Excellent 2025 Dry Creek Valley — Cabernet Sauvignon    Now available: 2025 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon grapes — a strong opportunity for wineries looking to secure fruit from one of Sonoma County’s most consistent and quality-driven Cabernet regions. Dry Creek Valley is known for its well-drained soils and ideal growing conditions, producing Cabernet with concentrated dark fruit, structure, and layered spice. This makes it a reliable choice for wineries building out Cabernet programs or sourcing fruit for upcoming vintages. As vineyard sourcing decisions begin to take shape, listings like this provide a timely opportunity to evaluate fruit and connect directly with growers. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and vineyard listings like this 2025 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon highlight how the platform helps wineries secure quality fruit directly from growers. With its consistent

Discover your dream wine country legacy with this Picturesque Vineyard Estate in Dry Creek Valley — an extraordinary offering that blends panoramic vineyard vistas, estate-level production infrastructure, and the serene lifestyle of Sonoma’s most coveted AVA. With beautifully planted acres, full winery amenities, and captivating views that stretch to the valley floor, this property delivers both a working wine enterprise and a private retreat.  Explore more opportunities like this on WIN Marketplace, the B2B platform built for the wine industry. From vineyard and production equipment to bulk wine, grapes, and professional services — it’s where the trade connects. Use promo code HARVEST2025 to list your own offering for free and join a community dedicated to helping the wine industry thrive.   View Listing on WIN Marketplace

Join us for the 46th Barrel Tasting Weekend!  TICKET SALES END FEBRUARY 26 Tickets, Participating Wineries, more information here:  https://www.wineroad.com/events/barrel-tasting-weekends/

Join us for the 46th Barrel Tasting Event!  Tickets, Participating Wineries, more information here:  https://www.wineroad.com/events/barrel-tasting-weekends/

Tickets on sale through February 26th, buy them here!

In 1983, the Sonoma County wine growing regions of Carneros, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Knights Valley, and Russian River Valley/Green Valley all received designation as official American Viticultural Areas. 40 years later, we’d like to celebrate this significant anniversary. The Sonoma County Wine Library Association invites you to hear the details about these distinctive AVAs during a panel discussion with reps from each region (featured below). Karissa Kruse, President of the Sonoma County Winegrowers organization will be our moderator. We’ll start the event with a tasting featuring the wines from each AVA You can bid on wine lots featuring the AVA wines and winery experiences The event will be held in the attractive setting of Balletto Vineyards Reserve Room An appetizer platter will be offered This will be our final event of 2023, so we hope to see you for this fantastic afternoon! Sunday, November 12, 3:00 to 5:00 PM $35 for members, $50 for non-memb

Our Locals Corner is live for November - This month we are highlighting our favorite spots in the gorgeous Dry Creek Valley!  Take a peak: https://sonomasterlinglimo.com/locals-corner-1

Afternoon Brief, October 6th

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After a record winter and spring, with much-needed rainfall and below-average temperatures, the growing season started slower this year, putting predictions for the start of harvest closer to the “norm.” Vine and grape development are showing about one to two weeks behind a normal year (depending on the appellation and vineyard) and around three weeks behind the last few drought-impacted growing seasons. Accurate predictions for harvest rely heavily on favorable weather during August, with hopes that growth progress will quicken slightly.  Bloom was met with cool, misty weather, but the vines are looking healthy, and the 2023 crop is shaping up for what should be an average-size year, with expected yields getting back on par with pre-drought sizes. With steadily climbing temperatures during July, veraison has just started in some of the warmer, northern areas of the county, with the rest of the region eagerly awaiting its arrival.  Alexander Valley  “Th