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Vote Now on Cline Pinot pairing

by jamesknight2 months ago in Wine of the Week.0 Comments

Many a shopper has prowled the wine isle, frowning and furrowed of brow, trying to find the right wine for dinner. White with fish, right? What about seared Red Snapper? And isn’t that red-listed by Seafood Watch, anyway? So, what if the wine is certified Fish Friendly Farming, does that help? Why not just start with the wine? It’s much {…}

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Barrel taste or bunker taste

by jamesknight2 months ago in Wine of the Week.1 Comment

What’s the best time of the year to taste wine in Sonoma County? Clearly, it’s not a question of getting it fresh and in season. The wine is fine any time of year, so let’s move on to the visuals. Some folks like fall colors, when the vines turn yellow and red. In the summer, they’re lush and green under {…}

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So You Want Wine at Your Wedding …

by careysweet3 months ago in Weddings.0 Comments

Sonoma is Wine Country, of course. Yet, for the issue of wine served at wedding receptions, one question is often overlooked. “Is it possible to bring in my own beverages?” Many brides and grooms have a special wine they love. Yet for many party venues, wine selections can be restricted by the venue’s contracts with caterers or wineries. Other venues {…}

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Hawley 2005 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

by jamesknight3 months ago in Wine of the Week.0 Comments

Sonoma County wineries are not special in at least this one detail: Every other tasting room has a “Winery Dogs” book for sale or on display, featuring a big portrait of their faithful pooch in coffee-table style. There’s Wine Dogs (including Robert Parker winery dog rating system), Winery Dogs of Sonoma, and Winery Dogs Gone Wild. Just kidding on that {…}

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Jack London Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

by jamesknight4 months ago in Wine of the Week.0 Comments

The Jack London Vineyard is a beautiful property perched on the foot of Sonoma Mountain. It’s easy to imagine the author surveying the rolling green waves of grapevines as he wrote the following salute in 1913, as reproduced on the back label of Jack London Vineyard wines: “I ride over my beautiful ranch. Between my legs is a beautiful horse. {…}

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Wine Guerrilla 2009 Adel’s Vineyard Zinfandel

by jamesknight7 months ago in Wine of the Week.0 Comments

Why not Zin Guerrilla? Good question, because winemaker Bruce Patch created this brand with a single-minded focus on Zinfandel grown in Sonoma County. But when this label first appeared on local shelves, it was hard to know what to make of it. Each release bears novel artwork, at first depicting a cadre of lithe and wan revolutionaries, vaguely in the {…}

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Kastania Vineyards

by jamesknight8 months ago in Tasting Rooms.0 Comments

Since 1914, travelers may have noticed a little dairy barn perched on a hill on the right side of the road, as they wound their way north of the Marin County line into Sonoma County. Some decades later, the landmark reappeared on their left, the Redwood Highway having been moved a little to the east and modernized with four lanes. {…}

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Glen Ellen Farmers Market

by secretlocal9 months ago in Local Secrets.1 Comment

Sweet heart of a farmers market. Featuring local farms, delicious olive oil, fresh fish, sustainably locally humanely raised meats, knife sharpening, french toast made fresh for you, galettes, cookies and superb local artisans. Every Sunday 10am to 2pm from May through October 30th.

Wednesday ‘Wines and Sunsets’ Shines at Paradise Ridge Winery

by careysweet1 year ago in Insiders Guide.1 Comment

Wondering what to do on a Wednesday? With the return of “Wines and Sunsets” at Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa, it’s a slam-dunk. Every Wednesday evening through Oct. 19, you can pack a picnic and sip Paradise Ridge wines while watching spectacular sunsets from the estate’s expansive veranda and poetry terrace.  The viewing begins at 6 p.m. and ends {…}

The label for the La Follette 2008 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir.

La Follette 2008 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

by jamesknight1 year ago in Wine of the Week.3 Comments

Last seen under the bicycle-themed Tandem label, the La Follette 2008 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir comes from the same vineyard and is made by very same Greg La Follette. The illustration he’s chosen for his new, eponymous label is more than whimsical, it tells the story of the house philosophy: Waving his wand over the vineyard, albeit while stooped reverently {…}