Category: Activities & Events
Pinot Days Tasting 2010: November 11-13, Chicago
While those of us on the West Coast are still lingering in the illusion of Autumn, the chill has descended
San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival: November 17-21, San Diego
I’m pretty sure at one point I’ve joked with someone that “San Diego is a pretty nice town, it’s just
The Best Wines of the Year?: Taste Testing the Wine & Spirits Top 100
The difference between a good public wine tasting and a bad one can be quite dramatic. The bad ones are
San Francisco Fall Vintners Market: November 20-21, San Francisco
Sometimes you hear an idea and wonder to yourself, exactly why it’s taken someone so long to come up with
Pinot on the River Tasting 2010: October 23-24, Healdsburg
Now is a wonderful, if slightly manic time to be wandering around wine country. Harvest is, for some, complete, and
Wines of Argentina Tasting: October 19, 21, Los Angeles and New York
One of the most important and valuable trends for the wine consumer, apart from the fantastic deals to be had
Wine and Spirits Top 100 Tasting: October 13, San Francisco
I beat the drum a lot about public wine tastings. They are the best way for wine lovers to educate
Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting 2010: September 27, San Francisco
I never liked Champagne until I had the really good stuff. For years I went to weddings and New Year’s
2010 FallFest Wine and Food Tasting: October 9, San Francisco
Once upon a time in this country, back when we didn’t buy our food and instead we grew it, Autumn
Lake County People’s Choice Wine Awards Tasting: September 26, Lower Lake, CA
A few weeks ago I participated as a judge in a somewhat unusual wine tasting competition. My job, and the
Joy of Sake Tasting 2010: San Francisco 9/9, and NYC 9/23
I absolutely love the fact that we’ve reached a point in this country where I don’t need to explain why
Taste of Beverly Hills: September 2-5, Beverly Hills, CA
Food and Wine Magazine knows when it’s onto a good thing. Building on the success of the long running and
2010 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, September 3-5, Healdsburg
Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that
2010 Family Winemakers Tasting: August 22, San Francisco
Size isn’t everything, they say, but sometimes it’s mighty impressive. The yearly Family Winemakers tasting in San Francisco has as
18th Annual Monterey Winery Association Tasting: August 7, Monterey, CA
One of my personal goals includes constantly educating my palate. I do this to both learn to be a better
Napa Wine Library Tasting: August 15, Napa
Serious wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
The World’s Best Burgundy? Tasting La La Paulée de San Francisco 2010
I won’t be winning any awards this year for “timely reporting.” It’s now been more than three months since the
South African Gems: My Aspen Food & Wine Classic Seminar
As some of you know, I spent last week at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, where amongst a lot
Pinot Days 2010 Tasting: June 27, San Francisco
These days, it’s hard to imagine that there was a time when San Francisco didn’t play host to an event
