Category: Activities & Events
In Pursuit of Balance 2015: New York, San Francisco, Houston, Japan!
There are public wine tasting events, and then there are public wine tasting events. Many consist of massive mob scenes
World of Pinot Noir Festival 2015: March 6-7, Santa Barbara
Everyone’s definition of idyllic varies, but for many people it doesn’t get much better than standing on the cliffs above
2015 Slow Wine Tasting: January 29, San Francisco
, that same organization’s push in recent years to celebrate wine. Just as for food, Slow Wine produces a guide
The Zinfandel Experience: January 31, San Francisco
I’m not exactly sure how long a particular event has to have been going on for it to be credibly
Come Taste Wine With Me at the Commonwealth Club: December 17, San Francisco
. As many of you know, I’ve been doing a series of events to both promote the book and to
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
