White Zinfandel: The Sonoma Story
Napa gets credit for inventing White Zinfandel. Sonoma's Pedroncelli beat them by 18 years. Here's the real history and where to taste it today.
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Inexpensive Sparkling Wines Guide
Sonoma pours some of California's best sparkling wine for under $20 a bottle. Here's where to find real méthode champenoise bubbly, minus the price tag.
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California Red Blend Wine from Sonoma
Sonoma winemakers turn Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and century-old field blend grapes into serious California red blend wine. Here's the difference.
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Sweet White Wine: A Sonoma Guide
Sweet white wine spans off-dry Chenin Blanc to rich late-harvest Riesling. Here's how to taste the difference at Sonoma County wineries.
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Dry White Wine for Cooking
Not every prized Sonoma white belongs in a pan sauce. Here's which dry whites to cook with, which to save for sipping, and what to make with them.
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Sweet Wine: A Sonoma Buying Guide
Sonoma County's best sweet wines, from late-harvest to port-style, sparkling to rosé, and exactly where to taste each style.
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Dessert Wine: A Sonoma County Guide
Dessert wine means fortified port, late-harvest Zinfandel, and Muscat — and Sonoma County makes real versions of each. Here's what to taste and where.
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California Red Wine: A Sonoma Guide
California makes 81% of American wine. Here's what the label actually promises, which reds define the state, and where in Sonoma County to taste them.
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Dark Red Wine Like Raspberry Jam
If a dark red tasted like raspberry jam, it was almost certainly Zinfandel. Here's how to tell it from Grenache, Petite Sirah, and Merlot.
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