Thursday, March 31, 2022

Sangiovese

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Ten percent of Italy's wine grape crop is Sangiovese. A bottle of Chianti has to contain at least 80% Sangiovese. Brunello from Tuscany ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Barbera

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The most widely planted grapes in Italy are Sangiovese, Montepulciano, and Barbera so be glad I'm talking about the one that's easie...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Growing Wine Grapes in 2050

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Less than 30 years from now, growing grapes will be a lot more automated. This will save a significant amount of money now spent on vineyard...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Another Reason to Buy from Small Family Wineries

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Until the end of 2020 a chemical called chlorpyrifos was legal to use in agriculture. It's a very dangerous chemical related to chemical...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Celebrity Wines

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Read all about celeb wines of the North Bay (Napa, Sonoma, and Lake Counties) from the Press Democrat . Note that some might say something l...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

Wines, and Wine Styles, That Are No Longer Popular

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  Wine trends come and go . They can be certain varietals, like Merlot falling and Malbec rising. They can be wine styles like oaky, buttery...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Shopping Wine by Appellation

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  Often when shopping for a bottle, you don't recognize the name of the winery on the label. That's because there are about 4,700 wi...
Thursday, March 3, 2022

A Story From the '72 Harvest

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  There are tons of stories from the old days when the California wine biz was much smaller and run by families, where many are now corporat...
Monday, February 28, 2022

Winery Harvest Help; Unique Solutions

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Yes, here we are talking about the grape harvest in February. That's because the Southern Hemisphere is about to start picking and proc...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Give Us This Day Our Daily Red

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Does a daily glass of red wine help your heart? Is any amount of alcohol bad for you? It seems there are conflicting expert studies. Sure, t...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Wine's Alcohol Percentage is Lying to You?

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The title of this article from Wine Enthusiast is "Why a Wine's Alcohol-by-Volume is Lying to You." It should actually say mi...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Change to Mask Mandates for Sonoma/Napa

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Statewide rules for Covid have changed effective Wednesday, February 16th.  Vaccinated people no longer have to wear a mask, with a few exc...