Had? How about even heard of? The Sun asked Greg Taylor, of Taylor & Norton Wine Merchants, to concoct this week’s Five of Wines list. He’s picked a few varietals from off the beaten path that are as interesting as they are hard to pronounce.... Continue
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Once again, it’s the time of year when young children dress to scare while roaming the streets of our old pueblo. In search of something far more precious than gold, it is candy they seek, with the threat of a sinister deed acted upon those... Continue
They have passed on but their souls are close by, legend and folklore say, closer on this day than any other … El Día de Los Muertos. A time for remembrance and celebration marked this year by a bi-cultural procession of light, music and food... Continue
[nggallery id=116] After 126 years, Owen Wynne finally received a proper Irish wake. The event – held at, where else, Murphy’s Irish Pub – was a fundraiser for the Friends of Sonoma Cemeteries and included live music with Kith and Kin. Many a pint was... Continue
Gary Vaynerchuk is a shameless self-promoter. Co-owner of New Jersey’s Wine Library, a retail wine shop, Vaynerchuk gained fame as the sole host of “Wine Library TV, a daily internet webcast about wine. The show now boasts a reported 90,000 daily viewers worldwide and Vaynerchuk... Continue
[nggallery id=114] The Dragons’ first season of football began in the fall of 1944. America was fighting in World War II and local headlines listed the names of dead Sonoma County soldiers. For families with members fighting far from the oak-studded hillsides of northern California,... Continue
[nggallery id=112] Submitted photos. St. Andrew Presbyterian tried something a bit different one recent Sunday when they encouraged parishioners to not show up for regular worship services. That’s right – don’t come to church on Sunday. Instead, go out into the world and put faith... Continue
[nggallery id=113] Photos submitted by Bill Dardon The Sonoma Valley Chapter of Realtors joined together with the Sonoma Plaza Kiwanis to create the Kiwanis Realtors Golf Classic at Oakmont Golf Club on Friday, Oct. 2. The event fetched an estimated $20,000 to benefit scholarships for... Continue
The full moon shining in a deep sapphire sky only added to the glow at La Luz Center’s brilliant “Noche del Luna” fundraiser in the courtyard of the Barracks last Sunday. The event benefited the bilingual center, which gives support to immigrants in the Valley.... Continue
Bicycling 100 miles in the Mojave Desert for the Breast Cancer Network of Strength’s Ride to Empower is grueling enough, but Jim Heath-Pagliuso, a Davis resident, is taking the challenge further. On October 10, he’ll also ride his bike from Cline Cellars to Red Rock... Continue