# Best Sonoma Questions and End-of-Year Episode (2025) | Sonoma Podcast Guest: Bob Taylor

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Podcast: [The Sonoma Spiel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel-5578529)
Published: 2025-12-23T17:21:59+00:00
Episode link: https://SonomaValley.podbean.com/e/top-sonoma-questions-and-end-of-year-episode-2025-sonoma-podcast-guest-bob-taylor/
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## Resource

Welcome to the final Sonoma Spiel Podcast episode of 2025 — we’re closing out the year, cleaning off absolutely none of our desks, and rolling straight into 2026 with a very special guest… and this time we mean it: Bob Taylor of Sonoma TV. Bob is the Executive Director of KSVY (Voices of the Valley), the nonprofit community radio + TV station right here in Sonoma, and the behind-the-scenes wizard who helps make a lot of our local recordings happen — including events like the Sonoma Plaza Tree Lighting, Lighted Tractor Parade, and more. In this end-of-year edition, Tim (Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau CEO) and Bob: ✅ Share favorite highlights from 2025 in Sonoma Valley (music, festivals, community events, and more) ✅ Talk about what they’re hopeful for in 2026 (hint: more live music, more community energy) ✅ Dive into an extended “We Get Questions” segment — answering real visitor questions ✅ Discuss the Toscano Hotel (new SVVB home) and yes… whether it’s haunted 😄 ✅ Debate important topics like: Where exactly does Sonoma Valley begin and end? and What’s “the Mission” in Sonoma? “WE GET QUESTIONS” — INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE Are there redwoods in Sonoma Valley? Is the Toscano haunted? (and… can I just come in for the old building smell?) Where is Sonoma Valley — and am I in it right now? Is the Sonoma Valley Tasting Pass for one person or two? What is Mission San Francisco Solano and why is it special? Where can I get coffee near the Sonoma Plaza? How do I volunteer with the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau? Is there a fee to enter Sonoma Valley? (😆) Gluten-free bakery options in Sonoma Valley? When do the Plaza lights come down? What to do in Sonoma Valley in winter / rainy days When day do the mustard flowers bloom? BottleRock shuttle between Napa & Sonoma? (we try!) 📍…

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