Sonoma News

Hello from the bottom of the samples pile. This is the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles of wine that have crossed my doorstep recently.

George Webber, a.k.a Count Agoston Haraszthy, reports from Hungary: "After helping to form a Sister City between Sonoma and Tokaj, Hungary last year, I am en-route to the Tokaj Wine Festival; first stop Budapest.

The 55th Annual Sonoma Valley Joint Memorial Day Observance will be held on Monday, May 27, at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park.

Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown, longtime host of the KSVY 91.3 FM Morning Show, will step down from the show, effective May 31.

Visitors to Sonoma County spent $1.47 billion in 2011, a more than 9 percent increase over 2010, according to the latest figures released by Visit California.

Petaluma's city leaders Monday night dug into the structure and risks of the planned Sonoma Clean Power Authority, an alternative to utility giant PG&E Council members offered no glimpse at whether they're likely to vote to join Windsor and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County in taking part in the power authority during two hours of presentation, ... (more)

Robust reds pair well with a smoky hunk of meat, or even grilled chicken or vegetables.

Athletes compete during the Northern California Special Olympics at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, Calif.

After a day of racing at the track, 30 vintage racecars will depart Sonoma Raceway under a full CHP escort and head to Sebastiani Winery for the Historic Race Car Festival on Saturday, May 18.

Sonoma Community Center has announced that its traditional annual fundaiser, Ox Roast, will not occur this year.

For The Sun) This weekend, people across the County will be busy planting gardens, installing rain barrels, hanging clotheslines and shopping at local farmer's markets.

A new Sonoma organization describing itself as a broad citizens group opposed to a voter initiative to cap hotel development is getting its seed money from the developer whose controversial project could be blocked by the proposed ballot measure.

Sonoma Stakeholders, a series of presentations on important local issues, opens May 22 with "Crime in Sonoma: What You Need to Know." Bret Sackett, Sonoma's chief of police, will be the speaker.

Editor: I have lived in a rural area, suburbia and a big city. I lived in Pleasant Hill, remembering the drive to my grandfather's farm in Walnut Creek to help harvest the walnuts.

Belt Buckle Bill - aka Bill Noble - has encountered a number of hazards on the road as a fair and show vendor, but he expects his cozy corner inside the Commercial Building at the Glenn County Fair will be safe.

It's just one of those things for Ross Alzina and Cindy Brillhart-True in "Let's Misbehave," an original comedy centered on the songs of composer Cole Porter opening Thursday, May 16.

Sonoma Stage Works will present staged readings of new works by the 12 semi-finalists of PlayFest, a short-play competition and festival.

Sometimes we locals take for granted the fact that we live in such a picturesque area, but really, HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS PLACE IS? One place to soak it all in is the UC Botanical Garden , whose redwood grove - a small sliver of Muir Woods in the Berkeley Hills - is home to a tiny, two-hundred-seat, all-wooden amphitheater.

Sonoma County supervisors were told Tuesday that they could have $24.4 million in property tax revenue available through mid-2017 to complete former county redevelopment projects and programs.

There's a Week for just about everything, but few sound as important as National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 20 - 26.