Review by Gerald Hill In his “Sonoma Battlefield,” Joe Costello has written a highly personalized account of how a grass-roots movement of local citizens saved Sonoma from a monumental disaster in 1999. In the fall of 1998 a Texas hotel management company and its professional... Continue
Have you ever tasted a wine that you liked, then brought it home, only to discover that, a month or two later, it didn’t taste anything like it did when you first tasted it? How did you store it? Part of the home winemaker experience... Continue
While we in Sonoma Valley are enjoying the late-summer weather, a threat is drifting our way, courtesy of the four-day-old wildfire far to the south of us. An illegal debris burn is the culprit, according to investigators of the so-called Lick Fire that began Monday... Continue
We have three wonderful dog parks in our Sonoma Valley including the Earnest Holman Dog Park next to city hall, the Elizabeth Anne Peronne Dog Park on Hwy. 12 in Glen Ellen and the Ernie Smith Dog Park on Arnold Drive. Many people use them... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Linda Fleming's show at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art represents three decades of her work.Linda Fleming's "Refugium” includes distinct pieces of art representing three decades of her work. Fleming is a prolific artist best known for her large-scale metal and... Continue
Local grape growers and vintners meet today in Santa Rosa to gather information about the new hiring directives issued from Homeland Security set to take effect next month. The seminar, presented by Michael Saqui of Saqui and Romando Counselors to Management, will address the tough... Continue
In appreciation for the use of their bucolic, sprawling campus, the makers of the feature film "Bottle Shock" will donate a sum of money to the Sonoma Developmental Center .The film's base camp will be staged along Arnold Drive where equipment trailers, catering trucks, and... Continue
The 15th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction raised $1.2 million over the Labor Day weekend, with the proceeds going to local nonprofits such as the Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club, F.I.S.H. and the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation. The first $600,000 was... Continue
The 15th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction raised $1.2 million over the Labor Day weekend, with the proceeds going to local nonprofits such as the Valley of the Moon Boys & Girls Club, F.I.S.H. and the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation. The first $600,000 was... Continue
Between the relentless twin influences of Hans Christian Anderson and Walt Disney, every American girl grows up clutching wistfully at a singular dream: to be a princess. To be rich and beautiful and adored. To be gowned and coiffed, served and feted, daintily clutching cups... Continue