Gateway Signs Updated to Reflect All Seven Sister Cities Partnerships
On March 17, 2016, a small crowd gathered on Highway 12 in Sonoma at the north end of Traintown to witness and cheer the installation the first of two new Sonoma Sister Cities Association signs. The old signs were faded and out of date as they featured only the first four of the current […]
Wanted: An Intern to Assist with the 2016 Grape Harvest in Tokaj, Hungary
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee (STSCC) is looking for a Harvest Intern who will travel to Hungary between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2016, and work the 2016 crush in Tokaj, Hungary. The Intern will be working at Tokaj Hétszölö Vineyards with winemaker Gergely Makai, who speaks English, and will provide instruction and knowledge of […]
Entering Sonoma: Get Ready for New Signs that Designate Sonoma’s Seven Sister Cities
It’s understandable that most people who live in Sonoma don’t even see the current signs that announce that the City of Sonoma has numerous Sister City relationships around the globe. The current signs are relics that have faded in color and fallen into disrepair. They are also highly inaccurate, thanks to the City of Sonoma’s […]
Greve in Chianti Piazza Panorama
Around the Piazza in Greve in Chianti
Inside the Greve Piazza
Inside the Piazza of Greve in Chianti
Greve in Chianti Piazza, Circa 1993
The Piazza of Greve in Chianti circa 1993
New Year’s Greeting from the Consul General of The People’s Republic of China in San Francisco
In February 2016, Luo Linquan, the Consul General of The People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, sent the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee this letter, wishing us a good New Year of the Monkey and supporting our building a Chinese Pavilion (Ting) in Sonoma to honor the Chinese workers who, beginning in the late 1800’s, helped […]