Category: Wine Activities
Hospice du Rhone 2011 Tasting: April 28-30, Paso Robles
Most wine tasting events focused on a specific style or type of wine that take place in California suffer from
Spring SF Vintners Market: April 9-10, San Francisco
Sometimes you hear an idea and wonder to yourself, exactly why it’s taken someone so long to come up with
Drink Sake to Help Japan
We’re all watching with deep sadness and empathy the unfolding of the post-earthquake and tsunami tragedy in Japan. For those
Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Paradise Festival: March 26-27, Campbell, CA
The Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area, or AVA, is perhaps one of the least appreciated wine growing regions in
Rhone Rangers Tasting 2011: March 26-27, San Francisco
I love watching the green buds burst forth on the trees this time of year, hard on the heels of
The Best Cabernet in Napa: Tasting at Premiere Napa Valley 2011
, journalists like me get a chance to sneak a taste of hundreds of unique wines that are purchased by
The Wines of Alsace in Anderson Valley: Tasting Notes
My first memories of Alsace? A confusing little strip of land that the Germans and the French kept fighting over.
California’s Best Zinfandel: Notes from the ZAP 2011 Tasting
Ah, Zinfandel. The all-American grape that fuels much passion in the Bay Area. The annual ZAP Zinfandel festival draws crowds
Thoughts on the Wines of Alsace and Their Cousins
Last weekend I decamped with the family to the brightly greening hills of the Anderson Valley. Every time I go
2011 Dark and Delicious Petite Sirah Tasting: February 18, Alameda, CA
I’ve referred to it in the past as “the beast.” Possessing tannins that need to be tamed through intelligent winemaking,
9th Annual Pinot Noir Summit: February 26, San Francisco
Every January, unbeknownst to most wine consumers, a group of wine writers, sommeliers, and other wine industry professionals spend many
New York Wine Expo 2011: February 25-26, New York City
OK New Yorkers, listen up. Most of the time, America looks your way with envy. You’ve got the best restaurants,
2011 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Tasting: February 19, San Francisco
If there is one public wine tasting event that rivals San Francisco’s yearly ZAP Zinfandel tasting for sheer size and
2011 Anderson Valley Alsace Festival: February 12-13, Boonville
With all the fanfare surrounding Cabernet and Pinot Noir coupled with the obsession this country seems to have with Chardonnay,
Boston Wine Expo 2011: January 22-23, Boston
Wine lovers in Beantown, listen up. Right about now you may be wondering just what you’re doing freezing your keisters
20th Annual ZAP Zinfandel Tasting: January 27-29, San Francisco
It’s that time of year again. I know of no other event that seems to bring out the inner wine
Pinot Days Southern California Tasting: January 15, Los Angeles
Wine festivals in Southern California, and especially in Los Angeles, aren’t particularly plentiful, for reasons I don’t entirely understand. There
The First-Timer’s Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune
As some of you know, I spent the week before last tramping around Burgundy and then spent the weekend at
PinotFest 2010 Tasting: November 20, San Francisco
, a low key event held every year at Farallon Restaurant. Despite practically non-existent marketing or announcement, PinotFest quietly pulls
