HAVING A BLAST
The gentlemanly sporting life meets the world of fine food and wine on a thousand-acre retreat in Sonoma, California that is quickly going from best-kept secret to bona fide sensation. While Wing & Barrel Ranch was first established on a small scale several years ago as an insider’s escape for the renowned region’s top winemakers, it recently acquired more property and unveiled a new clubhouse that’s become an important social hub for the exclusive but growing membership roster, which now numbers around 300. And with pandemic restrictions finally lifting, the club is really coming into its own.
Members flock to Wing & Barrel for the sporting clay stands and courses, seasonal bird hunting, and customized shooting and flyfishing excursions, but also for the fine dining and wine-focused gatherings that the impressive new clubhouse caters to. And the list of amenities keeps growing, with a golf author Jack London; and a cigar lounge that have all been added as part of the club’s expansion. Right next door is the 1,600-acre Sonoma Speedway, for those who also want to indulge a passion for fast cars, offering special events for Wing & Barrel members.
