Category: Activities & Events

Cincinnati Here I Come!
Hey, all you folks in Cincinnati, come have a drink with me! I’m coming to town to promote my book,

16th Annual Pinot Fest: November 22, 2014
, a low-key event held every year at Farallon Restaurant. Despite practically non-existent marketing or announcement, PinotFest quietly pulls together

Come Explore The Essence of Wine with Me in Healdsburg: October 30th, 2014
Healdsburg is one of my favorite little wine country towns. Located at what I like to think of as the

2014 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting: October 21, San Francisco
There are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. The annual Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Tasting is

Cool Beauty: Tasting the Wines of the Western Sonoma Coast
I’ll admit it. I’m an acid freak. More than anything else in a wine, I’m looking for the juiciness that

2014 Pinot on the River Tasting: October 26, Healdsburg
Now is a wonderful, if slightly manic time to be wandering around wine country. Harvest is, for many, complete, and

2014 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend: August 29-31, Healdsburg, CA
Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that

72 Pinot Noirs on a Sunny Afternoon: Tasting at IPNC 2014
I go to a lot of wine tastings, and have come to really appreciate those that are produced well. It
2014 Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting: September 29, San Francisco
Champagne will begin harvesting their grapes on Monday, September 8th this year, having recently received the official go-ahead from their
2014 Family Winemakers Tasting: August 17, San Mateo
Size isn’t everything, they say, but sometimes it’s mighty impressive. The yearly Family Winemakers tasting has as one of its
Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: August 10, Napa
Dedicated wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
2014 West Sonoma Coast Wine Festival: August 2-3, Sebastopol, CA
Cool climate has become a popular catchphrase in the world of wine, thanks, in part, to global warming trends that
2014 Pinot Days Tasting: June 21, San Francisco
It’s June, and that means one thing when it comes to wine in San Francisco: Pinot Noir. For the past

La Nuit en Rosé Tasting: June 13-14, New York City
I consider it a fact, and a welcome one, that we have reached a point in American wine culture where

Drink Greek with Vinography on 5/7
We should all be drinking more Greek wine. Why? Because the best Greek wines offer incredibly unique flavors, often at
2014 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 16-18, Philo, CA
California Pinot Noir lovers take note. Wine lovers with a free weekend, listen up. It’s Spring, and the wine events
Seven Percent Solution Tasting: May 8, San Francisco
There comes a point in every intrepid wine lover’s life when the well-traveled road must be left behind. One can
2014 TAPAS Iberian Varieties Tasting: April 27, San Francisco
Given the similarities between the climates in Northern California and some parts of Spain and Portugal, one has to wonder

Taste Washington Day One in Brief
I’m up here in (yes, rainy) Seattle for Taste Washington, the annual festival and celebration of Washington State wine. It’s