Category: Activities & Events

26th Annual Beaujolais and Beyond Tasting: November 17, San Francisco
Every year on the third Thursday in November, the French have a tradition of celebrating the harvest by drinking Beaujolais

Tasting the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries for 2007
There are public wine tastings and then there are public wine tastings. The difference between the good ones and the
Chicago Pinot Days 2007: November 9-10, Chicago
Hey Chicago, listen up! If you live in the Windy City and you love wine — you know who you
WBW#39 Has Been Announced: Inexpensive Burgundy
Inexpensive Burgundy? Isn’t that an oxymoron? There are many in the wine world who will tell you flat out, that
All About Portuguese Wine: The WBW#38 Roundup
What do you get when more than thirty bloggers drink more than 60 Portuguese wines? A lot of drunk bloggers.
Pinot on The River Tasting: October 26-28, Forestville, CA
If you like California Pinot Noir, or if you’re interested in learning more about it, you should join me at

Tasting Portuguese Table Wines
Today is Wine Blogging Wednesday, the day where all over the world, bloggers of all kinds drink a wine according
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting: October 17, San Francisco
Hey you. Yes, I’m talking to the wine lover in you. Do you want to taste some really good wine?

FallFest 2007 Food and Wine Tasting: October 6th, San Francisco
It seems like every major city has a dozens food and wine festivals every year. San Francisco, compared to many
WBW#37 Roundup Has Been Posted
Albariño, Tannat, Verdelho, Ribeyrenc, Fer Servadou, Ribolla Gialla, Poulsard, Pigato, Teroldigo Rotaliano, Touriga Nacional, Xinomovaro. Do you recognize all of
California’s Best Boutique Wines: Tasting Family Winemakers 2007
Better late than never? Many of you have been e-mailing me for the last few weeks since the Family Winemakers

Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting: September 17th, San Francisco
There was a time, I am not ashamed to admit, that I wasn’t really a fan of Champagne or sparkling

2007 Joy of Sake Tasting: September 13, San Francisco
It brings me great pleasure to not even really have to explain why a sake tasting in San Francisco might
Mendocino Wine by The Bay: September 15th, San Francisco
I think the question I get asked the most when people find out that I spend several hours a day
WBW#37 Has Been Announced: Drink Indigenous
One of my greatest pleasures when it comes to wine is the exploration of new varieties of grapes and the

Top 2004 Napa Cabernet: Tasting at the Napa Wine Library
There are very few times during the year when the ordinary public has an opportunity to taste a large cross

Family Winemakers Tasting: August 19, San Francisco
Size isn’t everything, they say, but sometimes it’s mighty impressive. The yearly Family Winemakers tasting in San Francisco has as
Urban Wine Experience Tasting: August 18, Alameda, CA
Wine country means a lot of things in California, a state with winegrowing regions stretching most of its 800 mile
IPNC 2007: Tidbits, Gossip, and Thoughts
I’m now safely back in San Francisco after spending last weekend at the 2007 International Pinot Noir Celebration in McMinnville,