Another Labor Day weekend means another Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Here's some highlights via social media of Sonoma Valley's participation in the events, which raised over $4.5 million for Sonoma County non-profits. Thursday night: Big Bottle Party at Atwood Ranch Julie Atwood opened her Glen... Continue

[caption id="attachment_56783" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Jean Charles Boisset with Count Agoston Haraszthy[/caption] In 1981, when Jean-Charles Boisset was 11, he visited his first American winery: Sonoma's Buena Vista Winery. Founded in 1857, it is the oldest winery in California. He visited the historic winery with his... Continue

[caption id="attachment_56190" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Corner 103's Sonoma tasting room (Photo: Sarah Stierch)[/caption] When announcements were made that a new tasting room would open in the old Feed Store building in downtown Sonoma, we had no idea what to expect. Word quickly traveled that Lloyd Davis,... Continue

[caption id="attachment_55589" align="aligncenter" width="380"] USPS might be shipping wine soon[/caption] When you want to send a bottle of fine Sonoma Valley wine to friends or family out of state, do you often find yourself standing in line at UPS rather than shipping it through the... Continue

Sonoma State University (SSU) has launched the world's first Wine focused Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The program is designed to accommodate professional's schedules, with classes taking place on weekends over the course of 17 months. It features curriculum around consulting, case study analysis,... Continue

Following in the wake of Benziger Family Winery and this week's announcement that E&J Gallo bought Souverain and Asti Winery, another Sonoma County winery has been sold: B.R. Cohn Winery has been sold to Vintage Wine Estates. The price for sale has not been released.... Continue

[caption id="attachment_54915" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Historical Wine Tool Museum at Buena Vista is a multi-media experience (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 2.0)[/caption] At a ripe old age of 158, Buena Vista Winery is already in the history books as the oldest commercial winery in California. However,... Continue

[caption id="attachment_54151" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Fritz Winery is a surrealist dream embedded into the hillsides of northern Sonoma County (Photo: Fritz Winery)[/caption] As a local, it's rare that I get excited about winery tours. I feel like I've seen it all. Once you've done the epic biodynamic... Continue

[caption id="attachment_54570" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Mix and mingle with the sheep at the Carneros Wine Alliance's 30th anniversary party at di Rosa (Lynn Friedman, CC BY NC ND 2.0)[/caption] This month, the Carneros Wine Alliance, a non-profit association of wineries and grape-growers in the Carneros AVA,... Continue