Bottle Juice

Sponsored by the Sonoma County Vintners and the Sonoma County Winegrape Commision, AB 1798 requires that any wine from an American Viticultural Area ( AVA) located in Sonoma County must also include the words " Sonoma County" on its bottle labels. Though the legislation was passed three years ago, very little action has been required by vintners—until now. The state of California will begin enforcing this new requirement on January 1st, 2014. The possible punishment of …

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We've been fortunate to have great cause for discussion of late, as regards the 2011 Geyserville, courtesy of a recent honorific bestowed by the Quarterly Review of Wines: CO-BEST OF SHOW 2011 Ridge Geyserville, Sonoma County 2011 Ridge Geyserville, Sonoma County $ 38. Soft, spicy, textured, concentrated, with strawberry-cherry flavors and elegant finish. Delicious! CO-BEST OF [...]

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…Alexander Valley that is partly explained by its geographical location. Anyone who knows Sonoma County understands that it is divided culturally into east and west. West Sonoma is Sebastopol and Guerneville: hippies, pot, incense, environmentalists, Democrats, anarchists, the counter-culture. Inland Sonoma by contrast has long been the farming community, by nature less open to change. I don't mean to make this distinction hard and fast-and certainly, the gentrification of places …

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…Quivira Wine Creek Ranch Grenache 2011, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, traditional in that it's aged in oak barrels, but rather nontraditional in that this wine is 100 percent grenache grapes, not bolstered with mourvedre or syrah, as typically occurs in the South of France and in Australia. The color is the entrancing medium cherry-mulberry hue seen in glasses of wine in Dutch still-life paintings. In fact, it wouldn't be surprising if the wine in all those still-life …

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Regular Retail Price: $ 28.00

The Wine Spies One Day Price: $ 17.99

Varietal: Sangiovese

Region: California: Sonoma County

Volume: 750 ml

Alcohol %: 14.0

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Sonoma County, California

100% Pinot Noir

$ 12, 11.5% abv.

Bright wild strawberries with a tart lemon finish yet low acidity. Nice and round body with dry and fruity flavors. Serve this one with tapas or an evening gathering when you're just laying out a lot of appetizers. It will perform admirably with cheeses, cured meats, olives, and more.

2011 Toad Hollow Erik's The Red

California

Proprietary blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Malbec…

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…La Grand Côte 2011 L'Estate ( Paso Robles); Sanglier 2011 Rosé du Tusque ( Sonoma County): Muscardini 2011 Alice's Vineyard Rosato di Sangiovese ( Sonoma Valley); Birichino 2011 Vin Gris ( California); Balleto 2011 Rosé of Pinot Noir ( Russian River Valley); Luli 2012 ( Central Coast); Lynmar 2012 Rosé of Syrah ( Russian River Valley) and Chiarello 2012 Chiara Rosé of Zinfandel ( Napa Valley). All over 90 points, and not one of them more than $ 22…

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Regular Retail Price: $ 34.00

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Varietal: Zinfandel

Region: California: Sonoma County

Volume: 750 ml

Alcohol %: 15.2

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…down the street. Pure bliss.

Please check out my post, I'd Rather Go Blind Tasting , about another Wine Festival event I attended earlier that week.

Mari Kane is a wine writer and blogger from Sonoma County, now living in Vancouver. Her wine blog is Tasting Room Confidential and you can follow her on Twitter .

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I love a good rosé. I'm also very picky about my rosé. From pale pink to deep salmon, a rosé of pinot noir can be all over the map, but generally speaking, it is delicious.

Sonoma County natives Jonathon and Chris, founded Ellipsis after returning to the area after college. Jonathon holds a degree in Agribusiness, while Chris has his MBA, but they both realized they wanted to be back in the thick of it.In 2007, they headed back to Healdsburg and decided to combine …

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