America’s only annual Champagne and sparkling wine festival will include more than 60 world-class producers and a host of new events – all set among California’s most breathtaking coastal locales. Tickets are now available. Avila Beach, California – BUBBLYFEST is proud to announce its annual BUBBLYFEST By The Sea will be held October 6-8. Tickets…
In spite of the great seminars and meals around town, the most exciting parts of the weekend for me were still the big Opening and Closing Tastings. As mentioned previously, the tastings featured 145 tasting tables at which to taste the wide variety of what the Rhone wines have to offer. With an understandably heavy-Central…
Napa, California – Richard Mendelson, the leading expert on appellation and wine law in the USA, has released “Appellation Napa Valley – Building and Protecting an American Treasure” from Val de Grace Books. In this landmark book, Mendelson, who managed the legal work for many of these very appellations, tells a detailed story of the…
SAN FRANCISCO — Recipients of the second annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards were announced and honored at a lunch reception and ceremony April 20 in Sacramento. The California Green Medal, developed to showcase leading wineries and vineyards committed to sustainability, is presented by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, the California Association of…
DETAILS ANNOUNCED AROUND 32nd ANNUAL WINESONG, MENDOCINO’S PREMIER FOOD & WINE EVENT Tickets Now on Sale for Annual Event to Benefit Mendocino Coast District Hospital — Lowell Herrero Named 2016 Artist of Year in Memoriam — — Grace Family Vineyards Named as 2016 Honored Winery — FORT BRAGG, CA – Tickets are now on sale…
The Alsace-inspired winery to offer vacationers a room with a view and a place at the bar SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Longtime family-owned Edna Valley winery Claiborne & Churchill is thrilled to announce the completion of a beautifully renovated tasting room, along with new, charming wine country guest accommodations. These updates and new offerings…
Over 45 Californian wineries will be traveling to LA for an elite tasting event on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Peninsula Beverly Hills. Los Angeles, California – wineLA has searched far and wide to round up some of the best Californian wine producers. At this tasting, Los Angeles wine lovers will be able to experience some Cali favorites such as bold…
There are a few events that I try to go to every year. The annual Family Winemakers of California event is one of those. I’ve written extensively in the past about the important work this organization does for the wine industry as an advocate for wineries and ultimately benefiting the consumer. The organization has been…
Novelist and column writer Auberon Waugh (1939-2001) wrote a wine book in 1986, that albeit is very dated when it comes to specific wine reviews, shows great wit. I found this interesting as my wit has all been drained from me after completing the Wine & Spirit’s Education Trust Level 2 course, that trains sommeliers…
Chef Thomas Fundaro to Reinvent SLO Brew’s Menu (San Luis Obispo, CA) – A signature San Luis Obispo experience, SLO Brew has represented the standard for authentic and casual entertainment and refreshing craft beer for 27 years. As SLO Brew prepares to open the doors of its new location on Higuera Street, it is excited to…