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You can fill your belly at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonomamag.com\/best-inexpensive-sonoma-restaurants-of-2022\/\">inexpensive restaurants, <\/a>spend the night at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonomamag.com\/cheap-trendy-hotels-in-sonoma-county\/?gSlide=1\">chic and affordable hotels<\/a> and, perhaps most importantly, enjoy free or cheap wine tastings.<\/p>\n<p>From quaint small town tasting rooms to sprawling wine gardens, Sonoma County offers wine sipping opportunities that will please your palate as well as your pocketbook. Click through the above gallery to discover wineries where you can taste wine for free or cheap ($20 and less).<\/p>\n<p><em>Tina Caputo, Sarah Doyle and Linda Murphy contributed to this article.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to cut down on spending? 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