Tag: Public Tasting
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
60th Anniversary Wine Library Grand Tasting, April 28th, Napa
If you had to ask me to describe my ideal walk-around wine tasting experience, I would say it would take
Calistoga Wine & Culinary Experience: April 13, Calistoga
As popular as Napa wines are, the chances to taste a bunch of them in a single setting are rare.
