Monday, November 30, 2020

Picking Out a Bottle of Wine

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  You're in a retail shop looking at many wine labels and it might be a bit overwhelming. Where do you start? Most begin with a particul...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Tough Loses in Sonoma County this Week

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Local obits with a bit of Sonoma County history.
Monday, November 23, 2020

Covid and Drinking Behavior

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  Yeah, I think we already knew this, but alcohol consumption is up since the Covid-19 epidemic started. A study by RTI International , a no...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Old Time Family Wineries of Sonoma County

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Sonoma County has an interesting wine history with the first grapes actually planted by Russians(!) in 1812 near the Pacific Coast. The wine...
Monday, November 16, 2020

The Impact of Smoke Taint on Wine

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  Smoke damage from wildfires is a reality for wineries in Oregon and Northern California for the 2020 harvest. This following article from ...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Covid and Your Sense of Smell

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For those unlucky enough to have had Coronavirus, or may get it in the future, it could be bad news for your enjoyment of food and wine. The...
Monday, November 9, 2020

Cool Facts About Old Vines

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There's an interest in, and maybe even a passion for, wines labeled as old vine. In California it's mostly old vine Zinfandel though...
Thursday, November 5, 2020

Tasting Rooms Might Be Changing Permanently

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  Covid rules changed the way we eat and drink outside the home. No more elbow-to-elbow dining or drinking. Wine tasting rooms have adjust...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Restaurant Wine Post-Pandemic

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  So whenever things lighten up and it's safer to go out and socialize how many people will actually partake? It's looking a little ...
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...