The wine world, tied as it is to cultural and historical traditions (or boat anchors, depending on your point of

One of my favorite pastimes involves tasting wines made by small winemakers who either are just beginning their journeys to

Mirror to the Sky SANTA YNEZ, CA: Reflections on the irrigation pond at Grimm’s Bluff Vineyard & Winery are viewed

Once upon a time, there was a lonely grape, taken far from its homeland in Croatia, planted in a strange

Once per year I wax rhapsodic about what I feel is the single best publicly available one-day wine tasting event

There are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. The annual Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Tasting is

Dedicated wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.

There comes a point in every intrepid wine lover’s life when the well-traveled road must be left behind. One can

Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that

California Pinot Noir lovers take note. Wine lovers with a free weekend, listen up. It’s Spring, and the wine events

Regular readers know that I’m in the habit of plugging public wine tasting events for the sole reason that they

I’m not exactly sure how long a particular event has to have been going on for it to be credibly

When most people think of Napa, they likely think of broad swaths of vineyards sweeping back from the edges of

Longtime readers will know that I make it a point to promote events that provide an opportunity to really educate

One of the longest running wine tasting events in San Francisco is also one of its best. While the city

In the villages of Champagne, harvest having taken place more than a week ago, the wine is already through its