Friday, March 31, 2017

Cool Things to do in Sonoma County

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You can't be drinking wine all the time, right? This isn't a list of the "regular" stuff, but cool things to do in Sonoma...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

The Changing U.S. Wine Market

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Business is booming in the domestic wine market. Sales are up, exports are up, people are moving up to more expensive wines. There may be a ...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Unique Santa Rosa Restaurants

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You're in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and want something a little different for your next meal. Would you like to light up your taste bud...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Paid Experts vs Your Peers

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Traditionally we have relied on experts to tell us where we should go on vacation, what hotel we should stay in, where we should eat, and w...
Friday, March 17, 2017

French Imports Growing

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French wine imports into the U.S. have grown significantly over the past twelve months even though imports overall were flat. Champagne is...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Sonoma Plaza

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The cute, historic little town of Sonoma has become quite a wine destination. It's fairly close to the Bay Area and its airports. It...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Wine Industry Myths & Secrets

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Every industry has some little things they would prefer the consumer didn't know. Or maybe folks outside of the industry make assumption...
Friday, March 10, 2017

Spring 2017 Events in Sonoma County

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Listed below are major wine and non-wine events in Sonoma County for March into June 2017. It's a perfect time in the wine country wit...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Drink up. It's in our genes.

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Why do we like wine, beer, and spirits so much? Even during America's Prohibition people risked jail for a drink. It turns out we can...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Step Aside Coffee ...

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Maybe you've seen one of these funny sayings: Is this you? Well, a Marin County coffee roaster and the Napa Valley Vintners got tog...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Top-Notch Dining in Sonoma County

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Besides an abundance of premium wine Sonoma County offers lots of great restaurants. I mean dozens and dozens. But if you want to get a worl...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Fountaingrove District AVA

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The Fountaingrove District became an official appellation, or AVA, about two years ago in March 2015. An American Viticultural Area is a fe...