Friday, June 29, 2012

Fourth of July in Sonoma County

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For 2012 the Fourth falls mid-week. Many wineries close for the Fourth and most of those that are open will close early that day (maybe 3 p...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sonoma Valley late June photos

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June 28, 2012 in Sonoma Valley, CA Click on photos to enlarge Behind Kunde Vineyards Neatly trimmed rows at Kunde   Loosel...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Ascentia Wine Estates--That Was Bad Timing

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Timing is everything in the business world. A local group of wine industry veterans got together and bought some wineries "to keep ow...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Buying wine in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma is one of those Bible Belt states with strict liquor control laws. Or maybe it's more funny liquor laws. When I was there years...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Winery hopping without driving

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V isiting several wineries in a day is fun and educational. The downsides are you probably don't really know where you are going on the ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Sauvignon Blanc -- Sonoma's Best Deal

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Sauvignon Blanc is a distant second place to Chardonnay in white wine sales.   Sauv Blanc is usually less expensive than Chardonnay.   ...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Wine Growing Terminology Explained

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As a follow-up to the Wine Tasting Terminology Explained post here's one related to the farming and production side of wine (all the st...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Why you should visit Sonoma instead of Napa

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Wine enthusiasts have to visit the world-famous Napa Valley for the same reasons, I suppose, that travelers to Hawaii have to go to Oahu ...
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Friday, June 1, 2012

Summer wines

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The warm weather is here and in many places that means lots of heat and humidity. This is usually not the time people think of opening a big...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

What wine with doughnuts?

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In case you've been too busy and didn't realize the upcoming holiday June 1st and 2nd are National Doughnut Days . Interestingly eno...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Napa comes to Willamette

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The Disneyland side of the wine biz as seen first in Napa Valley is hitting Oregon's premiere grape-growing region, Willamette Valley. Y...
Friday, May 25, 2012

May 25 -- It's National Wine Day!

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Not to be confused with National Drink Wine Day that was on February 18th. So does this mean you aren't supposed to actually drink w...