Healdsburg News

When George Vukasin Sr. was approached by prospective buyers more than a decade ago, he asked his suitors why they wanted to purchase his family-run Peerless Coffee & Tea business.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. Dozens of friends and family members of a 26-year-old Cloverdale woman killed by a suspected drunken driver appeared in court Tuesday carrying large color pictures of her and calling for justice for the man prosecutors say is responsible for her ...

Healdsburg police arrested a Sonoma woman Tuesday afternoon who is suspected of stealing medical marijuana from a 56-year-old Healdsburg man on Friday.

As he stood framed by Esterlina Vineyards' commanding view of the autumnal Anderson Valley, Dan Voisan uttered a simple sentiment about wine tasting that fit perfectly with the straw hat covering his white curls.

A Geyserville man who was arrested for allegedly killing a Cloverdale woman when he drove the wrong way on U.S. Highway 101 near Healdsburg last week will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court.

Dramatic vistas of sun-splashed vineyards, fabulous food, remarkable wine, unique shoppinga 'Sonoma County is one of Americaa TMs prolific wine-producing regions as well as being a captivating destination for the savvy traveler.

A woman driving south on Highway 101 near Healdsburg was killed Friday night when her Honda Civic was struck by a Ford Explorer SUV headed north in the southbound lanes, according to the CHP.

It's almost midnight in Sweden, and the 72-year-old jazz legend Reggie Workman is back at his hotel after the night's concert - with an 5am wake-up call in the morning.

Piece by piece, pump by pump, a half-built ethanol plant in south-central Nebraska is being auctioned off.

Splatter a bit of blood on your wine label and you might just have a seasonal superstar.

The tasting room was only open by happenstance on Thursday afternoon for a group that had yet to materialize from the muggy gray day, but Greg Hauck was welcoming curious passersby in to sample his wines, no problem.

From challenging racism and sexism in the Civil Rights-era Mississippi to exposing modern-day female circumcision throughout Africa and the Middle East, feminist hero Alice Walker has fought her battles far and wide.

One of California's biggest coastal counties is Sonoma County, which contains many - often overlapping - American Viticultural Areas.

Traditions vary among societies and arise out of past, often developing into something new as cultures collide.

Wine & Spirits magazine hit the newsstands this week with their list of "35 Best Wineries" in the nation and California earned 22 slots.

Tim Oxford looks at a fallen oak tree that landed on a home, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Healdsburg, Calif.

A man looks at a fallen oak tree that landed on a home in Healdsburg, Calif. on Tuesday.

THE RUSSIAN RIVER Valley is a great place for pinot and chardonnay. Cooling fog spills into the valley from the Pacific in the evening and burns off the following morning.

In Ripeness , Jean-Luc Thunevin notes how in the last few days before the harvest, grapes are so ripe and screaming sugar that they get unwanted attention from wasps and other insects.

Now is a wonderful, if slightly manic time to be wandering around wine country. Harvest is, for some, complete, and wines are bubbling and burbling their way through fermentations.