Thursday, August 26, 2010

Now it's too hot for the grapes

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This is not the year to be a grape grower if you have a bad heart. The summer has been unseasonably cool and moist in the coastal regions ...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Sonoma County Grape Harvest Begins

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Sort of. On Monday, August 23rd, the first wine grapes were picked. These grapes are from the Hunter Vineyard in Sonoma Valley and are for...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Labor Day weekend events in Sonoma County

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Here's what's happening in the area for the first weekend of September 2010 . (for Autumn 2011 events see  autumn-2011-sonoma-coun...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Visiting during the wine grape harvest

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It's definitely the most fun time to be in the vineyards! When It's up to Mother Nature, but figure about September through Octo...
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Friday, August 20, 2010

The history of winery tasting fees

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No, it wasn't always twenty-five bucks to taste a few wines in Napa.   And yes, I gonna dump on Napa Valley here cuz it's fun! The ...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Jess Jackson

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I guess "Black Mountain Cabernet" just ain't good enough. KJ's New Appellation The local billionaire owner of Kendall-...
Friday, August 13, 2010

What to do while visiting Sonoma

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Besides standing at the tasting room bar, that is. Wine-related Hiking in the vineyards Sure, seeing a wine cellar is interesting--the ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Healdsburg Dining

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Healdsburg in Sonoma County has become quite a mecca for visitors.   Anytime you have wine you get great food and for a town of 10,000 resi...
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Friday, August 6, 2010

2010 grape growing season -- update

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The stress continues to build for most California grape growers. An earlier entry dated July 27th, "The 2010 Grape Growing Season So ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Seven ways to avoid spending needlessly when wine tasting

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Where to go, what to do, and what to buy Don't buy this at the winery! 1. Grocery store wines.   Don't buy the mass-produced wines ...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Wine Tasting in the City

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M ost tasting rooms are in the vineyards, but sometimes the wineries want to go to where there's a concentration of people, or sometimes...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The 2010 grape growing season so far

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Image from rrvw.org While most of the eastern U.S. swelters with heat and humidity California is setting under a dome of cool Pacific ai...