Some wines are better with age. But if you want to get the most out of your bottle, it’s important to have a proper way to store it. Simply putting your expensive wine bottle up on a shelf is a surefire way to ruin it before your first sip. What you need is a home wine cellar. And you can stop by our vineyard home in Sonoma County,…

If you’re planning your first wine tasting, or your first trip to Sonoma, you’re sure to have questions about how to taste wine. Questions like:“How many wines are included?” “Will I get drunk during a wine tasting?” “In what order should you taste wine?” “How do you choose what to wear when wine tasting!?” But not to worry;…

When a self-defined “wine lover” decides to visit “Wine Country,” the usual first thought of others is, “Oh, you’re going to Napa Valley.”

And it certainly is true that most of the country thinks of that small valley northeast of San Francisco as the No. 1 Wine Country region in the United States, but there are dozens of Wine Country areas and almost none of them are synonymous with that phrase….

We’re biased, but we believe the best wine clubs in the US are right here in Sonoma County. This region is home to over 400 wineries, 18 AVAs, and some of the most astoundingly spectacular wines in the world. So it’s no surprise that this region has a sublime selection of wine clubs as well. But which of these wineries have the BEST California wine clubs?With hundreds of noteworthy wine clubs across Sonoma County,…

Calling all wine enthusiasts! We’re here to help you pursue your passion for wine with our list of the 15 best wine influencers on Instagram and Twitter. This list is a celebration of our love (and your love) for all things wine and wine culture. Because what better way to immerse yourself in the world of wine than by keeping up with the people who’ve made a career out of it? …

Wine consumers seeking valid assessments of exalted wines often look for high wine scores. But all that tells us is that a solitary wine critic lifted a glass of high-caliber Pinot Noir and moments later proclaims it to be worth 97 points.

How did that reviewer get to that conclusion? What were the parameters that led to 97 and not 98?…