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Sonoma County – Viticulture

"Warm days, cool nights." This descriptive phrase appears on such a variety of wine labels and brochures that one would believe that the entire state of California has these ideal grape growing conditions. Coastal climates do have warm days with cooler...

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Sonoma Mountain

Sonoma Mountain is a subset AVA of Sonoma Valley. Sonoma Mountain is a freestanding mountain range that starts gently enough almost from San Pablo Bay and extends, arching sharply upward midway up the valley at around Glen Ellen, and then gradually descends...

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Sonoma Valley

Called the "Little Sonoma County," the Sonoma Valley area is a patchwork of viticultural areas and diverse geographics. There are mountains, foothills, plains and valleys, all of varying soil types and contrasting climatic conditions. As the fog which...

February 18, 2011 
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sorbitan monosterate

A chemical used to control foaming.

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sour

An odor that indicates excessive acidity.

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soyeux

A French term for "silky." Generally refers to the mouthfeel of a wine.

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