Fog is a very important part of winegrowing here in Sonoma County, where 70 miles of Pacific coastline combine with diverse topography and several points of entry along the coast to create an array of climatic conditions, which is the reason Sonoma County produces such a wide array of wines of high quality. Here at E&J Gallo [...]
Sonoma County Vintners and Sonoma County Winegrape Commission just completed a month-long promotion for Sonoma County wines at Legal Sea Foods restaurants throughout the East Coast, and in the words of Legal Sea Foods’ Vice President of Beverage, Sandy Block, MW, “The program that you facilitated with us to promote Sonoma County wine and culture [...]
Sonoma County is now well past the frost phase, and thankfully the pressures this year were minimal. The next stressor for grape growers comes when delicate flowers are on the vines, leading to the set of the grape clusters, which turns out to be a good indication of yield. If something happens during these key [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Whew! The main day of Sonoma in the City LA, which featured a VIP morning session, an afternoon Trade Tasting and an evening Consumer Tasting event featuring over 60 Sonoma County wineries, played to appreciative Angelenos from dawn until dusk. Here, captured by George Rose, are a few photos from the events. The Sonoma County [...]
We will talk from time to time about our SCV winery members in this blog, and to kick things off, we will start at the beginning of the alphabet with Arista, located in an spectacular spot on Westside Road in Healdsburg with beautiful vistas in every direction, even as far as Mt. St. Helena on [...]
Wine & Spirits Magazine has just released their 23rd Annual Restaurant Wine Survey, which is always much anticipated, as it presents a great national snapshot of the state of on-premise wine. They really do an outstanding job with both the bigger picture trends and the varietal by varietal reporting, so be sure to pick up [...]
