Step back in time as you rock back and forth on the veranda of the Raford Inn, at the corner of Wohler Road and Eastside Road, in the iconic Russian River Valley. Once part of Rancho El Molino, a Mexican land grant, this Victorian era beauty was built in 1880. Hops pioneer Raford Petersen and his descendants fastidiously worked the 1,320 acres for over 100 years.
Today, the hops have been replaced with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards and the inn has been refurbished and designated as a historic landmark. Named after Petersen himself, the Raford Inn now sits atop four acres overlooking the vineyards, one-half mile from the Russian River.
And the sweet smell of roses, roses, roses permeate the air…
