Northern Sonoma is a diverse, sprawling part of California's wine country encompassing three major wine-growing regions (and many smaller ones) plus several popular wine country towns including Healdsburg, Guerneville, and Santa Rosa. While some areas don't seem to have changed in years, others can be just as dynamic as Southern Sonoma or Napa Valley, so keep an eye out on these pages for updates and news. And contact me if you find any important changes not covered here.
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Healdsburg's tasting scene goes international |
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Windsor Vineyards has taken the fun, customized labels and mediocre wines from its former tasting room on Healdsburg's plaza (page 185) and gone back to its mail-order roots. Parent company Fosters Wine Estates was smart enough to realize that the prime retail location would instead be a better place to showcase wines from its many premium wineries around the world that, fankly, all make far better wine than Windsor. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 April 2006 )
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Chateau Souverain loses its home |
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The faux Chateau-meets-hopkiln pile known as Chateau Souverain, just north of Geyserville in the Alexander Valley (page 200), changed hands in February 2006. Parent company Fosters Wine Estates sold the property to Francis Ford Coppola's outfit and big changes are planned (think coach-loads of tourists). The Souverain label, however, lives on. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 March 2006 )
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