The week’s news from the valley’s wine associations and growers, with the county’s water and drought figures.
Around the valley's vineyards
- The Big Pink Bird (Oct. 7), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- A Time to Gather (Sept. 30), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- The Bubble Bar Pops Off (Sept. 23), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- The Popular Unpopular Red (Sept. 16), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- No Alcohol, No Problem (Sept. 9), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- Untitled_1 (Sept. 8), Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers
- White Wine Thrillers (Sept. 2), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- The Estate Advantage (Aug. 26), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
Water & drought
Sonoma County is free of drought this week. The U.S. Drought Monitor puts 100% of the county outside its drought and abnormal-dryness categories for the week ending Sept. 28, 2026.
Lake Sonoma held about 231,272 acre-feet of water as of Oct. 7, 2026.
From the wider wine world
- Novel Pairings: A Book and Wine Club Without Borders (Oct. 7), Wine Industry Advisor
- Stoller Wine Group Named a Top Workplace for Fourth Consecutive Year (Oct. 7), Wine Industry Advisor
- The Big Pink Bird (Oct. 7), Wine Industry Advisor
- Afternoon Brief, October 7 (Oct. 7), Wine Industry Advisor
- Constellation Brands Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Recap (Oct. 7), 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 and do not reprint.