Wine Road provides the Wine, When and Where of Northern Sonoma County with news on events, wineries, wines, dining options, activities, and places to stay.

Wine Road EP 08 - California Wine Month - In this short but sweet episode we talk about California Wine Month and what the Wine Road is doing to feature California wine, we discuss Down to Earth a wine book, and taste the 2012 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Optima.

Show Notes:

• California Wine Month - 0:35 • Major Valleys and AVA’s along the wine road - 2:26 • Sub-AVA’s - 3:56 • Wine Road Map great resource for visitors- 4:45 • Wine of Day // Wine of the Cast - 2012 Optima Cabernet Sauvignon - 5:22 • Down to Earth wine book published by the Wine Institute 6:35 • George Rose Photographer 6:46 Links:

• Wine Road Website - https://www.wineroad.com • Wine Road Map - https://www.wineroad.com/maps/ • Optima Winery - https://optimawinery.com • Down To Earth: A Seasonal Tour of Sustainable Winegrowing in California- https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Seasonal-Sustainable-Winegrowing-California/dp/0615946615 • George Rose Photographer - http://georgerose.com

Wineries Mentioned:

• Optima - https://optimawinery.com

Music:

"Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/