This Sonoma Cabernet Producer Wants to ‘Claim Victory’ Over Napa
When it comes to producing world-class cabernet sauvignon, Sonoma County has long played second fiddle to Napa. An Alexander Valley winery owner is looking to turn the tables.
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Local Film Society Brings Movies and Hollywood Stars to People’s Homes
The Alexander Valley Film Society has launched a Shelter in Place series featuring live Q&As with movie stars like Ron Livingston of "Office Space" and his wife and fellow actor Rosemarie DeWitt.
Dry Creek and Alexander Valley Rosé: 15 Sonoma County Wineries to Visit
There's a lot of great rosé in Sonoma County. Here are a few favorites from Healdsburg and Geyserville.
My Big, Fat, Alexander Valley Chardonnay (Part 3 of 3)
For a brief and ill-advised moment, I considered describing the luscious and outrageously good Chardonnays being crafted over in the Alexander Valley as phat rather than fat, mainly because pretty hot and tasty summarily describes the better ones, but also because I'm hopelessly ignorant when it comes to the etymology and demographic appropriateness of modern slang.
AV Chardonnay Calls BS on ABC (Part 2 of 3)
I may live in the Russian River Valley – indisputably, home court to any number of world-class Chardonnay winemakers – but I’m here to tell you that, if well-made, sexpot Chards are your thing, then you need to get your Chard-guzzling booty over to the Alexander Valley, and stat. You won’t find nearly the selection […]
AV Chardonnay Calls BS on ABC (Part 1 of 3)
Google "ABC Anything But Chardonnay" and you'll get something on the order of 19,000 hits in the first few tenths of a second. The oldest reference I could be bothered to find dates to 1995 in a column by Frank Prial for the NY Times, but as recently as 2008, someone actually took the time to write a book with the same dated and misguided tag line, so