Bob on Sonoma

Views of a local who has been in the hospitality side of the wine biz full- or part-time for about three decades. Maybe more importantly, an avid consumer of the local wines for over 40 years. Mostly general comments on the California wine business because that's what I know.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Air Travel Into Sonoma County

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Southwest Airlines has just announced upcoming service to STS, Sonoma County's commercial airport. SW will be offering flights to and f...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Sonoma County Harvest Events 2025

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Autumn is harvest time in Wine Country and there are many special events to celebrate the harvest. If you're going to be in the area thi...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Bored with Chardonnay, Cabernet, and/or Pinot?

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Chard, Cab, and Pinot are the Big Three in wine. If you drink only what's popular, you might be bored with these. And with demand comes ...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Wineries Moving Into Distillation

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  If you can't beat 'em ...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

September is California Wine Month

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 Over 20 years ago, the California State Legislature gave us a whole month to celebrate wine!
Thursday, August 28, 2025

Agrivoltaics

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An issue with solar panel fields is the amount of land they can take up. You've maybe seen solar panels over parking lots. What if you c...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Wine Writing from the Past

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 A few wine-related articles from the last century.
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Where Does California Wine Come From?

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To some, California wine and Napa wine are the same. That is, when they think of premium California wine, they are focused on Napa Valley Ca...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Choosing Sonoma County Wineries to Visit

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This is the best list I've seen to help someone choose where to go for wine tasting in Sonoma County. A lot of work went into the articl...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Wine Trends By Decade

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There have been many  American wine trends over the years. It's not as though wine fashion was invented with that organic non-alcoholic ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Spotted Lanternflies, Just What the West Coast Doesn't Need

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The invasive plant-hopping Spotted Lanternfly , indigenous to Asia, has made its way to the eastern U.S., probably via a cargo ship from Asi...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Wine Industry: "The Sky is Falling"

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Not quite.   This has been seen before, and the wine industry recovered, usually to get even bigger than before. That doesn't mean it...
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