Maker-in-Residence

Some books are about a place. Wineland is built from one. Explore our featured Wineland artist-in-residence tribute to its artisans and makers from June 1 - 30, 2026.

Authored by Chef Charlie Palmer with co-author Matt Villano and photographed by Emma Kruch, Wineland is a portrait of Sonoma County’s artisan culture told through the people, producers, and ingredients that define it. This June, the book arrives in residence at Appellation Healdsburg — not on a shelf, but alive: through the hands of the artisans whose stories fill its pages, in the kitchen where Chef Charlie’s dishes come to life, and at the table where wine country has always told its best stories.

The Work

A cookbook that reads like a field guide. A field guide with recipes worth cooking. Wineland: Stories and Recipes from Sonoma Wine Country began, as most honest books do, from a simple observation: that the ingredients, producers, and landscapes of Sonoma County are unlike anything else in the world — and that nobody had quite told that story the way it deserved to be told.

Chef Charlie Palmer set out to change that. Working alongside co-author Matt Villano, whose journalism has taken him deep into the culture and character of Sonoma County, and photographer Emma Crush, whose images have the rare quality of making you feel the light and smell the earth, Palmer assembled Wineland from the ground up — drawing on the relationships that have defined his decades in Healdsburg’s culinary community.

The result is a book that is as much about the people who grow, raise, ferment, and harvest as it is about the dishes that bring their work to the table.

The Makers

Wineland profiles the artisans at the heart of Sonoma County’s food culture. Several of them are partners and collaborators of Appellation Healdsburg — people you’ll encounter at Folia, at the Shops at Appellation, and this June, directly, as Crafted programming.

Candice Koseba, Sonoma County Bee Company — Candice’s hives are scattered across Sonoma County’s diverse landscapes, and her mono-varietal honeys reflect the terroir of each. Her Hive to Table tasting is, in her own words, “the same thing a winemaker does, just with bees.”

Liam and Diana Callahan, Bellwether Farms — Sonoma County’s most celebrated creamery. Bellwether’s sheep’s milk cheeses and crème fraîche appear throughout Wineland’s recipes and at Folia’s kitchen table with regularity. Liam and Diana join Chef Charlie for the Father’s Day Panzanella demo on June 19.

Rochioli and Mauritson Vineyards — Two of the Alexander Valley and Russian River Valley’s most storied producers. Both will pour at the June book launch party on the Olive Grove patio.

These are not celebrity cameos. They are the artisans who make Sonoma County what it is — and Wineland is their portrait.

The Residency at Appellation Healdsburg

For the month of June, Wineland is in residence. That means:

• The book available through the Shops at Appellation, signed copies at select events
• Artisan appearances by featured producers throughout June
• A ticketed Book Release Party on June 16 at the Olive Grove, with Copperfield’s Books, tasting stations pouring Rochioli and Mauritson, and Bellwether Farms cheese
• A Father’s Day Culinary Demo on June 19 with Chef Charlie Palmer and Reed Palmer, making the Panzanella Salad from the book — each guest leaves with a signed copy
• A Hive to Table honey tasting with Candice Koseba on June 6

Copies of Wineland are available in the Shops at Appellation throughout June. Signed copies are included with ticketed event registration.

Where to Begin

Read the book by the pool at Terroir. Meet the artisans who made it. Eat the dishes that came from their hands. This is what Crafted was designed for.