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, December 27, 2013

Where to find the best IPAs

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In Sonoma County! From Thrillist who bills themselves as "a men's lifestyle digital media company."  That is, an online reso...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Winter Wines

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Now that it's c-c-cold out you may want to consider winter wine warmers.  Breweries make special winter beers, distilleries and bars tal...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Sonoma County's new Harvest Fair

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For over three decades Sonoma County has celebrated the harvest at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on the first weekend of October. At one tim...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The best restaurant in America is ...

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America's best restaurant, as voted by the users of Open Table, isn't actually a restaurant. Open Table is an online reservation s...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Drink Wine and Wear Boxer Shorts!

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I love all these studies on why wine is so healthy. Here's one for the guys. From a study in Poland, the consumption of wine in modera...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Duck Dynasty Wine

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Yeah, really. These guys know how to market while the iron is hot! Check out their store . Through Trinchero Family Wines (aka Sutter Home...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Happy 80th Anniversary to the end of Prohibition

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   December 5, 2013 is 80 years after the official lifting of that failed social experiment, Prohibition. On Dec 5, 1933, in the middle of t...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Sonoma County Events for Winter 2013-14

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Major Wine-Related Events for  December 2013 and January / February 2014 This is the off-season in the wine country and it's a grea...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Who's got your wine culture now?

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H istorically wine has been a natural part of life for much of Europe, especially in France , Italy , and Spain .  You can go back to Greek ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

We have it easy!

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Meaning you can get a bottle of wine anywhere (at least in California, not all states are quite as fortunate).  The local grocery store has ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

French anti-wine Nazis

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A couple years ago the French Health Minister began a campaign to warn people about the over consumption of alcohol. It was worded something...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Wine with Thanksgiving Turkey

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Image from foodandwine.com A bout half the population asks, "What wine should I have with Thanksgiving dinner?" and the other ...
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