North Bays Best 2012 Winners

Category	North Bay’s Best	Gold Medal
Business Style
Best Fine Jewelry Store	E.R. Sawyer Jewelers	Darcy’s Fine Jewelers
Best Green Business	WestCoast Solar Energy	Marizco Landscape Management, Inc.
Best Luxury Car Dealer	Smothers European	Lexus of Marin
Best Office Services	Trope Group	Innovative Business Solutions
Best Office Technology Supplier	Discovery Office Systems	Top Speed Data Communications
Best Nonprofit/Charitable Organization	Sonoma Humane Society	Social Advocates for Youth
Business Entertaining
Best Business Restaurant	John Ash & Co.	Stark’s Steakhouse
Best Catering Service	Park Avenue Catering	Trends Catering
Best Enertainment Venue	Wells Fargo Center for the Arts	River Rock Casino
Best Sparkling Wine	J Vineyards & Winery	Iron Horse Vineyards
Best Sauvignon Blanc (tie)	Hanna Winery & Vineyards, Mauritson
Best Chardonnay	Rombauer Vineyards	St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
Best Pinot Noir	Kosta Browne Winery	Paul Hobbs Wines
Best Merlot	Rodney Strong Vineyards	Armida Winery
Best Zinfandel	Seghesio Family Vineyards	Ridge Vineyards
Best Cabernet Sauvignon	Groth Vineyards & Winery	Thumbprint Cellars
Business Services
Best Accounting Firm	BPM Accountants & Consultants	Linkenheimer LLP CPAs & Advisors
Best Architect/Design Firm	AXIA Architects	TLCD Architecture
Best Business Bank	Exchange Bank	Summit State Bank, Bank of Marin
Best Chamber of Commerce	Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce	Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce
Best Chamber Event	San Rafael Chamber of Commerce	Napa Chamber of Commerce
Best Commercial Real Estate Company	Keegan & Coppin Co., Inc.	Coldwell Banker
Best Consumer Bank	Exchange Bank	Sonoma Bank
Best Contractor/Builder	Ghilotti Bros., Inc.	Kirby Construction Company, Inc.; Midstate Construction Corp.
Best Credit Union	Redwood Credit Union	Community First Credit Union; Patelco Credit Union
Best Insurance Brokerage	George Petersen Insurance Agency	Vantreo Insurance Brokerage
Best Job Placement Service	Nelson	Perfect Timing Personnel Services, Inc.
Best Law Firm	Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty	Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP
Best Real Estate Company	Century 21 NorthBay Alliance	Re/Max Central
Best Wealth Management Firm	Moss Adams	JDH Wealth Management LLC
Companies & People
Best Business Community Leader	Willie Tamayo
Best Company to Do Business with in Marin County	Circle Bank	Bradley Real Estate
Best Company to Do Business with in Napa County	Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty	Star Staffing
Best Company to Do Business with in Sonoma County	Redwood Credit Union	Kaiser Permanente
Business & Pleasure
Best Golf Course	Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club	Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club
Best Hotel for Business Guests	Fountaingrove Inn	Hyatt Vineyard Creek
Best Meeting/Conference Site	Vintners Inn	Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa
Best Spa/Resort	Coldwater Creek the Spa	Kenwood Inn & Spa, Massage Envy
Best Wine Tasting Room	Matanzas Creek Winery	Hartford Family Winery

Category

North Bay’s Best

Gold Medal

Business Style

Best Fine Jewelry Store

E.R. Sawyer Jewelers

Darcy’s Fine Jewelers

Best Green Business

WestCoast Solar Energy

Marizco Landscape Management, Inc.

Best Luxury Car Dealer

Smothers European