Thursday, December 11, 2025

Wine With Food, For Your Health

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How healthy/unhealthy is wine? There are mixed signals. It seems that the amount of alcohol consumed and in what circumstances changes the o...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Alcohol and Stress

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More than one study has shown that a glass of wine can reduce stress. This can help if you have a big decision to make that might be financi...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

The Unique History of Zinfandel

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Zinfandel was America's grape. There was no Zin in Europe, so the opinion was it's an American original. In the 1990s, that all chan...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Anti-Alcohol Movement

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  This one is aimed at the wine industry.    The anti-booze, neo-prohibitionists, and sober curious people are having their day. That should...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Wine Spectator's Top 100

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Wine Spectator magazine puts out an annual Top 100 list based on wines they've tasted in the past year. Rankings are based on quality, ...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Russian River Valley Neighborhoods

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Sonoma County's Russian River Valley appellation (grape growing area) is well-known, especially for Pinot Noir. It's a huge region w...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

National Zinfandel Day!

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Wednesday, Nov 19th, is National Zinfandel Day, so do the patriotic thing and celebrate!
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Unsold Grapes, Vines Pulled Out

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It was a tough year for grape growers. Not just a cyclical "normal" tough year, but really tough. The following is taken from an ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Veteran-Owned Wineries

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For Veterans' Day, the following are veteran-owned wineries in California. Probably not a complete list, but what I could find online.
Thursday, November 6, 2025

The 2025 Grape Harvest Wraps Up

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It's just about the end of the harvest for everyone, though there's still plenty to do in the cellar. So, how do things looks this y...
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

To Age or Not to Age

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That is the question you might ask with wines you've purchased or wanting to purchase. Should I, or can I, drink this now or is it best ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Interesting Sonoma County Vineyards (Part 2)

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The previous post was Important Vineyards in Sonoma County . This is a follow-up of other vineyards that didn't make that list, but are ...