Category: Activities & Events
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend: Aug 29-31, 2008
Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that
Napa Valley Wine Library Tasting: August 24th, St. Helena
Serious wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
The Best Pinot Noir in California?: Tasting at Pinot Days 2008
The Pinot Days event, which took place on the last weekend in June this year, brings together one of the
Family Winemakers Tasting: August 24th, San Francisco
Size isn’t everything, they say, but sometimes it’s mighty impressive. The yearly Family Winemakers tasting in San Francisco has as
Bay Area Urban Wine Experience Tasting: August 9th, Oakland
Wine country means a lot of things in California, a state with winegrowing regions stretching most of its 800 mile
Italian Wine Tasting Notes From The Golden Glass 2008
These days, with a newborn, I don’t get out to many large tasting events, but one I decided I shouldn’t
Taste3 Conference: July 17-19, Napa
I know how you think. You’re sitting there, scratching your head, wondering, “now what on earth am I going to
Blogging From Paradise: Day 2 at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic
Day two of Aspen’s Food and Wine Classic was blessed with the same weather as the first. Crystalline blue skies,
Wine Blogging From Paradise: Day One of the Aspen Food & Wine Classic
I just finished my first day at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic, and my second day back in my
Pinot Days Festival and Tasting: June 26-29, San Francisco
It’s hard to believe there was once a time that San Francisco had no major public wine tasting focused on
Marin County Pinot Noir Tasting: June 14th, Larkspur
Most of the major appellations of California tend to have their own large tastings, where members of the public have
Golden Glass Tasting: June 8th, San Francisco
There aren’t many “secret” public wine tastings in San Francisco, but for several years, the Golden Glass tasting was about
Wine & Spirits Hot Picks Tasting: May 22, Los Angeles
The American wine industry is pretty excited these days. Sales are up, and the demographics are looking good: the youngest
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 16-18, Philo, CA
California Pinot Noir lovers take note. Wine lovers with a free weekend, listen up. It’s Spring, and the wine events
RAP Pink Out Rose Tasting: May 13, San Francisco
It’s almost impossible to write about pink wines these days without invoking some sort of cliche. Even the (true) claim
The Mountain Wines of Napa: Tasting Notes From Altitude
We live in a world of marketing, where everyone struggles to distinguish their product from the competition and where seduction
Wines of Portugal Tasting: April 22, San Francisco
I’m a little late to the game on this one folks, so apologies for the last minute notification. But if
Wine Blogging Wednesday #45 Announced: Old World Riesling
Seven years ago, I didn’t really know anything about Riesling. Seriously. Most of the Rieslings I had tasted at that
Napa With Altitude Tasting: April 23, San Francisco
If you’ve been drinking wine long enough, especially California wine, you’ve probably heard the phrase “hillside fruit” or “mountain fruit.”
