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, February 26, 2010

So you want to be a wine snob?

Do you feel the need to: -- Impress people with your knowledge? -- Spend a lot of money? -- Be serious about getting drunk? I...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

2009 California Wine Sales

Current State It's not a surprise 2009 sucked for retail sales, but not including wine! Sales of California wine were down in '09....

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Amador County Wines

We spent a long weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Amador County, part of California's Gold Country. This is a lesser know win...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Late Winter Photos

This first photo is of Mt. St. Helena at the north end of Napa County. Taken from Calistoga Road between Napa and Sonoma counties on 1/30/1...

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Reasonably Priced Pinot Noir, part 1

This Pinot got banned in Alabama cuz she's nekked So if you're reading this in Alabama destroy your monitor now! Pinot Noir is e...

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

"Buyer's Market"

I saw the latest copy of Wine Spectator declaring it's officially a buyer's market as I was checking out. I think I had figured ...

Monday, February 1, 2010

Selling Wine in Tough Times

The Recession This isn't the first tough period for California wineries and it's not the last. And it'll be temporary. The big...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

The "Sideways" and "Bottle Shock" effect

I was just watching the movie "Bottle Shock" for the umpteenth time on HBO and got to thinking about what the heck people think o...

Friday, January 22, 2010

Old Zins

While we're on the subject of Zinfandel ... (see the previous post below). Does Zinfandel age? Is the Pope Catholic? Actually, the best...

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Zinfandel

The King of Sonoma County First, a confession, I love Zinfandel. I mean I REALLY love Zinfandel. If I were stranded on a desert island and...

Friday, January 15, 2010

Looking forward to the new year!

There's lots of things to look forward to in 2010 in Sonoma County. Music on the Russian River There are scheduled events: ...

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