California: Wine and Food Hub for West Sonoma

An ambitious new showcase and marketplace for local wines, food and artisan products is taking shape in Sebastopol, the unofficial capital of western Sonoma County. The Barlow, on the site of a former apple-processing/shipping plant and railway depot, is two blocks from Sebastopol’s congested hub, from which wine country explorers spin off onto a web of twisting two-lane roadways leading to dozens of out-of-the way wineries and tasting rooms. An hour’s drive from San Francisco, Sebastopol (population 7,400) serves as gateway to the vinous and other attractions of the Sonoma Coast. Brainchild of developer Barney Aldrich, who grew up in Sonoma County, the 93,635-square-foot Barlow is contained within the 220,000-square-foot Sebastopol Industrial Park. The development consists of shiny, corrugated metal structures built (or rebuilt) to resemble the original, early 20th century apple cannery, when Gravenstein apples were the area’s principal cash crop.

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An ambitious new showcase and marketplace for local wines, food and artisan products is taking shape in Sebastopol, the unofficial capital of western Sonoma County. The Barlow, on the site of a former apple-processing/shipping plant and railway depot, is two blocks from Sebastopol’s congested hub, from which wine country explorers spin off onto a web of twisting two-lane roadways leading to dozens of out-of-the way wineries and tasting rooms. An hour’s drive from San Francisco, Sebastopol (population 7,400) serves as gateway to the vinous and other attractions of the Sonoma Coast. Brainchild of developer Barney Aldrich, who grew up in Sonoma County, the 93,635-square-foot Barlow is contained within the 220,000-square-foot Sebastopol Industrial Park. The development consists of shiny, corrugated metal structures built (or rebuilt) to resemble the original, early 20th century apple cannery, when Gravenstein apples were the area’s principal cash crop. Aldrich’s original plan to put condos on the disused, 12-acre property failed to come to fruition: City officials preferred to keep the parcel mixed-use, light-industrial. Aldrich adjusted his sights and worked with the city to meet its needs. Despite paying homage to its historical antecedents, The Barlow stands out as something of an anomaly for downtown Sebastopol’s warren of ornate, wooden Victorian architecture.

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An ambitious new showcase and marketplace for local wines, food and artisan products is taking shape in Sebastopol, the unofficial capital of western Sonoma County. The Barlow, on the site of a former apple-processing/shipping plant and railway depot, is two blocks from Sebastopol’s congested hub, from which wine country explorers spin off onto a web of twisting two-lane roadways leading to dozens of out-of-the way wineries and tasting rooms. An hour’s drive from San Francisco, Sebastopol (population 7,400) serves as gateway to the vinous and other attractions of the Sonoma Coast. Brainchild of developer Barney Aldrich, who grew up in Sonoma County, the 93,635-square-foot Barlow is contained within the 220,000-square-foot Sebastopol Industrial Park. The development consists of shiny, corrugated metal structures built (or rebuilt) to resemble the original, early 20th century apple cannery, when Gravenstein apples were the area’s principal cash crop. Aldrich’s original plan to put condos on the disused, 12-acre property failed to come to fruition: City officials preferred to keep the parcel mixed-use, light-industrial. Aldrich adjusted his sights and worked with the city to meet its needs. Despite paying homage to its historical antecedents, The Barlow stands out as something of an anomaly for downtown Sebastopol’s warren of ornate, wooden Victorian architecture.

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