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.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Trendiness

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I understand how trends happen and one decade you have Merlot as #1 and another Pinot. But there's a helluva lot of people looking to be...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Screwcaps on premium wine

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Yeah, screwcaps are a big topic amongst wine geeks. The Traditionalists vs. The Practical as it's usually played out. What has cork go...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Visting a winery

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Whether you've done this lots of times or maybe will try this just once sometime in the future here's a couple thoughts: What to ...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Blending

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Europe's mostly archaic wine laws remove a lot of the creativity and potential for their wines. In the U.S. we do a bit of this, too. On...
Sunday, February 1, 2009

Merlot

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What happened to CA Merlot? It used to be such a good wine. OK, there's still great ones like Shafer (as you can find exceptions to pret...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Pinot Noir

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If you're old enough to remember the "French Paradox" you remember that CA Merlot sales took off afterwards. And it's happ...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

Oh no! Not another wine blog!

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Welcome to Sonoma County, California! Why this blog is here -- and why it's a bit different from most: What is the Current State of the...
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