Bob on Sonoma

Views of a local who has been in the hospitality side of the wine biz full- or part-time for about three decades. Maybe more importantly, an avid consumer of the local wines for over 40 years. Mostly general comments on the California wine business because that's what I know.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Who Drinks Organic Wine?

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   What is organic wine? Organic wine covers the two main parts of producing wine. First, in the vineyard, it means the grapes were grown u...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Places to Visit In/Near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County

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So you're in the area for some wine, maybe even some beer, and want to do a couple of other activities. Here are some great things to do...
Thursday, September 22, 2022

The 2022 Growing Season and Harvest, So Far

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What does the current grape growing season for the Napa/Sonoma area look like so far? As of the first day of autumn, the harvest is well und...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

2020 Grape Report

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The 2020 wines are hitting the shelves. This is a look at the grape crop from that harvest for the North Coast. This includes Napa and Sonom...
Thursday, September 15, 2022

Ingredient Labelling for Wine

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One way to have some control over your health is by checking the ingredients in consumables. How much fat, sodium, sugar, etc. is in the pro...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Sonoma Wineries With Tours

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Many wineries offer tours of their production facility and/or vineyards. Here are a few of the best ones. Almost always an advance reservati...
Thursday, September 8, 2022

The Drunkest Country

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 A survey of 32,000 people in 22 countries shows that, on average, Australians got drunk 27 times in 2020. Okay, 2020 was a hellacious year....
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Wine Tasting Fees Suck

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  If you've been anywhere around Napa, Sonoma, or probably a lot of other wine regions, you've seen the inflation in wine tasting fe...
Thursday, September 1, 2022

Best of Sonoma County 2022

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Every year the local paper, the Press Democrat , sponsors a best of Sonoma County businesses determined by readers' votes. This may not ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Will Wine Ever Come Out of the 18th Century?

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  Here we are in the 21st century with computers in our hands connecting us to the world, and we have pictures of galaxies from billions of...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

Anniversaries in Sonoma County This Week

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  David Stare and the Sangiacomo family are marking anniversaries this week.    On August 24, 1972 (50 years ago) David Stare received his p...
Monday, August 22, 2022

Sonoma County Restaurants You Might Not Know About

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There are wineries and restaurants that keep showing up on the wine, food, and travel sites. "You've just got to eat at The Girl ...
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