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
- A Million Stories: The Old Vine Registry (Oct. 14), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Report (Oct. 14), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- 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
Water & drought
For the week ending Oct. 5, 2026, the U.S. Drought Monitor puts Sonoma County at 1% abnormally dry.
Lake Sonoma held about 229,716 acre-feet of water as of Oct. 14, 2026.
From the wider wine world
- From Piedmont to New York: Asti DOCG Takes Center Stage at Vinitaly USA (Oct. 14), Wine Industry Advisor
- Amy C. Gross Releases Holiday Wine Sales Playbook to Help Wineries Use AI in Their Own Voice (Oct. 14), Wine Industry Advisor
- Domaine Carneros Unveils Its Elegant 2026 Holiday Gift Collection (Oct. 14), Wine Industry Advisor
- 📺Wine Tasting for Beginners | All About Albarino | Sean & Chang (Oct. 14), Wine Industry Advisor
- Afternoon Brief, October 14 (Oct. 14), 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.