Showing posts with label Vineyards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vineyards. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2026

Michigan, A Cold Climate Wine Success

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 Not every quality wine has to be grown in a Mediterranean climate, as it turns out.
Friday, July 17, 2026

The Coming Weird Wine Grape Harvest

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Mother Nature controls much of what happens in agriculture, and wine grapes are especially finicky. Harvest timelines and fruit quality vary...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Sonoma Mountain Appellation

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The Sonoma Mountain range that sits to the west of Sonoma Valley separating it from the Santa Rosa and Petaluma plains. The highest point in...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Wine Regions Experiencing Growth

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It's not entirely doom and gloom for the American wine biz. There are areas that are adding vineyards and have new wineries planned. Her...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Other Valley for Cabernet

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Napa Valley is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon. There are folks out there who believe Napa is the only place for Cab. There's another...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Distinct Differences in Sonoma County AVAs

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Definition: AVA = American Viticultural Area, aka an appellation. An AVA is an officially recognized grape-growing area in the U.S. Example...
Friday, July 18, 2025

"California Doesn't Have Seasons"

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Yeah, we do.    :)
Thursday, May 1, 2025

May is Sex in the Vineyard Month!

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Grapes self-pollinate. In biological terms, they are a hermaphrodite and contain both male (stamens) and female (pistils) reproductive organ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Los Angeles Connection to California Wine History

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  How could Los Angeles have any influence on the wine industry? Well, it turns out that the start of California's commercial wine busin...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

The Great Grape Migration

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As temperatures warm, vineyards will have to move. Premium grapes are very susceptible to temperature changes, as each variety operates in a...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Stats: Napa Wine vs. The Rest of California

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For the statistics nerd in all (most?) of us. A perspective on Napa, and Sonoma, in comparison to the wine industry in the rest of the state...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Quintessential Sonoma County Vineyards

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Consumers who buy a lot of premium wine may have favorite vineyards. Example, "I just love any Pinot Noir from the Van der Kamp Vineyar...
Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Future of Growning and Making Wine

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Looking not too far into the future, what do we see for changes in the way grapes are grown and wine is made? Like other predictions, this i...