Category: Activities & Events
Sonoma’s Best Pinot Noir: Highlights From Pinot on The River 2005
Better late than never, isn’t that what they say? I attended the Pinot on The River event over a month

2004 Magnet (Sin é) Pinot Noir, Sonoma
We all occasionally buy wine by the label. While I imagine that there are a few complete wine snobs out
WBW#16 Has Been Announced: Buy The Label
Everyone’s favorite virtual wine tasting party online, Wine Blogging Wednesday, is going strong in its 16th month. December’s edition will
WBW#15 Roundup Has Begun
Wine Blogging Wednesday, the monthly online virtual wine tasting event that takes place on the first Wednesday of every month
Anderson Valley Alsace Varietal Festival, November 5-6, 2005
This slipped my mind until recently, so I apologize for the slightly short notice, but this coming weekend, the association
Celebrating The Design of The Wine Label
As someone who makes his living through design, I have a greater interest than most in the labels which grace

The Best Grenache in The World?: A Tasting With Robert Parker
“Grenache has basically been disregarded for the last century,” said Robert M. Parker, Jr. on his recent visit to Napa
WBW #15 Has Been Announced: Drink Small
The fifteenth incarnation of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the blogging world’s virtual wine tasting event, is coming next month and its

Chicago Wine & Food Festival: October 21, 22, 2005
Before the wind starts to blow cold off the lake and your eyeballs want to crack and fall out of
2nd Annual Robert M. Parker, Jr. Wine Tasting, St. Helena, Oct. 20th
Earlier this week I wrote about the stages of a self-education in wine. In one of those stages the curious
WBW#14 Roundup Has Been Posted
What do you drink when you have to drink Pinot Noir but it can’t be from France or the West
Pinot On The River Festival: October 28-30, Guerneville, CA
This is one of my favorite times of year in Northern California. We’ve lost the hard heat of the summer

2001 Syren Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand
If you you take all the Pinot Noir winegrowing regions of the world and you subtract out all that are

Wine & Spirits’ Top 100 Tasting, October 12, San Francisco
Pssst. Want the scoop on an invitation only wine tasting event in San Francisco? OK. So this isn’t top secret,

San Francisco’s Gourmet Harvest: A Report From FallFest 2005
I go to a lot of big public food and wine events throughout the year. These events are different from

Notes From the Vinography “Drink Small” Wine Dinner
Some of you have sent me e-mails asking about the Vinography “Drink Small” Wine Dinner that I held this week

The Best Sake In The World?: A Report from The Joy Of Sake Tasting
Maybe they should call it the Jostle of Sake Tasting. If anyone needed an affirmation that sake is hot right
WBW #14 Announced: New World Pinot Noir
The next installment of the monthly virtual wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday has been announced. It is
LAST CHANCE: Vinography Wine Dinner at Manresa
The last Vinography dinner sold out in a hurry, but there are still some seats available for this one! Join