Exhibit 32.1

                                  Certification

            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
              (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
                        of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.  1350), the
undersigned officer of SonomaWest  Holdings,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the
"Company"), does hereby certify that:

The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (the
"Form 10-Q") of the Company  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section
13(a) or 15(d), as applicable,  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that
the  information  contained  in the Form 10-Q fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


                                  Dated: November 10, 2005

                                  /s/ Walker R. Stapleton
                                  -----------------------------------------
                                  Walker R. Stapleton, President, Chief
                                  Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to  SonomaWest  Holdings,  Inc.  and will be  retained  by  SonomaWest
Holdings,  Inc. and furnished to the Securities  and Exchange  Commission or its
staff upon request.