About Writer Erick Larson is a wine enthusiast and Realtor serving clients that buy and sell Sonoma Wine Country Homes and Real Estate. He is also an owner of Home & Value Advisors which provides complete real estate finance, design and renovation services to clients in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California. For information about real estate in another part of Northern California, visit Davis Real Estate and Homes.
Sonoma County Wine Basics Sonoma County, California produces some of the finest wines in the world. The soil, the climate, and the sun, combine to grow grapes that produce wines you will treasure. The quality of the soil and the climate account for almost 80% of the characteristics of any specific wine.