Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Getting Folks Back to the Tasting Room

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Some are ready to come back out wine tasting now any way they can. Some will not come back until things get back to the normal of a few mont...
Friday, June 26, 2020

Is the Wine Industry Racist?

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There is a handful of Black-owned wineries in California. For that matter there isn't a whole lot of Mexican-American owned ones either ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

A Short History of California Merlot

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If you're going to talk about California Merlot there is one event that defines everything that went before and after. It's called t...
Friday, June 19, 2020

Wine (and Alcohol) Jokes

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Friday laugh time
Thursday, June 18, 2020

California's ABC, Our Own Little Fascist State

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The Golden State's Department of Alcohol Beverage Control with an annual budget of something like $85 million is the regulatory body fo...
Monday, June 15, 2020

A Short History of California Chardonnay

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Chardonnay has been the best selling wine in the U.S. for a long time so it would seem it's not affected by wine trends. Or is it? Let...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Fri Wine Funnies

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Cuz, damn, we need a laugh!
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Now Might be the Time to Visit Napa Valley

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Napa Valley is world famous and draws the corresponding crowds. Of course, until recently almost all businesses have been closed, but Napa V...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Opportunities for Wineries Post-Lockdown

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During the lockdown we've seen wine sales via shipping go up by triple digit amounts and retail sales, mostly in grocery stores, go up b...
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Sonoma County Opening Up

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Currently there are a few dozen wineries offering tastings with food in an outdoor setting and by reservation. The county health officials d...
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...