Thursday, May 28, 2020

Reading Wine Labels With a Jaded Eye

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This isn't another piece about how to read everything on an American wine label -- producers, growing area, vintage, etc. This is about ...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Economic Impact on Sonoma County

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I t has been reported here and other places about the impact on wineries from the pandemic. With no visitors there's almost no tasting r...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Rosé Alternatives for the Summer

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If you're not a huge fan of rosé wines and maybe a little tired of the "rosé all day" phrase know that there are alternatives!...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

An Alternative to the 750 ml Glass Bottle

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The glass wine bottle has been around and pretty much unchanged for a couple hundred years. That's pretty amazing when you think of it. ...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Wineries: The Next Year

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I'm assuming it takes at least a year to get a vaccine and get retail and travel back to some kind of normal. It might be longer, especi...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Sonoma County Wine Deals

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Currently many wineries are offering something to get you to buy wine from them and have it shipped to your home. Following are some of the ...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Where to Buy Wine Online

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Online wine sales are way up during the shelter in place. I expect a lot of it is people who haven't bought online before. Actually, I...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

50 Ways to Get Your Wine Now

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The question everybody is asking: How do I get my wine fix? The video put on by Sonoma County is here to help. Just load up the truck, Chu...
Monday, May 4, 2020

Wine & Climate Change

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  Below is a link to an article on what a warming planet will do to the wines we drink. The thing is, good wines are very particular about t...
Friday, May 1, 2020

Sattui Returns Stimulus Money

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Or the headline could read, "Dario Sattui Does the Right Thing!" That would be funny to anyone that knows about him.
Thursday, April 30, 2020

What to Expect When Winery Tasting Rooms Reopen

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As I write this in late April we don't yet know when tasting rooms will be allowed to reopen or exactly what the rules will be for wine ...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Comparison: Buying Wine and Buying a Car

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A car is your second greatest expense after mortgage/rent. Wine can be expensive, but doesn't require a loan (I hope). What the automake...