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
- Celebrating Cider and the Humble Apple (Oct. 21), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- Sonoma County’s Historically Early Harvest Sets the Stage for an Exceptional 2026 Vintage (Oct. 19), Sonoma County Winegrowers. Read More
- 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
Water & drought
For the week ending Oct. 12, 2026, the U.S. Drought Monitor puts Sonoma County at 1% abnormally dry.
Lake Sonoma held about 228,177 acre-feet of water as of Oct. 21, 2026.
From the wider wine world
- Politics and Alcohol Warning Labels: The European Example (Oct. 21), Wine Industry Advisor
- 📺Do YOU like Affordable, Powerful, Mineral White WINE??? (Oct. 21), Wine Industry Advisor
- Afternoon Brief, October 21 (Oct. 21), Wine Industry Advisor
- Formando Vineyards: Texas Wine and Farm-to-Table Food (Oct. 21), Wine Industry Advisor
- Glancy Wine Education Foundation Online Auction Runs October 31 Through November 8, 2026 (Oct. 21), 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.