Tag: Public Tasting
Drink Adventurously At the Festival Of Undiscovered Grapes: January 31, San Jose, CA
One of the facts that I find myself repeating to those curious about California wine or those asking how to
2026 Int’l White Wines Festival: Feb 14-15, Boonville, CA
As a wine commentator, there’s definitely a lot of news worth despairing about these days in the industry. Most industry
Flavors of Old California: Notes from the Historic Vineyard Society Tasting
Most of you know by now that I have a thing for old vines. I love them. And I love
SORBET Biodynamic Wine Tasting: August 17, San Francisco
Who doesn’t love a good acronym? S.O.R.B.E.T stands for Sonoma Organic Regenerative Biodynamic Educational Tasting, and it’s put on by
Rhône Rangers Summer Wine Fête: June 29, Sonoma, CA
White wines that aren’t Chardonnay. Fabulous rosés. Chillable red wines. Lighter, versatile reds with lower tannins. All these categories of
2025 Big West Wine Fest: June 14-15, Guerneville, CA
Hanging out with friends under the redwood trees is a delightful way to spend an afternoon. Now imagine you could
WINeFARE Women in Natural Wine Tasting: June 7, San Francisco
Every year, the country’s premier graduate Viticulture and Enology program at UC Davis graduates a class that is, on average,
Annual Napa Wine Library Tasting: Sunday May 18th, Napa
Got any plans for this coming weekend? Feel like tasting a bunch of great Napa wines? The Napa Valley Wine
2025 Anderson Valley Pinot Festival: May 16-17, Philo, CA
I’ve always said that Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley is the best California wine region that most wine lovers have never
Hella Chenin Festival: May 3, Berkeley, CA
Here in California wine country, it seems like we’re treated to wine tasting events for nearly every grape variety and
International White Wine Festival: February 15, Boonville
There are public wine tastings dedicated to individual grape varieties. Others are dedicated to the wines from a particular region
2024 Calistoga Food & Wine Festival, November 16, Calistoga
Not many opportunities exist for consumers to taste a whole bunch of Napa wines in a single sitting. Walk-around tastings
Festa Italia Wine Tasting: August 18th, Healdsburg
It has been said that 93% of California winegrape acreage is planted to only eight varieties. Those numbers may have
Annual MAVA Cosecha Tasting: August 17, Napa
Now that we’ve entered the new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic, public wine-tasting events have resumed, giving wine lovers a
2024 Wind to Wine Festival: Petaluma, Saturday 8/10
Petaluma is hot right now. And I’m not talking about this heat dome we’re under. The once-sleepy town best known
Oregon Biodynamics Centennial Tasting: June 8, 2024, McMinnville, OR
I’m guessing many of my readers need no introduction to biodynamic farming, but for those who might be hazy on
Big West Wine Fest: June 1-2, Guerneville, CA
Few things are more idyllic on a hot summer’s day than standing in the shade of giant redwood trees, slurping
2024 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: May 17-19, Philo, CA
Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley is the best California wine region that most wine lovers have never been to. Sonoma, Napa,
Historic Vineyard Society Tasting: May 4, San Francisco
Some of you know I’ve got a thing for old vines. They’re living sculptures, artifacts of culture and history, repositories
