaza. The "California Republic" flag features a star, a grizzly bear, and a red stripe. It serves as the foundation for California's modern state flag.

索诺玛市就在美景酒庄的西边，这座历史名城有众多艺术画廊、咖啡馆和书店。古朴的小街和公园绿地很适合漫步，我和朋友们一路逛街说笑，倒是没怎么拍照片。

下面的旧金山索拉诺传教所建于19世纪，这里曾经种植有数以千计的葡萄藤，其中很多枝条被带到加州北部各地，扦插成新的葡萄园。

索诺玛广场上的纪念碑处是最初“加利福尼亚共和国”熊旗悬挂的地址。旗子上有一颗星、一只灰熊和红色条纹，它是加利福尼亚现代州旗的原型。

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