Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Wine Tasting Tip #6 - Showing Up Near Closing Time

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This is part of a series of tip for your next wine tasting trip. It's fairly common for folks to show up at a tasting room a few minut...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Labor Day Weekend in Sonoma County

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Where the heck did summer go? Anyway, if you are visiting Sonoma County on Labor Day weekend of 2016 here are the main attractions--lots of ...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Syrah was to be The Next Big Thing

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Wine is a trendy business . Last year it was Moscato, this year it's Pinot Noir or Pinot Gris. The problem is you can't just throw a...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Autumn 2016 Events in Sonoma County

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It's harvest season and there's lots to see. You can even smell the harvest! Great weather, great wine, great food, and great musi...
Saturday, August 20, 2016

Sonoma County is One of the Best Places to Live

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But don't tell anybody as we'd like to keep it a secret. Certainly don't need thousands more to find out and move in! So just be...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Wine Tasting Tip #5 - Questions to Ask

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What kinds of questions should you ask the server when out tasting wine? I mean, you don't want to look like a dufus, right? First off...
Monday, August 15, 2016

Five Years of Naked Wines

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Naked Wines, founded in 2011, is a UK-based wine retailer unlike any other. Some see it as the devil or a cult; mostly it seems to be a high...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Recent Police Activity in the Wine Country

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Yes, there are high crimes and misdemeanors committed in the Sonoma/Napa wine country. Here's a sampling of reports to the police from t...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Wine Tasting Tip #4 - Showing up with a group

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A series of tips when visiting winery tasting rooms. You are heading out for some tasting with a group of folks. Even if you are heading t...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Tired of the Same Ol' Wines?

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Are you a bit bored with your Chardonnay habit? Or Cab? Or the Pinot Noir fad? Maybe it's time to try a new wine.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Wine Tasting Tip #3 - To Buy or Not to Buy

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You're out wine tasting and paying a nominal fee at each winery to do so. If you are looking at this as a shopping trip then how do you ...
Monday, August 1, 2016

Engineered Wines - No Grapes Needed!

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Growing wine grapes is tough. Money, weather, regulations, and not enough time can cause problems. Making wine from those grapes requires a ...