Sonoma County Spots Where You Might Find Pliny the Younger, Outside of Russian River Brewing Company
Want to skip the lines at Russian River Brewing Company? A few lucky Sonoma County spots will serve Pliny the Younger, too.
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Beat the Heat With Cool New Cocktails in Healdsburg
Summer in downtown Healdsburg is going to be a lot cooler with these new, experimental cocktails.
Five Picnic Wines Under $20 For Your Next Sonoma County Outing
There are ground rules for the adventure date, but the most important one is that you don’t tell your date where you’re going. I’m not encouraging you to blindfold your date. Just don’t disclose your plans. Meanwhile keep your stash — the perfect wine and picnic fixins’ out of view. Picnics can happen anywhere and […]
Drinking Stories: The Role of Yeast in Winemaking
Written by Bill Swindell for The Press Democrat. Bill Swindell’s new podcast, “Drinking Stories,” peels back the veneer of the wine, beer, spirits and cider industries. In the first episode, Bill speaks with Kevin Sea of Santa Rosa Junior College about yeast, the Jan Brady of the fermentation process, and the important role it plays […]
Sonoma’s Best Fall Hard Ciders
Sonoma County is known primarily for its wine, but it also has a ripe history of orchards. As early as ten years ago, a drive through the county’s orchards would’ve resulted in not-so-attractive photos of apples rotting on the ground. These days, the orchards have been rejuvenated through ciderists making popular hard ciders. Check […]