Category: Wine Activities
Spain’s 10: Cocina Vanguardia, October 12-14, New York
The last time I was in Spain I didn’t know squat about food and wine. I was a poor, backpacking
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting, October 11th, San Francisco
You want to learn about wine? You enjoy trying new wines? You like to taste wine? I have the same
Happy Sake Day!
Today, October first, is Sake Day, or Nihonshu no Hi as designated by the Japanese sake brewing industry. Of course,
FallFest 2006 Food and Wine Tasting, Oct. 7th, San Francisco
It seems like every major city has a dozens food and wine festivals every year. San Francisco, compared to many
Which Champagne Should I Buy?: WBW#25 Roundup Posted
All I have to say is that I’m glad as hell I never have to run for class president against
Art and Wine: Wine Posters on Exhibit in San Francisco, 9/17/06
For those aesthetically inclined wine lovers living in San Francisco. On Sunday, which happens to be French Heritage day (who
NV Henri Billiot Fils “Cuvee Laetitia” Tete de Cuvee Champagne, Ambonnay, France
I’m not a huge sparkling wine drinker, but many of the wine lovers I know are Champagne nuts. They literally
The Best Sake In The World?: A Report from The Joy of Sake 2006
I fell in love with sake on my second day in Japan. I was taken to a private sushi club
Wine South Festival: September 15-17, Atlanta, GA
It’s easy to get jaded about big wine and food events when they happen all the time. Throw a dart
California’s Best Small Wine Producers: A Report From Family Winemakers 2006
I’m still in recovery. You’ll break out the violins and run weeping when you hear it, but it really is
The Joy of Sake Tasting: August 31, San Francisco
Ah, Sake. The inspiration for hundreds of haiku through the ages. The drink of Shoguns. And, on the other hand,
East Bay Vintners Tasting: Saturday August 26th, Oakland, CA
Us wine lovers in San Francisco are some of the luckiest people in the world. Not only do we live
Family Winemakers Tasting: Sunday, August 20th, San Francisco
I can hardly believe it’s here again, but there it is on the calendar. A week from tomorrow, San Francisco
WBW#25 Announced: Drink Bubbly With a “C”
It was only a matter of time before someone forced us to all drink Champagne. And it’s no surprise, really,
Wine Blogging Wednesday #24 Roundup: Loire Whites
It was both my pleasure and honor to host the twenty-fourth edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the web’s first virtual
1994 Domaine Aux Moines Chenin Blanc, Savennieres-Roche Aux Moines, France
South-central France has many distinguishing characteristics, but the one that cannot be avoided and ignored, and certainly cannot be underestimated,
Announcing WBW24: Drink Loire Whites With Vinography
August marks the second anniversary of the blogosphere’s virtual wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. I can remember
WBW#23 Roundup Has Been Posted: BBQ Wine
What do wine and food bloggers drink while they barbecue? Once this was an elusive and top secret fact, but
RAP (Rose Avengers & Producers) Tasting, July 17th, San Francisco
I’ll skip all the clichés. You’re getting enough of them from the mainstream wine media at this point in the
