Winemaker Interviews

Ram’s Gate Winery Nails It: Complete, Complex, and Compelling

Less than 30 miles from the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, you can’t miss Ram’s Gate Winery. The entrance is impressive—with a promise of both rustic and grand— and notably,…

Under-the-Radar and Oh So Fine: Sill Family Vineyards Wine

When Napa Valley’s Oakville Grocery stocked its wine shelves with the best representatives of each Napa AVA (American Viticultural Area), it selected Sill Family Vineyards to represent Atlas Peak. The small production,…

Sparkling Sonoma: Bubbles from Your Backyard

Elevate your celebrations with these local bottles  By Erin Hunt Moore     While sparkling wine lovers agree that the perfect time for bubbles is, well, any time, sparkling wine pairs perfectly with the holiday season.…

Crushing It: Female Winemakers

In Step With the Rhythms of Mother Nature, Six Women Who Turn Grapes Into Wine So much about 2020 is out of sync. Nevertheless, the timeless seasonality of harvest stays with the…

Tara Jasper, Sipsong Spirits & Indira Gin

Wine Country’s New Leading Lady of Gin Tara Jasper, distiller and owner of award-winning Sipsong Spirits, belongs to a new wave of  female distillers and craft spirits entrepreneurs in Sonoma County, joining…

Black Wine Professionals

Black Wines Matter

A toast to black wine professionals The romance of wine lures visitors to dreamy wine country, where people often flock to escape the real world. Hearing the stories of passionate winery owners…

Married to the Job in Wine Country

Husband & Wife Wineries and Tasting Rooms ALTHOUGH IT MAY LOOK ROMANTIC around the edges, the winery business is hard work not recommended for the risk-averse. One can imagine that being married…