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North Bays Best 2008 Winners

North Bays Best 2008 Winners

by Justin Defreitas

May 22, 2008
in Best Of

2008 Readers Poll Winners
Category	North Bay’s Best	Gold Medal
Business Entertaining
Business Breakfast	Omelette Express	Marvins Breakfast Club
Best Business Lunch	Graffiti	Cacti American Grille
		Charlie’s Grill
Best Business Dinner	John Ash & Co.	Tra Vigne Restaurant
Best Catering Service	Trends Catering	Elaine Bell Catering
		Park Avenue Catering
Best Entertainment Venue	River Rock Casino	Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Best Sparkling Wine	Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards	Korbel Champagne Cellars
Best Sauvignon Blanc	Dutcher Crossing Winery	Cakebread Cellars
Best Chardonnay	Kendall Jackson	Chateau St. Jean
Best Pinot Noir	La Crema Winery	Emeritus Vineyards
Best Merlot	Duckhorn Vineyards	St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
Best Zinfandel	Armida Winery	Mauritson Family Winery
Best Cabernet Sauvignon	Grgich Hills	Sterling Vineyards
Business & Pleasure
Best Golf Course	Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club	Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club
		StoneTree Golf Club
Best Spa / Resort	Meadowood Napa Valley	Coldwater Creek The Spa
Best Wine Tasting Room	J Vineyards & Winery	Sterling Vineyards
Best Hotel for Business Guests	FountainGrove Inn, hotel & Conference Center	Embassy Suites San Rafael-Marin County
Best Business Event	Napa Chamber of Commerce	San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Business & Finance
Best Chamber of Commerce	Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce	Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce
Best Real Estate Company	Frank Howard Allen Realtors	Coldwell Banker Northern California
		Prudential California Realty
Best Commercial Real Estate Company	NAI BT Commercial Real Estate	Keegan & Coppin Co., Inc.
Best Wealth Management Company	Collins & Company, LLC	Edward Jones Investments
Best Accounting Firm	Linkenheimer LLP, CPA’s & Advisors	Moss-Adams LLP
Best Insurance Broker	George Petersen Insurance Agency	Mitch White Agency
Best Builder	Christopherson Homes	Pinnacle Homes
Best Business Bank	Exchange Bank	Circle Bank
		First Community Bank
Best Consumer Bank	Bank of the West	Wells Fargo Bank
Best Credit Union	Redwood Credit Union	Community First Credit Union
Best Law Firm	Anderson Zeigler Disharoon Gallagher & Gray	Carle Mackie Power & Ross LLP
		Lanahan & Reilley LLP
Best Job Placement Service	Nelson Staffing Solutions	Robert Half
		Volt Services Group
Business Style
Best Fine Jewelry	E.R. Sawyer Jewelers	Bennett Valley Jewelers
Best Luxury Car Dealer	Smothers European	Lexus of Marin
Best Office Technology Supplier	Discovery Office Systems	Scott’s Technology Group
		Top Speed Data Communications
Business & Finance
Best Company to do Business with in Napa County	Elaine Bell Catering	Silverado Resort
Best Company to do Business with in Marin County	Bank of Marin	Tamalpais Bank
Best Company to do Business with in Sonoma County	Exchange Bank	Innovative Business Solutions
Best Green Business	Codding Enterprises	SolarCraft
Best Business Community Leader	Bill Carle