Friday, August 30, 2013

Wineries changing owners

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Wineries get bought and sold more often than you may think. Only the "big boys" tend to make the news. Clos Pegase in Napa Vall...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Autumn 2013 Events in Sonoma County

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These are some of the major events, mostly wine or food-related, for Sept, Oct, Nov 2013. This is harvest season -- there's lots to see!...
Monday, August 26, 2013

The Barefoot Cellars Success Story

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It's everywhere! Image from barefootwine.com There's been high growth for this inexpensive wine. Why? Great wines? No. Excell...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Labor Day Weekend 2013 in Sonoma County

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It's the last big weekend of the summer! (Though most kids will have already been in school for a couple weeks). What's happening fo...
Friday, August 23, 2013

2013 grape harvest is underway

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It always begins slowly with a few reports of a few bins of grapes coming in here-and-there.  That's happening this week. It's a cou...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Where to get a burger

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Food & Wine's online magazine listed the Healdsburg Bar & Grill (aka HBG) as having one of the top 25 burgers in the U.S. Angus...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Wine Trends

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What's trending in the American wine market? There are often reports of the Latest Big Thing, but you need the perspective of a few year...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

The coming grape shortage

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The U.S. is about to enter a wine grape shortage. Grape supplies are cyclical--it's economics. When there's a shortage and grape p...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

What wine with S'mores?

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August 10th is National S'mores Day so get some marshmallows, graham crackers, Hershey's chocolate, and start a campfire. Image ...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Tasting then buying wine

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You might be fortunate enough to be able to "try before you buy" rather than having to pick a wine blindly off a store shelf. Once...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The 2013 Grape Harvest

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As of August 5, 2013 in Sonoma County Bud break was early this year With a warm spring bud break in the vineyards occurred up to thr...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Wine ingredients

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It's just grapes and yeast right? Not even close. Making wine can be pretty simple in theory. Grow some grapes. When they have enough ...