Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Generalizing about California wine styles

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L ike these generalizations: California Chardonnay is oaky and buttery. California Zinfandel is all sweet red fruit with heat from too mu...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Vineyards and the environment

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Sometimes the top cash crop shouldn't always win out. In Sonoma County nearby Artesa Winery, owned by the Spanish Codorniu Group, has be...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Wine Float

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No, not like this. Unfortunately. No, not like a root beer float though you might want to try a float with a semi-sweet rosé sparkling...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Four reasons to visit Sonoma County in November

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1. The crowds are gone. September and October are still busy as folks visit at harvest time. Somehow, magically, the traffic slows way down ...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Mid-October in Dry Creek Valley (photos)

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Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, October 2013 Click on photos to enlarge Vineyard in the south end of Dry Creek Valley A sea of...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Seasons in the vineyards

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Photos of the different seasons in Sonoma County vineyards. Click on a photo to enlarge Winter is the season of dormancy and pruning o...
Friday, October 11, 2013

Ten things you should do on your visit to Sonoma County

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Following are a few items every visitor should experience. As you can see it'll take more than a couple days to work your way through th...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2013

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Sonoma County's Harvest Fair is on the first weekend of October every year. It's main focus is to showcase local wines. There's ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Wine terms you may misinterpret

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Some of these terms refer to making wine and others to the important part, drinking it, but all are obscure and need defining to make your w...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Alexander Valley grape vines (photos)

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At Stryker-Sonoma Winery in northern Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, Sept 26, 2013 Click on any photo to enlarge Cabernet Sauvignon...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Job opening at Treasury Wine Estates

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There's a fairly long, not so illustrious, history to Treasury. They were part of Fosters, the beer people. A few years ago the wine par...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Grenache Tasting

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The Rhone Rangers sponsored a Grenache tasting at the Stark Tasting Room in Healdsburg on Sept 20, 2013. Grenache is a grape not well know...