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.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Rush to the Crush

Image from hobokenrealestatenews.com The heat is on! Several days of hot weather in Sonoma County, including some record-setting temper...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Pride Mountain tasting

Pride Mountain Winery has gotten a lot of "Internet buzz" and other word-of-mouth acclaim amongst winos to where they are sort o...

Monday, September 20, 2010

Backlash against over-processed wine

Wine is grape juice with the sugar turned to alcohol by yeast. That's about it, right? Modern winemaking can have lots of interventio...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

News, rumors, and trends

What has been happening Jess Jackson of Kendall-Jackson got shot down on his bid to build a big operation in Knight's Valley. Never h...

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

2010 grape harvest -- mid-September update

California's coastal areas have dealt with cool, damp weather much of the summer. In Sonoma County and nearby areas after a short, bu...

Friday, September 10, 2010

Sonoma County -- Beer Country

Wine? Okay there's some of that, too. from Russian River Brewery According to the Beer Advocate magazine Russian River Brewery,...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Santa Rosa Restaurants

The biggest city in Sonoma County is Santa Rosa, pop. 150,000. In fact, as you're going up the West Coast it's the biggest city bet...

Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Governator says, "Drink California Wine"

and threatens, "I'll be back" if you don't. :) Image from discovercaliforniawine.com Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaims...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

September-October Events in Sonoma County

Sonoma County Harvest Fair Autumn means grape harvest time and numerous celebrations to go along with all the hard work. Here are some...

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Now it's too hot for the grapes

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

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

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

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