Thursday, May 27, 2021

What's Booming in the Booze Biz

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What alcohol is hot and what's not? Some interesting trends.
Monday, May 24, 2021

2020 Wine Varietal Winners/Losers

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2020 was a weird year for consumer products -- that's not news. People turned to buying online, cooking at home, and stocking up on toi...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

The 2020 California Harvest -- The Good News

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 So you've read all about the fires and smoke and tainted grapes that were thrown away or left to rot on the vines. My God, you're t...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Sustainable Wine Production in California

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At the end of 2020 the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance reported 80% of the state's wine production and 32% of the wine grap...
Friday, May 14, 2021

What Was Hot During the Pandemic?

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With the lock downs and otherwise not much traveling or even dinners out what were people buying for that new pandemic lifestyle?
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Is the Pandemic Online Buying Spree Ending?

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This graph shows where alcohol was purchased in 2020. It's a percent change in 2020 vs the previous year. After a big bump during the sp...
Monday, May 10, 2021

A Look at Alcohol Revenue Trends

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The past couple decades of beer, spirits and wine revenue numbers are shown on the graph. Beer is in a nosedive. If it hadn't been for c...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Why Such a Wide Range in Wine Prices?

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You can find wine for five bucks. You can find wine for $100, $500 or more. Most of us that shop in the ten to twenty dollar range wonder wh...
Monday, May 3, 2021

Sonoma County's Economy

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  Sonoma County is doing better than the rest of the state and is predicted to recover faster. The local economy is largely tourism-based an...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Another Winery to Pass On

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 An earlier post mentioned Christopher Creek Winery and sexual misconduct by one of the owners. You also might want to skip on Skipstone Wi...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Kind of Wild - First of its Kind

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  Kind of Wild is a direct-to-consumer only winery. The part that's unique is the wine is certified organic and vegan. It's not the...
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Some Things Locals Do and Don't Do in Santa Rosa

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If you visit Sonoma County you may be spending time in its biggest city. Santa Rosa is a good central location plus has lots of lodging and ...