George Rose is an award-winning photographer whose career has taken him from hard news in LA and celebrity portraits to in-house PR and photographer for some of the best wineries in California. 

He stops by the Sonoma Spiel podcast to discuss the convoluted way California allocates water and how many communities rely on shipping it from wet Northern California to drier Southern California through a series of canals, rivers, pipes and aqueducts.

Every week our podcast guests answer YOUR questions about wine country and visiting Sonoma: 

"We are visiting in the winter, and we noticed that in the vineyards there are groups of people working in long lines down the rows. What are they doing out there?"

"We are looking for wineries with nice gardens - got any ideas?"

"I hear there are mountain lions in the hills above Sonoma Valley. Is this true?"

"Where can I find sweeter wines? And how do I know if a winery is making any?"

"I'm visiting Sonoma from Solvang and like to take photos - should I use my iPhone or should I use my real camera?"

We Get Questions is brought to you by the Sonoma Plaza Tasting Pass: Save up to 25% off tasting fees and choose three great wineries around the historic Sonoma Plaza. Details at https://bit.ly/SonomaTastingPass

George Rose's book "California's Changing Landscape: The Way of Water" is available here: https://store.calnatureartmuseum.org/collections/featured-products/products/californias-changing-landscape-the-way-of-water

Got questions about Sonoma Valley? You can email us at [email protected], text us at 707-996-1090 or contact us through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or just walk into one of our two visitor centers.

It's Sonoma Valley's top podcast and you find it wherever you find fine podcasts, including

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sonoma-spiel/id1634467429

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UuskGhmJ3EkWQk8DObR9b

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiSa7rAVobsI8O_3xp7hIDPKRO9nBuvNF