California’s Newest Sonoma AVA the West Sonoma Coast
The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is proud to announce the TTB’s approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). ... Read more
The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is proud to announce the TTB’s approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). ... Read more
Please stand and give Napa Valley a golf clap for helping to create exposure for other wine regions... Read more
After several years of short wine grape crops in Napa Valley and Sonoma County, wine grape prices are moving in the right direction. ... Read more
Napa, CA – Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) announces that bud break has begun in Napa Valley. “We’re seeing variable bud break in our chardonnay...... Read more
The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is proud to announce the TTB’s approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). ... Read more
Please stand and give Napa Valley a golf clap for helping to create exposure for other wine regions... Read more
Napa, CA – Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) announces that bud break has begun in Napa Valley. “We’re seeing variable bud break in our chardonnay...... Read more
What happens on rural winery properties has been controversial in Napa County for decades...... Read more
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified new root traits that help grapevines resist drought.... Read more
Sycamore Partners, a New York-based $10 billion private-equity giant, has been known for turning high-profile bets on clothing chains and shoe stores into a fortune.... Read more
Drought has left several Napa winemakers wishing for a bigger crop, but there is also optimism that 2021 could prove to be a high quality vintage.... Read more
California wineries have long been leaders in environmentally friendly practices, because they recognized early on that wine grapes are one of the most susceptible crops to global warming.... Read more
With the 2021 harvest in full swing in California, winemakers are reporting a high quality but low yielding vintage after an extended period of drought.... Read more
The 2021 wine grape harvest has begun in the California North Coast, and the first fruit ready for picking ... Read more
After several years of short wine grape crops in Napa Valley and Sonoma County, wine grape prices are moving in the right direction. ... Read more
Real estate markets are local. From Healdsburg to Sebastopol in Sonoma County, and Calistoga to Yountville in Napa Valley, wine country real estate is unique. ... Read more
2020 was a strange year in deed. That said, the numbers are in as we review the final grape crush report created by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.... Read more
The new normal. I really don’t like that phrase anymore. 2020 has brought with it so many “new” normals that it is hard to keep track. ... Read more
Wine Country Financing Options – Sonoma & Napa Counties One of the key components of purchasing a wine country property, whether it is a vineyard, estate, winery or bare land is the capital used to make the acquisition. Many buyers are going to require some sort of financing for a purchase or perhaps a line […]... Read more
When looking at wine country real estate it is helpful and interesting to see how wine grape prices are doing... Read more
We are currently observing vineyard estates, luxury homes and vineyards come on the market for various reasons. Locally, multiple high-profile Silicon Valley IPOs are going public and sellers are hoping to capitalize on newly minted millionaires.... Read more
The numbers are in and they tell a story of abundance. The 2018 wine grape harvest in Sonoma and Napa Counties was bountiful by any standard and the quality is equally outstanding. Each year we provide a breakdown of the current weighted average wine grape prices for popular varietals in Sonoma and Napa. […]... Read more
So you’re thinking about taking the plunge, living the dream and purchasing your own Napa Valley vineyard estate. Congratulations, it is an amazing place to live.... Read more
So where exactly is wine country? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard friends say that they are heading up to “Napa” for the weekend when they very well know that they are going to Healdsburg in northern Sonoma County. ... Read more