The week’s news from the valley’s vineyards and farms — the associations, the growers, and the water that keeps it all going.
Around the valley's vineyards
- Soho House Coming to Sonoma Valley (Jul 8), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
- Vintage Festival- Tickets on Sale Now! (Jul 6), Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers — Tickets are on sale now for the 2026 Valley of
- Sonoma County’s Wine Industry Set to Unify (Jul 1), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
- Hitting the Road (Jul 1), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
- Pour + Explore Sonoma Valley July 24 (Jun 30), Sonoma County Vintners
- The Rich History of Tzabaco Rancho Vineyards (Jun 24), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
- Hey, Hey Gamay (Jun 17), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
- Wines to Watch the World Cup By (Jun 10), Sonoma County Winegrowers — Read More
Water & drought
Sonoma County is free of drought this week — 100% of the county is out of drought and abnormal-dryness categories, per the U.S. Drought Monitor (week ending 2026-06-29).
Lake Sonoma, the valley’s largest reservoir, held about 254,008 acre-feet of water as of 2026-7-9 0.
From the wider wine world
- How Graham Norton built a 20m bottle wine brand success story (Jul 10), Wine Industry Advisor
- Inaugural Wineries Without Walls Sells Out Ahead of July 12 Debut in Upper Marlboro (Jul 10), Wine Industry Advisor
- Kosmic Kitty Wines® Continues National Retail Expansion Across Major Grocery Chains and State-Controlled Markets (Jul 10), Wine Industry Advisor
- Antinori takes helm of Primum Familiae Vini (Jul 10), Wine Industry Advisor
- Afternoon Brief, July 10 (Jul 10), Wine Industry Advisor
Sources: the valley’s wine associations, the U.S. Drought Monitor, and California water data. Headlines link to the original source; we summarize, we don’t reprint.