Thursday, April 30, 2015

April 30th. National Honesty Day

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Luckily for us there's only one day a year we are expected to be truly honest. I guess that means there will be no used car transactions...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Visiting Wineries? Tasting To-Dos

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There are various recommendations of tasting room etiquette and what not to do when you go wine tasting, including a recent one from me. Le...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Sonoma County Appellations: Rockpile

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Maybe you've heard of Sonoma Valley, Russian River Valley, and possibly Dry Creek Valley. Not many people know about Rockpile in the far...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

A different take on organic farming

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From a NY State farm organization (not sure who's behind it) saying organic farming just may not be the healthy alternative you were exp...
Friday, April 24, 2015

Sonoma County Appellations: Dry Creek Valley

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The Dry Creek Valley appellation (legally designated wine-growing region) sits in northern Sonoma County about 20 miles inland from the Paci...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

April 23rd is Take a Chance Day

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Yes, there is an official goofy "holiday" called Take a Chance Day . What's this got to do with wine? Well, use this excuse to...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Sonoma County Appellations: Russian River Valley

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Sonoma County has many legally designated wine-growing regions (appellations). Some are well-known like the Russian River Valley, some maybe...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

First Sip Wines vs. Second Glass Wines

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Some wines are great on that first sip--right from the beginning they tickle your palate. What happens when you get to the second glass of a...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Reasons to Vacation in Sonoma County

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Eating, drinking, hiking, kayaking, biking, driving--it's all first-class here in Sonoma County. Following are a few of the reasons we s...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Grapevines and Water

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Water conservation is the hot topic in California and the farmers are in the middle of the conversations. Most all modern vineyards are ir...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Visiting Napa? Ideas on where to go

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There's a question that gets asked a lot by visitors--which wineries should I visit? There are hundreds of choices in Napa Valley and...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Western Drought

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A few days ago the Small Business Administration approved low-interest loans to help with relief from the drought in Oregon . In March the g...