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

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

Most people, when they come visit me in the San Francisco Bay Area and ask to be taken to wine

I continue to post news of large public wine tasting events because they are quite simply the single best way

For most people, the name “Napa” on a bottle is all they need to know if they’re interested in wine.

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Given their proximity, you might expect that the nouveau riche of Silicon Valley might have more awareness of the quality

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

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

It’s tough getting attention as a wine region in Northern California if you aren’t Napa or Sonoma. These two regions

Did you know that at the turn of the 19th Century, the Rieslings of Germany were more costly and sought

Many people visit Napa Valley without ever setting foot on some of its best terroir. Valley floor wineries are so

San Francisco and its East Bay Cities are a lot like Napa and Sonoma when it comes to the wine

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

Now is a bucolic time to be wandering around wine country. Harvest has completed for most wineries, and wines are

More than any other virtue, I believe the chiefest virtue of the wine lover to be curiosity. Here’s what I

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.

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