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, April 29, 2012

Treating Wine with Reverance

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Why?  It's your dinner beverage or something you use to get a buzz, right? Wine is interesting because there is so much diversity.  I...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

National Prime Rib Day! April 27th

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How come we didn't know about this holiday before? from simplyrecipes.com April 27th is apparently National Prime Rib Day though no...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Monte Rosso Vineyard

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One of Sonoma Valley's more historic vineyards is Monte Rosso. It falls in the Sonoma Valley appellation (wine-growing area), but is act...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

April in Russian River Valley (photos)

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April 18, 2012 northwest of Santa Rosa, CA Click on a photo to enlarge First four are along Hartman Road near Benovia Winery Leafing ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Why Wine Geeks Make Bad Lovers

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If you decide to date a wine geek here's what you're in for They rate your performance using the hundred point scale. Their a...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

The California Grape Shortage

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If you follow the wine grape business at all you'll remember the surplus and record crops of the last few years. Even if you don't ...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

New Alcohol Study. It's a Bombshell!

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This one has to be from the French, of course. Their conclusion: Alcohol can make you feel more attractive. Didn't see that one comi...
Friday, April 6, 2012

The Wilson Family of Wineries

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from wilsonartisanwines.com About 20 years ago the Wilsons opened their winery in Dry Creek Valley. They specialized in Zinfandel, as do...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

California Syrah--What happened?

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The Next Big Thing, oops Syrah was going to be The Next Big Thing in California wines. Australia was making tons of money from Syrah--mo...
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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Robert Parker says NO to high alcohol wines!

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BREAKING NEWS: Wine critic Robert Parker says soft, fruity, high alcohol wines are out and will no longer receive scores in the 90s. Mr. P...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Kenwood Vineyards Sold?

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It's reported that Banfi Vintners will buy Kenwood Vineyards, a 500,000 case winery in Sonoma Valley, from Gary Heck. Gary also owns Ko...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Chasing after the young ladies

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N O, I mean marketing directed at Millennial female consumers. Beringer , part of Treasury Wine Estates, formally Fosters (I know, hard to...
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