Thursday, January 30, 2020

Why Supermarket Wine Sucks

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Maybe you shouldn't buy your wine at Kroger or Safeway or any other chain grocery store. Here's why:
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Natural Wine in Sonoma County

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Isn't all wine natural? Not if you ask the folks in the natural wine movement that stays away from additives and anything "unnatura...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

A Sonoma & Napa Geography Lesson

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What does someone mean when they say "Sonoma" or "Napa?" It's not always clear. A geography lesson follows.
Monday, January 20, 2020

"Celebrating" Prohibition

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Prohibition began a century ago in a failed attempt at social control. Anyway, to celebrate lets look at some of the oddball state laws that...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

When a Customer Returns Wine

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Nothing hurts more than a wine being returned by a customer because it's bad. "Bad" is very loosely defined with wine (as disc...
Monday, January 13, 2020

The California Grape Glut

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It seems we are officially in the too much supply side of the wine grape supply-and-demand cycle. This will lead to cuts in grape prices for...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Sonoma County Cannabis Tourism

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You can get a day long tour out of San Francisco to explore Sonoma County's wine, weed, and beer (whew, what a day that would be). You c...
Monday, January 6, 2020

Clouds on the Horizon for Wine?

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The economy seems rosy, people spent lots of money over the holidays, but maybe the wine biz is in for a bit of a downturn. Not talking abou...
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Sonoma County Lodging with a View

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If you wish to stay somewhere in Sonoma County with a view your best best is on the Pacific Coast though there are places with vineyard view...
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.