For the first time in our history, SCV is bringing Sonoma in the City tastings and seminars to Asia. We hosted a trade event in Tokyo, Japan, and then traveled to Hong Kong to present Sonoma County wines at VinExpo Hong Kong. Our presence at VinExpo includes collaboration with Evan Goldstein, MS to conduct a [...]
We were pretty excited around here today to learn that Sonoma Wine Country Weekend was named in a round-up of Top Food & Wine Festivals for Summer 2012 at the Daily Beast. Read all about it here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/05/13/finger-lakes-wine-festival-festival-del-sole-more-summer-wine-tasting-tours.html
We were very excited to see Tim Fish’s Blog about Sonoma County, referencing a few of his favorite finds, and recounting several of the many reasons he is such a fan of our diverse area. Check out the full blog at http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/46833 and plan to pick up the Sonoma County issue of The Wine Spectator [...]
Nick Frey, President of the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, is a great source for news from the vineyards across Sonoma County’s 15 AVAs. You can follow him on twitter at @Sonomagrapes for all of the latest, but here is today’s news: Dry Creek grenache began flowering last week. Alexander Valley Chardonnay is in full bloom now; [...]
Pinot Days San Francisco on June 16th celebrates well-made pinot of every style and from every region. Pinot Days is the largest and most comprehensive pinot noir event in the country, drawing 3000 consumers and 800 members of the wine trade. Register for the Pinot Days Grand Festival on June 16 (fee is $450), and [...]
It is so gorgeous in Sonoma County this time of year. The green shoots on the vines are growing before our eyes in this beautiful spring weather we are having, and everyone is counting down the days until we are out of the key time of year for potential frost issues. A little over a [...]
