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, January 28, 2011

Changes in California Wine

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Over the three decades I've been drinking California wines there have certainly been style and quality changes, as to be expected. And ...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Bad Wine Names

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For some reasons that escape me (I don't have a marketing degree) these names will either never work in the retail marketplace or were m...
Friday, January 21, 2011

January in the Russian River & Sonoma Valleys (photos)

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More recent photos ...  (click on a photo to enlarge) Russian River Valley  Just west of Santa Rosa   Old vines just pruned ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

January in Alexander Valley (photos)

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We made a trip through Alexander Valley in Sonoma County on January 19th stopping at Stryker, Alexander Valley Vineyards, Hanna and Field St...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Coppola Winery

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A trip report on visiting the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in northern Sonoma County. View towards Alexander Valley There's been a l...
Sunday, January 16, 2011

Aging wine

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Q: What about aging this expensive bottle of wine to make it taste better? A: How do you know it'll be better after sitting around gat...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Best Napa/Sonoma wineries for taking pictures

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Everybody wants photos of their trip with maybe some interesting architecture or views.  Here are suggestions of camera-...
Saturday, January 8, 2011

Bubblies: So now that the holidays are over ...

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Image from arcadyvineyard.com P eople want to drink Champagne/Sparkling Wine/Bubbly, whatever you want to call it, for the winter holiday...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Favorite wines in 2010

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Ok, I only scratched the surface of what's available locally, but here are my top wines from the past year. At $25 and under: Gloria...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

2011 wine predictions

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Image from Foxnews.com Don't hold me to all of these.  You should know by now I often don't know what I'm talking about.    ...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Weirdest Wine Stories of 2010

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Yeah, I know , another damned year-end list.  But here are some news articles that will make you go, "WTF!" Wine-fed beef Some...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas from Sonoma County

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Vines have just settled down for a long winter's nap
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