Thursday, October 29, 2020

Wine Faults

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Wine is a  living agricultural-derived product that, unfortunately, can have a number of faults. Following are the ones you are more likely ...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Covid and Wine (and Beer and Spirits)

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 It looks as though U.S. wine sales will be flat for 2020. That's probably a relief for the wine biz. Sales had been growing since the e...
Friday, October 23, 2020

How Winemakers are Dealing with Smoke Taint

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  Smoke taint, it's the latest trend in wine! Okay, it isn't though I recently read one blogger saying smoke taint should be part of...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Unsung Heroes of the 2020 Grape Harvest

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The real heroes are the firefighters and other first responders, but ...    Great wine starts in the vineyard according to most winemakers. ...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Wildfires and the Real Harm to California's Wine Economy

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 Real, physical damage? Overall it's pretty small. Where is the actual damage? It's in the perception .
Thursday, October 15, 2020

And Now the Bad News About Alcohol

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   Yes, you read the good things in beer and wine and how a bit of alcohol a day may be beneficial. You've certainly heard about health ...
Monday, October 12, 2020

Lodi Wine

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"Stuck in Lodi Again," Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969. When it comes to wine Lodi often gets no respect just like in that song...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The Harrowing Harvest from Hell

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  Smoke taint. What vineyard owners and winemakers have worried about for several years now has hit harder than ever in 2020. Of course, 202...
Monday, October 5, 2020

Coming Soon: West Sonoma Coast AVA

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In 1987 as interest in planting grapes in cooler areas of Sonoma County grew the Sonoma Coast appellation was born. It immediately took crit...
Friday, October 2, 2020

Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2020

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This would have been the weekend (Oct 2-3) for the annual public tasting of the gold medal winning wines. If ever there was a year where thi...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Sauvignon Blanc

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Sauvignon Blanc is the other white wine. In a number of ways it's a better wine than Chardonnay in my opinion. It's a clean, crisp,...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Where are the bad wine reviews?

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You see movie critics give rotten reviews when due. Book and music reviewers will do the same. So where the heck are the bad wine reviews? S...