Category: Activities & Events

Wine Blogging Wednesday #12: Drink Local
It’s amazing to me that we’ve now been hosting monthly online wine tastings for a full year, but here we

RAP (Rosé Advocates and Producers) “Pink Out” Tasting in San Francisco: 7/18/05
In the tradition of Pinot Days, P.S. I Love You, and ZAP, there is now RAP, the Rose Advocates and
America’s Best New Chefs for 2005
Thanks to a tip from The Daily Olive, I learned that Food and Wine Magazine has announced their list of
WBW #11 Roundup has been posted
Beau has posted his roundup of Wine Blogging Wednesday #11, Off-Dry Wines for the reading pleasure of all. Check out

1994 Zind Humbrecht “Heimbourg” Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive, Turkheim, Alsace
Today we are exploring off-dry wines as part of the monthly virtual tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This
Extravaganza For The Senses: July 16th, Los Angeles
OK all you wine lovers in Los Angeles, listen up. July 16th marks the 8th annual Extravaganza For The Senses,

California’s Best Pinot Noirs?: I’m Still Recovering From Pinot Days
Don’t think you’d ever get tired of drinking Pinot Noir? Try tasting 200 of them on a single day. I
Grapeleaf Cellars Closing Wine Sale, June 25th and 26th in Berkeley, CA
I’ve just been notified that Grapeleaf cellars in Berkeley, CA will be closing its doors this weekend and is selling
First Ever PinotDays Festival, June 24-26
Most serious wine drinkers in the Bay Area have heard of ZAP, the annual smorgasbord of Zinfandel that takes place
WBW#11 Announced: Get Off-Dry
That multiplicitous multi-national virtual wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday will take place next month on July 6th.
WBW#10 Roundup: White Pinot
This month’s virtual, world-wide wine tasting event has wrapped up and Alice over at My Adventures In The Breadbox has

2003 St. Innocent “Freedom Hill Vineyard” Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, Oregon
This wine review is my contribution to today’s online wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This incarnation is

2003 Napa Cabernet: A Report From Auction Napa Valley
If you were anywhere near Napa on Friday June 3rd, you knew about the annual Auction Napa Valley. Why? Because
Taste of New Zealand on Wednesday June 8th
I’m a member of the Museum of Modern Art here in San Francisco, but every six months or so, I
Napa’s Big Event Is This Coming Weekend
I can barely believe it, but it’s time again for Napa’s biggest event, the 25th Annual Auction Napa Valley, the

Vinitaly 2005: Verona, Italy. Final Dispatch & Biodynamic Wines.
Vinitaly is over and initial results are under scrutiny by wine industry watchers. The main topic of discussion is the
The Best Restaurants In The World for 2005
Well, it’s out again: the list of the world’s top fifty restaurants as judged by Restaurant Magazine in the U.K.
WBW#8 Roundup: Sicilian Red Wines
I’m late to the train on this one, but the round up of all the internet wine reviews that made
29th Annual San Francisco Wine Auction: April 29th
Gear up your taste buds. The 29th Annual San Francisco Wine Auction is in 2 weeks, and there are about