Friday, September 29, 2017

Wine, From Grape to Glass, by the Numbers

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When folks see a vineyard or even a single vine they often wonder, "How many grapes does it take ...?" Using some averages her...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Sonoma County by the Numbers

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Sonoma County is a major premium wine-producing area in California. The growth started in the 1970s and hasn't slowed down. There are ...
Monday, September 25, 2017

California Wine by the Numbers

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The Golden State is #1 in wine produced and in the number of wineries in the U.S. It's been that way and isn't really news. What is ...
Friday, September 22, 2017

The Crazy Weather and Wine

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Worldwide this was a wacky season for wine grapes with crops affected in many places. A world view from Bloomberg A local view from Jord...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Yes, Expensive Wine Does Taste Better

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Actually it appears to taste better or so our brain tells us. A study showed that the price label on the bottle changed the perception of th...
Friday, September 15, 2017

You Can Tell It's Harvest Season in Sonoma County

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image from pressdemocrat.com The wine grape harvest changes many things with the Sonoma County landscape. Peg Melnik from the local...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

It's a Hell of a Grape Harvest

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R emembering back to that record rainfall last winter and the delayed spring it seemed we were looking at a fairly normal harvest. Then the...
Monday, September 11, 2017

A New Wine Tasting Room

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And it's run by students! Bet you didn't expect that. And it's situated a few minutes from Lake Michigan. Bet you didn't exp...
Friday, September 8, 2017

California's Hottest Summer on Record

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June, July, and August 2017 are going down as the warmest summer on record for California. With records going back to the 1890s the state ha...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Reviewing the Popular Inexpensive Wines

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Dave McIntyre, a writer for the Washington Post, takes a sometimes humorous look at the cheap wine world and reviews the biggest sellers. So...
Monday, September 4, 2017

Autumn 2017 Events in Sonoma County

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It's grape picking season and there's lots to see. You can even smell the harvest! There's usually great weather, but you can a...
Friday, September 1, 2017

September is California Wine Month

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As California is the country's largest wine producer and receives millions of visitors each year someone decided we should have a wine m...