Thursday, August 28, 2025

Agrivoltaics

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An issue with solar panel fields is the amount of land they can take up. You've maybe seen solar panels over parking lots. What if you c...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Wine Writing from the Past

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 A few wine-related articles from the last century.
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Where Does California Wine Come From?

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To some, California wine and Napa wine are the same. That is, when they think of premium California wine, they are focused on Napa Valley Ca...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Choosing Sonoma County Wineries to Visit

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This is the best list I've seen to help someone choose where to go for wine tasting in Sonoma County. A lot of work went into the articl...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Wine Trends By Decade

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There have been many  American wine trends over the years. It's not as though wine fashion was invented with that organic non-alcoholic ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Spotted Lanternflies, Just What the West Coast Doesn't Need

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The invasive plant-hopping Spotted Lanternfly , indigenous to Asia, has made its way to the eastern U.S., probably via a cargo ship from Asi...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Wine Industry: "The Sky is Falling"

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Not quite.   This has been seen before, and the wine industry recovered, usually to get even bigger than before. That doesn't mean it...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Is the Alcohol % Listed on the Wine Bottle Correct?

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Maybe it's correct. A legit winemaker/winery will be very close to the labeled percentage. Those that care more about market perception...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Distinct Differences in Sonoma County AVAs

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Definition: AVA = American Viticultural Area, aka an appellation. An AVA is an officially recognized grape-growing area in the U.S. Example...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Wine For Nat'l Cheesecake Day

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025, is National Cheesecake Day. You were probably wondering what wine to have with your favorite cheesecake.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, USA

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There are tons of “top ten” lists out there—best cars, best retirement spots, best beaches. Recently, CNN Travel put out a list of the ten ...
Friday, July 18, 2025

"California Doesn't Have Seasons"

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Yeah, we do.    :)