Sonoma, land of Sonocaia Sagrantino, and 1000 things to do and see
You need to know what's happening at Sonocaia Estate Winery - follow us on Instagram @sonocaia At Sonocaia Estate Winery, our primary focus is growing grapes and making wine, specifically our estate reserve Sagrantino, a deep dark yet incredibly drinkable red wine....
Book your corporate or family event at Sonocaia winery and Hydeout farm
Thinking about booking a corporate event or a private family function? Our winery and farm might be just the right place... Sonocaia is more than just a warm and inviting estate vineyard and boutique winery. We're also...
A year-end wine country lifestyle photo journey
In case you missed this post, it is a fun review of the holiday season in Sonoma Valley and the Sonocaia winery. Give yourself 10 minutes to catch up with wine country. Warmly, Ken Wornick Join us for a year-end wine country photo journey in our final Sonocaia blog...
Sonocaia grand opening was a wonderful success
Three days of launch parties With thanks to you, our loyal band of blog post readers, customers and fans, the 3-day launch of the Sonocaia winery sold out quickly. And went off without a hitch. See photos below for a glance at the various events. More carefully...
Grand Opening of Sonocaia Estate – Sold Out
All three days sold out! Please keep an eye on this blog post channel for future Sonocaia events All of us at Sonocaia thank you, our long-time winery customers and blog post readers, for the support of this passion project. We'll see you in November for the grand...
Grand Opening Invitation to Sonocaia!
Join us for the grand opening of Sonocaia winery, a Sonoma-based estate project meticulously growing Sagrantino, a delicious and intensely fascinating red variety from Monte Falco, Umbria, Italy
Sonocaia – your invitation to the newest estate winery in Sonoma Valley
Coming soon, the newest boutique winery in the Sonoma Valley, Sonocaia. An invitation is coming your way soon.
Projects and day trips from Hydeout Sonoma (Part 2)
Hydeout Sonoma farms grapes, olives, chickens, fruit trees, and bee hives, and is home to owls, bats, rabbits and a wild creek.
Farm projects at Hydeout Sonoma
Hydeout Sonoma farms grapes, olives, chickens, fruit trees, and bee hives, and is home to owls, bats, rabbits.
Spanish Priorat wine tasting, wild swarm of honey bees, and motorcycling through Morocco
Blind tasting modern Spanish Priorat Another fascinating tasting with preeminent host Don Sebastiani at the Swiss Hotel on Sonoma Plaza. Priorat is in Catalona (Catalunya), a region immediately south west of Barcelona, and directly west of Tarragona. It is rough and...
Italian wine tasting in Sonoma – Barolos
Barolos, considered 'The King" of Italian wines: Once again, at the invitation of Don Sebastiani, Sr., fellow Sonoma winemakers and somms gathered for a studious tasting. This time at the Swiss Hotel private dining room on the Plaza in downtown Sonoma. (Note: their...
Tasting 50 year old California Cabernets
The experts shock me with a surprising achievement in a crowded field of arguably the greatest California Cabernets of all time.
Sonoma after the grape harvest
What happens in Sonoma when the harvest is done? The very last tank of grapes has finished fermenting. The tank is drained of wine and placed in barrels (that liquid is called the "free run"). Then the remaining fermented grapes in the tank are moved into the press...
50 images of the Sonoma Valley Grape Harvest 2022
Growing and harvesting the fruit is half the battle. Next up is the winemaking. Every load of fruit is very carefully weighed, by law, so that each grower’s property can be carefully tracked all the way into bottle; every drop.
Sagrantino tasting panel with industry pros and collectors in Sonoma
Setting up for a blind tasting of Sagrantino Wine is to be enjoyed. Everyone gets to decide exactly what they like. Wine labels, the setting, the food, the mood; everything influences how we feel about a particular wine. A genuinely blind tasting is the closest we can...
Umbria and Sonoma – Sagrantino, Food, and Motorcycles
Sagrantino, a wine native to Umbria, now being grown in Sonoma, and bottled under the name “Sonoacaia” (pronounced So-No-Kī-yah) by Dysfunctional Family Winery
Summer in Sonoma – Farming, Summerfest, and Rodeo
After religiously posting every month for several years, it's been nearly five months since I last posted. Below are some brief stories about farming, the Sonoma Int'l Film Festival Summerfest, and a local Rodeo. In the next few Sundays, we'll look at Sagrantino...
Sonoma – wine tasting, film, food, horses, chickens, and fun
This is where I try to convince you to be entertained for a few minutes with little bits of fun from Sonoma - Blind Tasting: 2013 Napa Valley Cabernets and 2020 Sauvignon Blancs from 5 Countries [gallery...