Sonoma

[suh-noh-muh]

noun

1. a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.

Example Sentences

SONOMA, Calif.—The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition.

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Some 30% of the grapes grown this season will not be sold, estimates the Sonoma County Winegrowers, a regional wine and agricultural-focused trade group.

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Jackson’s La Crema brand—a bestseller across the country—recently reduced the price of its Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, which it typically sold for more than $25 in many regions, by about $1.50 a bottle.

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The movie also helped transform California wine country into more of a tourist destination, with boutiques and fancy hotels springing up in Napa Valley, and signs advertising tastings along Sonoma’s twisty roads.

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Many Sonoma growers had historically considered grapes a crop of last resort, compared with more profitable apples, prunes and olives.

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