Impact of Climate Change on the Petaluma Gap AVA
By Eric Schwartzman ~
Petaluma Gap AVA wines are said to have a bit more balance and refinement because the wind hardens and thickens the grape skins producing more tannins, which render the feeling of texture in your mouth. The microclimate produces wine with a combination of freshness, refinement and elegance with more intensity from the tannins.
But like the rest of the Bay Area,…
Top 7 Russian River Valley Wineries to Visit
By Scott Butterfield ~
The Russian River Valley has viticulture history unlike any other in California. Grapevines were first planted by immigrants from the Mediterranean region in the 19th century. Most were “gardens” that families used for personal consumption, using cuttings brought from their European homesteads. This is how Zinfandel, now a flagship US grape, first appeared in the country. By the early 20th century over 200 wineries were in operation….
Wine Tasting Near Bodega Bay: Top 8 Tasting Rooms
By Scott Butterfield ~
It’s now the perfect time of the year for wine tasting near Bodega Bay. This amazing area lies on a San Andreas Fault line, roughly 20 miles as the crow flies from Petaluma, about 30 minutes on the highway from downtown Petaluma to The Links Golf Club at Bodega Harbor, which rests at the southern opening of the bay….
Wine Festivals: 2022-2023 Calendar
By Scott Butterfield ~
After a two-year lockdown, life is finally opening up again. So we scoured the web to put together this endemic 2022-2023 Wine Festival Calendar. It features 11 California Wine Festivals, including 4 in Sonoma and Napa, and 2 in Santa Barbara. Plus Nantucket, Oregon, and Colorado wine festivals, and a wine festival reopening in France. The Dana Point Wine Festival is happening too close to our publication date,…
Sebastopol Wine Tasting Experience at Halleck Vineyard
By Ross Halleck ~
For more than 20 years, we’ve been hosting Sebastopol wine tasting experiences at our estate. We’re just inland from the majestic Sonoma Coast about 20 minutes from Bodega Bay or 15 minutes from the Barlow. Our Sebastopol wine tastings aren’t held in a traditional visitors center or hospitality tasting room. Rather, we welcome you and your dog if you have one,…
Celebrated Sonoma and Sebastopol Wineries Reopen
By Marta Heacock ~
Two years after the global pandemic effectively crushed tourism for Sonoma and Sebastopol wineries, tasting rooms are opening again. The lights are coming back on. And visitors from all parts of the globe are raising a glass to celebrate the return of relative normalcy.
To welcome Los Angeles-based travelers out of their homes and back to wine country,…
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Wine Tasting & MLB Baseball: Giants vs Rockies
JOIN HALLECK VINEYARD AT THE BALLGAME!
JULY 8TH
IN THE BASELINE BOX AT ORACLE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO
Watch the game from this dugout at 1st base while enjoying Halleck Vineyard wines with Ross,…
Read MoreWine Tasting at Vienna Boys Choir Performance
November 27 at 3pm
GREEN MUSIC CENTER, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Limited tickets are available to see this choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna,…
Read MoreWine Dinner at Warhorse
Inner Circle members are invited to an exclusive Halleck Vineyard Vintner Dinner at Warhorse Investments in Atlanta, GA, one of the premier clubs in the United States….
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