Tag: Sonoma County
Big West Wine Fest: June 1-2, Guerneville, CA
Few things are more idyllic on a hot summer’s day than standing in the shade of giant redwood trees, slurping
Vinography Images: Dawning of Spring
The rows of vineyards glow an emerald green in the light of dawn in Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley. A heavy
Vinography Images: Mind the Gap
Weather rolls across the valley floor of the Petaluma Gap AVA, as seen from Keller Estate in Sonoma County. Defined
Vinography Images: Lines of Light
The sun catches telephone lines and the tops of vineyard rows in the early morning at Gallo’s Two Rock Vineyard
Vinography Images: Season of Smoke
The 2004 Panorama Fire spreads down a hillside towards vineyards in Sonoma’s Alexander Valley near the town of Geyserville. Back
Vinography Images: Under Pressure
A load of Cabernet Sauvignon, done with its maceration, heads to the press in Sonoma County. Most of Northern California
Vinography Images: A Monument to Cabernet
The Alexander Valley is one of California’s least-appreciated winegrowing regions, sitting as it does in the proverbial shadow of its
Vinography Images: Sonoma Anything-But-Plain
SANTA ROSA, CA: Morning mists still cling to parts of the countryside across the plains of Santa Rosa in the
Vinography Images: Vine Hill Hands
The amount of work required to produce the highest quality grapes remains unknown to most wine drinkers. Here a crew
Striving for Perfection and Finding Truth: Tasting 20 Years of Vérité
The year was 1995. Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke were riding high on the wave of success that
Vinography Unboxed: Week of 5/24/20
Hello, and welcome to my periodic dig through the samples pile. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of
