Thursday, September 30, 2021

Why it's Difficult to Get Wine Shipped to You

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  About 15 years ago the Supreme Court said if you let local state alcohol companies ship to consumers, you have to let out-of-state do the ...
Monday, September 27, 2021

Next Big Thing in Wine - Michigan. Huh?

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The better wine regions in the country are growing in acres of vineyards planted, but none quicker than Michigan. Though that state produces...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Wine Tasting Fee Sticker Shock

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With the pandemic rules, most wineries, in the Napa / Sonoma region anyway, have gone to seated tastings by reservation. This controls the s...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2021

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Every year the Sonoma County Harvest Fair celebrates the best wines from Sonoma County grapes. This year, as last, there isn't a public ...
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Italian Style in Sonoma County

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S onoma County has a rich history with Italian immigrants in the local wine industry. Just look at many of the winery names like Fappiano, M...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Lower Alcohol Wines

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If you remember the "old days" California wines usually had an alcohol content of 13.x%. That has crept up over the past two or th...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Wines You Could be Drinking

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If you're a bit tired of Chardonnay, Malbec, Cabernet, or whatever you've binged on for a while, then I've got a few other choic...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Mega Purple in Your Wine

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 Wine, it's just grapes, right? Okay, some know water can be added along with things like tannins, acids, and sugar. And, of course, the...
Thursday, September 2, 2021

U.S Wine Exports

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American consumers have a nice selection of imported wines from around the world available. Other countries, to a varying degree, have some ...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Diet Wine

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Dry table wines contain about 125 calories per five ounce glass. That's not a lot if you only have one glass, but what fun is that? Lowe...
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Napa (or Other Wine Region) Guide

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  Lots of folks planning a trip to Napa Valley, or some other wine region, have similar questions: Where to drink, where to eat, where to st...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Call it Climate Change, Call it Bad Luck

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Whatever you want to call it, the weather for the past few years is causing major problems for some of your favorite wineries. Scorched, Par...