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.

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 ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Important Vineyards in Sonoma County

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Not necessarily the best, oldest, biggest, or most famous vineyards, though they could be. These are important because of their influence. W...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Who Controls Wine (Plus Beer and Spirits) Availability?

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Like many businesses, the alcohol biz tries to exert control over the country's laws that affect their bottom line through lobbies and c...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Should Glass Wine Bottles Go Away?

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Almost half of a winery's greenhouse gas emissions are from the production and transport of glass bottles. It could be a big win if ther...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2025

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The Harvest Fair, est. 1975, awards medals to wines and foods from the county. The evening public tasting is Saturday, Oct 11th. The link be...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

The Other White Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

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"The Other White Meat" was a 1980s advertising campaign slogan for pork. Sauvignon Blanc is the other white wine. As there is more...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Multi-Generational Sonoma Family Wineries

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From Grape Collective , an industry online news website, the author of the  "Keeping It in the Family"  article talks with six ind...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Sonoma County For Zinfandel Lovers

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Sonoma County's premier grape isn't Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. It's actually Zinfandel. No, it isn't the most-planted or most...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Wine Tasting in Sonoma County on Foot

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Visitors often wonder about the best way to experience the wineries with worrying about getting a DUI. Some ways are having a DD, hire a dri...
Thursday, September 18, 2025

The Way We Sell Wine Needs to Change

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The American wine industry, like all alcohol businesses, has been shaped by two major regulatory changes that dramatically increased access ...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Chardonnay, the Commodity Wine

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Commodity - A basic good like crude oil, grain, or steel that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type. A soybean is a soybean,...
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...
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