Tag: tasting
The Best Wines of the Year: Tasting the Wine & Spirits Top 100
The difference between a good public wine tasting and a bad one can be quite dramatic. The bad ones are
Lodi Wine Festival on Treasure Island: October 11, San Francisco
I have been quite happy to see an increase in the frequency and number of public wine tastings held by
Tasting Notes for Top Champagnes of the World
You might call me a born-again Champagne fanatic. There was a time when I didn’t care for the stuff, but
Monterey Wine Festival 2009: October 1-2, Monterey, CA
Wine tastings come and go, and while most are a good opportunity to taste a wide range of wines of
Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting, 2009: October 14, San Francisco
I beat the drum a lot about public wine tastings. They are the best way for wine lovers to educate
California’s Best Boutique Wines: Tasting Family Winemakers 2009
For those unfamiliar, Family Winemakers is a marketing association that represents family owned wineries throughout California. By virtue of its
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend: September 4-6, 2009
Most people, when they come visit me in San Francisco and ask to be taken to wine country, assume that
Family Winemakers Tasting 2009: August 23, San Francisco
in San Francisco has as one of its many claims to fame that it is the single largest tasting of
Napa Wine Library Tasting: August 16, Napa
Serious wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
Tasting Oregon Riesling…At the International Pinot Noir Celebration?
Adulterous. Maybe a little sneaky, and a tiny bit rebellious. There I was at the International Pinot Noir Celebration in
Notes from the Al Fresco Tasting at IPNC 2009
I go to a lot of wine tastings, and have come to really appreciate those that are done right. It
SF Chefs. Food. Wine. Weekend: August 6-9, San Francisco
For a town as food and wine rich as San Francisco is, the city has few large public celebrations of
The Joy of Spätlese: Tasting the 2008 German and Austrian Vintage from Terry Theise
The wine world needs more people like Terry Theise, the man I call the Shakespeare of Terroir. It’s so easy
The Best Pinot Noir in California?: Tasting Pinot Days 2009
The Pinot Days grand tasting event, which took place yesterday at Fort Mason in San Francisco, brings together one of
International Pinot Noir Conference: July 24-26, McMinnville, OR
There are wine tastings, and then there are wine tastings. And then, there are experiences that completely transcend a bunch
Pinot Days Festival and Tasting: June 24-28, San Francisco
It’s hard to believe there was once a time that San Francisco had no major public wine tasting focused on
Golden Glass Tasting: June 21, San Francisco
There aren’t many “secret” public wine tastings in San Francisco, but for several years, the Golden Glass tasting was about
The Best Wine in Washington State: Notes from Taste Washington 2009
The first week of April I got the opportunity to do an “immersion” course in Washington State wine. No, this
