Love Notes

A Valentine’s Day Celebration of Wine, Food & Romance

February 14, 2026 from 6:30-9:00pm

This Valentine’s Day, romance is in the air at The Inn at Occidental with Love Notes, an elegant four-course wine pairing dinner designed to delight all your senses by the acclaimed local chef team of Jim and Michele Wimborough of Hazel Restaurant. Each course is thoughtfully paired with exquisite local wines that create the perfect harmony, just like a Love Note written from the heart.

Following this romantic dinner, join us for a match made in heaven – enjoy a glass of Sparkling Brut Rose from Balletto Vineyards paired with fine chocolates from Volo Chocolates, while enjoying the music of acclaimed classical guitarist, Julio Reyes. 

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Love Notes: Valentines Day Wine Pairing Dinner

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 6:30pm

SPECIAL EARLY BIRD OFFER $160 per person (plus gratuity, tax, and fees)- through December 31st

(Standard price $180 per person – after January 1st) 

Love Notes Getaway Package

End this romantic evening with a luxurious stay at the Inn at Occidental, complete with our Tub Turndown package in one of our enchanting courtyard rooms or suites with a fireplace and jacuzzi tub. (Package includes tickets to the dinner event) 

Vacation in Beautiful Sonoma County, California

SONOMA WINE COUNTRY – LOVELY AND DIVERSE…

Unspoiled pastoral countryside, dinner beside the California coast, and award-winning Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley wines – all in one county!

Sonoma County is the quintessential wine country — sophistication and class without the attitude and crowds. Here, rolling hills and peaceful country roads weave through family-owned vineyards as well as nationally known wineries. At 1,604 square miles, Sonoma County is much larger than neighboring Napa and offers more diverse activities to enjoy. Relaxed and personal, Sonoma lies closer to the sea and farther from the traffic.

The first home of wine production in Northern California, Sonoma County is also still the nation’s largest producer of quality wine. Distinct wine valleys dot the countryside — Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and the Valley of the Moon — each offering its own flavors and varietals, including many of the world’s best-known labels and appellations.

Most of Sonoma County’s 400+wineries are open to the public for tours and complimentary tastings.

Just an hour north of San Francisco, Sonoma Wine Country is an elegant, but unpretentious, vacation destination. The county’s unspoiled natural beauty — vineyards, towering old-growth redwoods, the Russian River, and the rugged California coastline — are just the beginning. A haven for artists, craftspeople, and chefs, Sonoma County offers so much more than exceptional wine. During your Sonoma Wine Country vacation, visit enjoy shopping in local art galleries, shops, and boutiques, pamper yourself with a massage or spa treatment, and experience some of the best dining in the country.

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