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 […]
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 […]
Around the Piazza in Greve in Chianti
Inside the Piazza of Greve in Chianti
The Piazza of Greve in Chianti circa 1993
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 […]
Please join the Aswan, Egypt Sister Cities Committee at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art on Wednesday, December 2, from 4-5pm for a special tour of this remarkable exhibit An Accomplishment in Creativity: The Egyptian Children’s Tapestries . David Williams, who owns the largest collection of Wissa Wassef tapestries in the United States, will […]
SSCA is hosting its annual Holiday Party once again at the Sonoma Barracks on December 4, 6:00-8:00pm right after the annual tree lighting ceremony on The Plaza. Enjoy world-wide appetizers from each Sister-City Committee along with some pours of local complimentary wines, and live music. SSCA gladly accepts your tax-deductible donation […]
A Message to Our French Friends
It is with a heavy heart that we watch the tragic events in Paris unfold this evening. Every news announcement tells of more innocent lives lost. Our prayers are with our French friends in Chambolle Musigny and all the French people. We too are in disbelief and are unfortunately familiar […]
Sonoma, CA September 2, 2015
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee is proud to announce the arrival of Hungarian viticulture intern Daniel Kovacs in Sonoma on Tuesday, August 26. Mr. Kovacs will be working at Buena Vista Winery as their harvest cellar intern; his duties will include all aspects of making wine: crushing, racking, pressing, cleaning, pumping […]
