Category: Activities & Events
IPNC 2007: Grower Champagnes
DAY TWO (continued): The second morning’s sparkling wine seminar was followed by another that focused specifically on “grower Champagnes”, this
IPNC 2007: The Secret Life of Pinot Noir
DAY TWO: Hello again from McMinnville, Oregon, where I am attending the 2007 International Pinot Noir Celebration, a conference and
IPNC 2007: Dinner Wines, Day One
DAY ONE (continued): One of the best parts of any major multi-day wine event are the dinners. Whenever I attend
Submerged in Pinot Noir: IPNC 2007
DAY ONE: Hello from sunny McMinnville, in Oregon’s Willamette Valley where I am spending the weekend attending the annual International
Napa Valley Wine Library Tasting: August 11-12, Napa
Serious wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
WBW#35 Roundup Has Been Posted: Spanish Values
Wine Blogging Wednesday, the blogosphere’s original virtual wine tasting party is going strong in its 35th month. We had top
2005 Torres “Mas Rabell” Red Wine, Catalunya, Spain
Most of the time I buy my wines from proper wine stores. Not just because I like to support them,
California Wine Tasting Championships: July 28-29, Philo, CA
When I was a kid I avoided competitive sports of all kinds. Mostly because I was the scrawny nerd that
California’s Best Pinot Noir: Tasting at Pinot Days 2007
To corrupt one my favorite song lyrics, “my teeth hurt, my feet stink, and I don’t love Jesus.” I’m still
Sonoma County Showcase & Tasting: July 12-15, Sonoma County
Ah, Sonoma. I guess these days with all the hype around Pinot Noir, it’s not quite accurate to describe Sonoma
Pinot Days Festival: June 29 – July 1, San Francisco
It hardly seems like a year ago, but it is time yet again for San Francisco wine lovers to bathe
WBW#35 Has Been Announced: Spanish Value Wines
The 35th monthly incarnation of the blog world’s first virtual wine tasting event has been announced. This month’s Wine Blogging
WBW#34 Roundup Has Been Posted: Great Washington Cabernets
This past Wednesday marked the 34th edition of the blogosphere’s virtual wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. In
California’s Best 2005 Cabernet: Tasting Auction Napa Valley 2007
This weekend is both one of the best weekends to be in the Napa Valley and also one of the
The Elevation of Wine Symposium: June 14th, Lake County, CA
There are a million and one wine events to go to out there, so I try to restrict my postings
Syrah Around The World: Tasting at Hospice du Rhone 2007
Better late than never, as they say. It’s taken me quite a while to find the solid three or four
Golden Glass Tasting: June 9, San Francisco
I’m guilty. Guilty of loving Italian wines more than the wines from some other countries, and often even wines from
WBW#34 Has Been Announced: Washington State Cabernet
Time marches on inexorably, and before I know it, the opportunity to drink wine with bloggers around the world slips
Taproot New Zealand Tasting: May 30, San Francisco
Most big public wine tastings are at pretty uninspiring venues. Which is sort of ironic given that so many of
