Screen Shot 2023-10-27 at 9.46
40th AVA Celebration
In 1983, the Sonoma County wine-growing regions of Carneros, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Knights Valley, and Russian River Valley/Green Valley all received designation as official American Viticultural Areas....
Cannabis Leaf / Kym MacKinnon, Unsplash
Permit Sonoma Leads “Visioning” Sessions for Cannabis Regulation
The public is greatly encouraged to be a part of the planning for the future of weed cultivation in the County over the next three years Sonoma County has been actively addressing the cannabis business...
SoCoBa 2019
Sonoma Wineries Face Growing Permitting Burdens for Business Operations
The ongoing struggle between wineries and Sonoma County to determine the future of permitting for winery activities and events is coming closer to conclusive guidelines...
Glass of Rose 1200x800
Sonoma County Winery Event Permit Meeting Leaves Vintners Frustrated with Process
Last Thursday’s virtual forum organized by Sonoma County’s Permit Sonoma to ostensibly open up conversation about event permitting for wineries in Sonoma County, had over 200 stakeholders taking time out...
Danny Brager
Wine Is in Decline, but Sonoma Still Sees Growth and Opportunity
This year the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ annual Dollars and $ense meeting was held in conjunction with the Sonoma County Vintners, and Glenn Proctor, Board of Directors Chairman for the Sonoma County Winegrowers...
Afternoon Brief screenshot
Afternoon Brief, August 21
California Gold Goes Global: According to Liv-ex, the wider world is waking up to California ...
Brief screenshot
Afternoon Brief, August 6
French Wine Scientists Create 'Supergrapes' That Do Not Require Pesticides French wine scientists have come up with four revolutionary supergrape varieties they say are impervious to rot and thus require...
Afternoon Brief July 3 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, July 3
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Fire Risk for Napa County Vineyards A huge wildfire has crossed over into Napa County, less than a year after the region was devastated by one of...
Afternoon Brief June 13 Wine Industry Advisor Wine Industry Advisor
Afternoon Brief, June 13
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: Napa’s Watershed C Vote at a Standstill Poor voter response, mail-in ballots and bureaucracy stall a decision on a major agricultural provision… Today’s...
Ned Fussell
Cannabis and Wine, Unlikely Bedfellows Fall Under Similar Scrutiny
As Sonoma County Supervisors weigh and discuss how the cannabis industry should be regulated, concern is rising that those regulations could in turn affect other agricultural industries in the county....