Wine time: Benziger Family Winery 2013 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

[caption id="attachment_67114" align="aligncenter" width="342"] The Benziger Family Winery 2013 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon retails for $20[/caption] Benziger Family Winery's 2013 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of sustainable Cabernet grapes (including a bit of Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah) aged in oak for 16... Continue

Wine time: 2014 Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Aged in Bourbon Barrels

[caption id="attachment_67109" align="aligncenter" width="420"] 2014 Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Aged in Bourbon Barrels retails for $14[/caption] Bourbon isn't the first thing one thinks of when thinking about red wine. However, bourbon and wine sales are off the charts with millennials - they're buying... Continue

What’s the real story with Sonoma Valley’s sewer system?

By Mary Nesbitt | For the Sun The true state of the Valley’s sewers is murky, but that could change in the weeks ahead if County politicians commit to complete, transparent and un-spun discussions of where we are and how we got here. The Board... Continue

Sonoma-Loeb tasting room now open

[caption id="attachment_67045" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma-Loeb's downtown Sonoma tasting room was designed by Daniel Hale and Molly Chappellet. (Photo: Sonoma-Loeb)[/caption] Downtown Sonoma has a new tasting room open for business: Sonoma-Loeb. Located in the former Envolve Winery tasting room in Wine Alley, the tasting room will... Continue

Town feels like ‘Disneyland for adults’

The editorial “Tourism vs. Hospitality” was the most informative and thoughtful description we have read about our Sonoma Community. We have seen changes that made us feel our town was becoming a little plastic like Disneyland for adults. We have wondered why the Visitors Bureau... Continue

Six questions for First District Supervisor candidates

The Sun asked candidates for First District Supervisor candidates -- Gina Cuclis, Susan Gorin and Keith Rhinehart -- questions of particular importance to Sonoma Valley. Here, in alphabetical order are their unedited responses: Gina Cuclis Would you support incorporation of a new municipality for the... Continue

Vote ‘No’ on Measure AA

Vote No on Measure AA, Clean and Healthy Bay Ballot Measure. Of course everyone wants a Clean and Healthy Bay, but this one is brought forward by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (who?). It puts a special parcel tax of $12 per year for 20... Continue

A vote for Gorin

I want to go on record as endorsing Susan Gorin for First District Supervisor. Susan brings excellent credentials and experience to this position, having served on the Santa Rosa School Board, Board of Public Utilities, Planning Commission and the Santa Rosa City Council. Since being... Continue

Editorial: Yes on Measure AA

This June, voters in the nine Bay area counties will be asked to approve a $12-per-parcel annual tax to support efforts to protect and restore San Francisco Bay. Measure AA, The San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure, was developed by... Continue

Endorsement flap; market music on the cheap; Council’s gameplan

A publicity breech at the Valley of the Moon Water District, where a board member has vehemently disavowed his own letter to the “Press Democrat” endorsing Gina Cuclis for Supervisor. There are a few problems with that letter, allowed Jon Forman in a follow-up printed... Continue