Monday, February 26, 2018

Who's Drinking Wine?

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A couple charts below from Silicon Valley Bank's annual wine report show what age groups are drinking wine in the U.S. and a look at ove...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Living to an Old Age -- Let Beer & Wine Help

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Along with all of the other studies on the good and the bad of alcohol consumption here is one that says a key to living to a ripe old age m...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Top Wine Brands

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Sonoma County is a region of premium wines. "Premium" usually means falling between $15 and $50. And Sonoma County is full of thes...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Sonoma County Events for Spring 2018

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Listed below are major wine and non-wine events in Sonoma County for March into June 2018. It's a perfect time in the wine country wit...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Wine Quotes

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Some wine quotes for Valentine's Day
Monday, February 12, 2018

The 2017 California Grape Harvest

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For the data nerds this is the statewide crush report for all grapes. Remember that the coastal premium grape region is dwarfed by the produ...
Friday, February 9, 2018

Why Some in the Alcohol Industry aren't Smiling

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You may hear the buzz about craft cocktails, craft beer, and premium wine sales. It would seem like everyone in the alcohol biz (producers, ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Wineries, a brewery that deserve your business

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It's been over four months since the fires ravaged Santa Rosa and damaged other parts of Sonoma and Napa Counties. Donations flowed to f...
Monday, February 5, 2018

Alexander Valley, Sonoma County (photos)

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Photos taken February 3, 2018 in Alexander Valley A.V. sits inland and in the northern part of the county making it a warmer growing area ...
Friday, February 2, 2018

Wine and Home Remodeling Ideas

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In case you are planning on a little home remodeling. Okay, "little" is the wrong term. Even if you're thinking of only droppi...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Wine Sales Growth

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  Last week's blog post said wine sales seem to be leveling off based on results from Silicon Valley Bank. Here's a deeper look. ...
Monday, January 29, 2018

Making Wine for the People (and Hitting a Moving Target)

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People who grow wine grapes and make wine, and even those in the marketing side, are constantly aiming for a moving target. Along with that ...