Every year NorthBay biz magazine conducts a readers’ poll in order to determine the best businesses in the North Bay. This year is the 35th installment of the only readers’ choice that covers Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties voted on by both thousands of readers and active members in the business community. And the results are in...here are the 2024 Best Of winners along with the runner-up Gold Medal winners.
Wineries
- Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winner: Serres Ranch
- Runner-up Gold Medal: Frias Family Vineyard
- Chardonnay
- Winner: Far Niente Winery
- Gold Medal: Balletto Vineyards
- Pinot Noir
- Winner: Rochioli Vineyards & Winery
- Gold Medal: McCarter Cellars
- Rosé
- Winner: McCarter Cellars
- Gold Medal: Balletto Vineyards
- Sparkling Wine
- Winner: Breathless Wines
- Gold Medal: Korbel Champagne Cellars
- Tasting Room
- Winner: Paradise Ridge Winery
- Gold Medal: Hope & Grace Wines
- Winemaker
- Winner: Penny Gadd-Coster, Breathless Wines
- Gold Medal: Dennis McCarter, McCarter Cellars
- Zinfandel
- Winner: A. Rafanelli Winery
- Gold Medal: Rodney Strong Vineyards
Business Services
- Accounting Firm
- Winner: Pisenti & Brinker
- Gold Medal: Linkenheimer, LLP
- Architectural/Design Firm
- Winner: Quattrocchi Kwok Architects
- Gold Medal: Daniel Macdonald AIA architects
- Builder/Contractor
- Winner: Harkey Construction
- Gold Medal: Ghilotti Bros.
- Business Bank
- Winner: Poppy Bank
- Gold Medal: Redwood Credit Union
- Chamber of Commerce
- Winner: Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce
- Gold Medal: Windsor Chamber of Commerce
- Consumer Bank
- Winner: Exchange Bank
- Gold Medal: Poppy Bank
- Credit Union
- Winner: Community First Credit Union
- Gold Medal: North Bay Credit Union
- Engineering Firm
- Winner: ZFA Structural Engineers
- Gold Medal: MKM & Associates
- Health Care Provider
- Winner: Kaiser Permanente
- Gold Medal: Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
- Insurance Brokerage
- Winner: Heffernan Insurance Brokers
- Gold Medal: Don Ramatici Insurance
- Job Placement Service
- Winner: Star Staffing
- Gold Medal: Certified Employment Group
- Law Firm
- Winner: Geary, Shea, O’Donnell, Grattan & Mitchell
- Gold Medal: Spaulding McCullough & Tansil
- Nonprofit Organization
- Winner: Becoming Independent
- Gold Medal: First Responders Resiliency
- Real Estate Agency
- Winner: RE/MAX Marketplace
- Gold Medal: Keegan and Coppin Co.
- Security and Investigations
- Winner: Whitestar Group
- Gold Medal: Armorous Security and Investigations
- Wealth Management Firm
- Winner: Edward Jones
- Gold Medal: Charles Schwab & Co.
Business & Pleasure
- Annual Festival or Event
- Winner: Country Summer
- Gold Medal: BottleRock Napa Valley
- Business Event Venue
- Winner: Sally Tomatoes
- Gold Medal: Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
- Business Restaurant
- Winner: Stark’s Steak & Seafood
- Gold Medal: Sweet T’s Restaurant + Bar
- Catering Service
- Winner: Sally Tomatoes
- Gold Medal: Sonoma County Catering
- Golf Course
- Winner: Windsor Golf Club
- Gold Medal: Foxtail Golf Club
- Local Brewery/Spirits
- Winner: Russian River Brewing Company
- Gold Medal: HenHouse Brewing Co.
- Luxury Car Dealer
- Winner: Freeman Lexus
- Gold Medal: Hansel BMW of Santa Rosa
- Visitors Bureau
- Winner: Sonoma County Tourism
- Gold Medal: Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau
Companies & People
- Business Friendly City
- Winner: City of Rohnert Park
- Gold Medal: City of Santa Rosa
- Best Company in Napa County
- Winner: WineGlass Marketing
- Gold Medal: Ghilotti Bros.
- Best Company in Marin County
- Winner: Ghilotti Bros.
- Gold Medal: George Petersen Insurance Agency
- Best Company in Sonoma County
- Winner: Exchange Bank
- Gold Medal: Poppy Bank
- Business Community Leader
- Susan Farren, founder of First Responders Resiliency
