Category: Activities & Events
Calistoga Food & Wine Festival: November 19, Calistoga
For all the fame and popularity of Napa wines, the chances to taste a lot of them at one sitting
Paso Garagiste Festival: November 12, Paso Robles
One of my favorite pastimes involves tasting wines made by small winemakers who either are just beginning their journeys to
Santa Clara Vine-to-Wine Tasting: October 23, Saratoga
For most Bay Area residents, wine country is a bit closer than they might think. Before it was Silicon Valley,
Valley of the Moon Festival Tasting: October 8, Sonoma
We are definitely back in the swing of things when it comes to wine tasting events. Wine Country is open
2022 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting: Oct 13, San Francisco
I like to say that there are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. The annual Wine & Spirits Magazine
2022 Sake Day Tasting: October 1, San Francisco
Japan has given many things to the world that I cherish, but few of them have an unofficial holiday that
Family Winemakers Tasting: August 21, Oakland
Way back when hundreds or even thousands of us all gathered fecklessly in enclosed spaces without masks, pressing the flesh
2022 Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Festival: August 13, Petaluma
When it comes to the relationship between place and the wine in your glass, there’s an awful lot of talk
2022 Taste of Sonoma Celebration: June 25, Santa Rosa, CA
Let’s hope the warm weather is here to stay for a little while in California, if only because it makes
Taste Natural Wines from Women Winemakers at WINeFare: June 4, San Francisco
It’s been a long road to get here. And let’s be clear, we aren’t anywhere close to being where we
The Garagiste Wine Festival: April 30, Sonoma
Hey wine lover! Yeah, you. Wanna go taste some interesting wines this coming Saturday? And by interesting, I mean probably
2022 Napa Wine Library Tasting: April 24, Napa
Spring is in the air, folks, and a lot less virus. And it’s not just the flowers that are blossoming,
Introducing the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, May 20-22
Seeing the resumption of wine and food events warms my heart. But in addition to the perennial events that many
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 20-22, Philo, CA
Exciting things are happening in Anderson Valley. Regular readers will know this thanks to my fairly comprehensive report on the
Back to the Zinfandel Experience: March 25-27, San Francisco
Public wine tasting events are back, and the folks from Zinfandel Advocates and Producers have appropriately purloined Back to the
2022 Hospice du Rhône: April 22-23, Paso Robles, CA
It’s been a long time in coming, but I’m pleased to say that I’m going to start posting about wine
The Judgment of Napa: Tasting Napa Blind Against the World’s Greatest Wines
On May 24th, 1976, a couple of ex-pats living in Paris rented the courtyard of the Intercontinental hotel for a
Wine Writing in 2020: Where Do We Stand?
The pandemic has disrupted and ruined so many well-laid plans. One of mine was to attend the Wine Media Conference
Explore The Spectrum of Napa Cabernet With Me, Sept 8th
UPDATE: This event was rescheduled from its earlier date and will now be held on September 8th at 10:00 AM
