Bob on Sonoma

Views of a local who has been in the hospitality side of the wine biz full- or part-time for about three decades. Maybe more importantly, an avid consumer of the local wines for over 40 years. Mostly general comments on the California wine business because that's what I know.

Monday, December 30, 2019

Wine Additives

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Natural and organic wines are gaining footholds for perceived health reasons. Of course, many think the Impossible Burger at Burger King is ...
Friday, December 27, 2019

Making Wine in a Restaurant Fun

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Because nobody wants the restaurant staff staring at them while they try to make a selection from the wine list then sneer at their choice....
Monday, December 23, 2019

The Decade's Wine Trends

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Yes, we're at the end of another decade so we should look back and see what's changed in the American wine world.
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Alcohol Tolerance

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Ever wonder why some are lightweights when it comes to drinking and others can pack it away? Here are factors that play into one's toler...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Reading an American Wine Label

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  Buying wine is a risky proposition. There is some information on the label, but most of us don't know what it all means. There's ...
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Wine Rules You Can Break

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We all know a troublemaker; the one who says, "Rules are made for breaking." Well, there seems to be a ton of rules related to win...
Monday, December 9, 2019

Best of Sonoma County 2019

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The local paper, the Press Democrat, does a yearly readers' choice "best of" for food, drink, entertainment, shopping, and s...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Gender-Specific Drinks

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Sometimes gender-specific items make sense. Women's clothes, things made smaller, lighter for women who are often smaller and lighter. A...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Masculinity and Femininity in Marketing

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A little insight into how marketing folks view you. That is, what's considered masculine (like watching sports and drinking Bud) and wha...
Friday, November 29, 2019

Wine Learning from Craft Beer

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Premium wine has been around a lot longer that craft beer so you'd think it's beer that could learn from the wine industry. That...
Monday, November 25, 2019

Sonoma County Winter Events 2019-20

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What's going on during the quiet season of December to March? Quite a few things as it turns out.
Friday, November 22, 2019

Visiting Sonoma County After the Fire

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The Kincade fire burn zone: There are over 1.1 million acres of land in Sonoma County (about the size of Rhode Island). 78,000 burned or abo...
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