Vine 2 Wine, in this its second year morphed with The SCV Wine Classic, has successfully created an event that leaves nothing, sans your own notes on the wines, left to the imagination. Let me explain… Vine 2 Wine, run for nearly a decade by the former Betty Ferguson Foundation, was a lovely afternoon affair…
As we explore the world of wines we find that as we answer one question others surface. As an aerospace engineer I am always striving to know every little detail why things are the way they are. Then add a passion, such as wine, to this equation and you have a lifetime study. While many…
Flagship Event Will Feature Hundreds of Wineries, Chefs, and Food Purveyors The full flavors of Sonoma County will be in the spotlight at the 33rd annual Taste of Sonoma at MacMurray Ranch in Healdsburg, California on Saturday, September 1, 2012 as part of the 5th annual Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, presented by Visa Signature®. Taste…
Another sunny day in California…but wait…what’s this…a wine fest! Yahoo! Nothing makes a weekend any better than to spend a few hours in the backlot of Raleigh Studios sipping wine, sampling tequila, trying out a new single malt scotch and pairing it all with old pals and new acquaintances. Yes, it’s my life, go get…
Sonoma In The City is the touring Taste of Sonoma event presented by Sonoma County Vintners, Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, Sonoma County Tourism Bureau and Full Circle Wine Solutions. I had the pleasure of attending the trade/media portion of this event held recently in Los Angeles at The London hotel in West Hollywood. Sonoma County…
On Sunday May 20 I was treated to the brand-spanking new production, Sideways the Play. It’s not exactly like the book or the film, and though the tale is the same Sideways fans will love finding…a great ending. And for those of you that haven’t even heard of Sideways, or have forgotten the story, here…
LA PRIDE guests invited to attend LAWineFest, held in nearby Hollywood; receive $15 off day rate The 7th Annual LAWineFest, the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, is extending a special discount to attendees of LA PRIDE, the largest gathering of the LGBT community in Southern California. Both are being held June 9-10th;…
(Sonoma, CALIF.) – Sonoma Valley Reserve, a wine event that offers participants the exclusive opportunity to see Sonoma Valley’s classic wineries in a completely different light, has been set for Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2012. This semiannual event, a series of themed daytrips around the region, will showcase rare offerings and hidden…
(April 26, 2012; Los Angeles, CA)—The 7th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting City of Hope, has partnered with Los Angeles magazine in lining up 350 global vendors to pour more than 500 wines, craft brews and artisanal spirits at this year’s event. Known as the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, LAWineFest affords Angelenos a…
Sonoma Wine Event Continues Tradition of Generosity, Benefitting Local Non-Profits (Sonoma, CALIF.) — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in proceeds from the 2011 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, jointly produced by the Sonoma County Vintners and the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, were distributed today to twenty-six Sonoma County beneficiaries at a presentation at St….