Category: Activities & Events
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
Golden Glass Wine Tasting: June 12, San Francisco
Once upon a time, the Golden Glass tasting was about as close as you could get to a secret “wine
Tempranillo Advocates and Producers Tasting: June 5, San Francisco
Sometimes I feel like California vintners don’t experiment enough. While they may be trying a wide range of rootstocks, clonal
2010 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 14-16, Philo, CA
California Pinot Noir lovers take note. Wine lovers with a free weekend, listen up. It’s Spring, and the wine events
California Cabernet Society Tasting, May 3, San Francisco
They say “Cabernet is king” for a reason. Even with the surge in interest for Pinot Noir in this country,
Celebrate South Africa Wine Tasting: May 3 & 6, Los Angeles and San Francisco
I went to South Africa about 2 years ago on a press junket and fell in love with the place.
Austria Uncorked Tasting 2010: May 3rd San Francisco, May 5th New York
Importers, distributors, country trade commissions, and individual wine regions have long put on tastings for the trade and media to
Hospice du Rhone 2010 Tasting: April 29 to May 1, Paso Robles
Most wine tasting events focused on a specific style or type of wine that take place in California suffer from
