[caption id="attachment_48970" align="aligncenter" width="361"] Envolve Winery has been bought by the Stewart Family, owners of Madrone Estate Vineyard and Lake Sonoma Winery.[/caption] "There is nothing permanent except change," - Heraclitus The rumors have been traveling the Sonoma circuit for months now - Envolve Winery was... Continue

[caption id="attachment_61724" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Pangloss Cellars' 2010 Red Blend adds a touch of Wine Country to Sweet Scoops' homemade ice creams (Photo: Facebook)[/caption] Sweet Scoops Homemade Ice Cream is offering up a special treat right now: wine ice cream. The ice cream shop has made... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60650" align="aligncenter" width="312"] Big Smooth (Photo: Don & Sons)[/caption] I'm not one to pick up niche wines, let alone wine based on labels, but this one is too fun to pass up. Big Smooth is Don & Sons newest big release is a homage... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60616" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Wanna-be winemakers blending at Ravenswood (Photo: Bernt Rostad, CC BY 2.0)[/caption] Many folks visit or relocate to Wine Country with the dream of making their own wine. But, for only a lucky few, does that dream really come true. However, that... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60609" align="aligncenter" width="386"] New Norm Wine Breather Carafe is my new favorite decanter (Photo: Danish Design Store)[/caption] I'm a sucker for Danish design and when I saw this decanter, while visiting the Danish-meets-California town of Solvang, I had to have it. Created by Norm... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60601" align="alignright" width="179"] The Sonoma Springs Growler Club stainless growler (Photo: Sonoma Springs Brewing Co.)[/caption] A perfect gift for the beer lover in your life: a stainless steel 64 oz. growler full of Sonoma Springs Brewing Co. (SSBC) beer. But, this isn't your typical... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60591" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Bitter Girl bitters are made in Petaluma (Photo: Bitter Girl)[/caption] Erin Elizabeth Hines, aka the Bitter Girl, has been making bitters in her own backyard since 2013. A former bartender, Hines began crafting her own bitters using ingredients from her family's... Continue

[caption id="attachment_60268" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Other Guys is now 3 Badge Beverage Corporation (Photo: John Stierch)[/caption] August Sebastiani's wine and spirits company, The Other Guys, has had a name change. After moving into the Sonoma Firehouse at Broadway and Patten, Sebastiani discovered a set of... Continue