Tuesday, November 30, 2021

100 Amazing Sonoma County Wines

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This list of wines was published in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and was written by a freelance wine writer and wine judge based in Sonoma...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Good Wine Trends

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The previous entry here was about the not-so-good trends. Here are the better ones.
Monday, November 22, 2021

Not So Good Wine Trends

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Yeah, there have always been trends in wine. And a lot of really dumb trends in craft beer. Hard seltzer? LOL Here's a look at what seem...
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Thinking About Getting Into the Wine Industry?

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As the Pandemic (hopefully) winds down, there are many jobs going unfilled. The wine industry is no exception. People want to go into the wi...
Monday, November 15, 2021

How to Ruin Your Wine

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Wine is fragile. It can be screwed up in the vineyard (rare), in wine making (not very often), or once it leaves the winery (too often).
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Wine Components

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There are main elements to every wine. This is where all the different smells and flavors start. This is also a good place to begin if you...
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The Tale of Napa's Burgess Cellars

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Burgess Cellars was founded in 1972 by the Burgess brothers, then passed down to the son of one of the brothers. In September 2020 Burgess C...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Yelp Says These are the Best Restaurants in Sonoma County

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Yelpers gave these county restaurants their top scores. You might wonder why some are on the list. I do, but then I learned not to always tr...
Monday, November 1, 2021

Essential Sonoma County Restaurants

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  Essential restaurants, theirs and mine though I'm not even sure what an "essential" restaurant is. Sonoma Magazine put out t...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Invest in Wine Stocks?

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I'm not any sort of expert investor, if there is such a thing, so I won't tell you whether you should pick up a few wine stocks. May...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Upward Trend in Alcohol Levels

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Over the last few decades alcohol levels in wines have been going up. Yes, those red wines you see at 14.5%, 15%, or more, used to be 13.x%...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Winery vs a Label

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A winery , by definition, is an establishment that makes wine. Seems pretty straightforward. Much of the wine you see in grocery stores is w...