Well wine fans, after over 4 months of work, the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has officially come to a close. The final portion of the annual competition ended with the Public Tasting event held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California, on the 18th of February. It was a beautiful day, great weather…
Robert Simon owns two wonderful restaurants in Pasadena: a/k/a an American Bistro (www.akabistro.com) and Bistro 45 (www.bistro45.com). It had been way too long since we had visited either. But then we received the following via email: Edibles for Epicureans Events and Wine Dinners In the continuing tradition of Bistro 45’s discovery of new wineries and…
The Historic Vineyard Society’s 2nd Annual Vineyard Tour and Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Vineyard Tour, featuring the historic, century-plus-year-old vineyards of Bedrock, Fredericks, Pagani, Old Hill, and one other to be named, will be led by HVS Board members Mike Officer (Carlisle Winery and Vineyards), David Gates (Ridge Vineyards), Morgan…
A couple of weeks ago was the Weekly Best Buy Wine Tasting featuring new and cellared wines from Mr William Terry of PWS. Unfortunately a traffic mishap (Not to worry William is fine!) kept him from his duties as host leaving yours truly to carry the day. Here are my notes from The BEST BUY…
Visa Signature and Sonoma in the City invite you and your readers to join us in Los Angeles on April 24th, 2012, where the best of Sonoma County wine will be showcased. Don’t miss your opportunity to taste over 100 Sonoma County wines from 13 AVAs, each selected to highlight the region’s diverse terroir and…
California Travel Association, Cooperages 1912 Napa, DDC Shipping, Debbie Douglas Designs, Fast Forward Events, GSO (Golden State Overnight), Just My Ticket, Kerrygold Cheeses & Butters, Labeltronix, Private Spring Water, Sadie Rose Baking Co., Touring & Tasting Magazine, Vineyard & Winery Magazine, and VinVillage.com To Sponsor “Tasting 2012” SACRAMENTO, CA (February 21, 2012)–The Family Winemakers of…
Event: DIVINO TUSCANY 2012 Date/Time: May 17- 20, 2012 Location: Florence, Tuscany. Description: One-of-a-kind, 4-day celebration of the best Tuscan wines, food and culture. Divino Tuscany will offer a distinctive program that highlights premium wines: wine tastings with Tuscany’s top winemakers, seminars and grand tastings curated by James Suckling, former Senior Editor and European Bureau…
Today we have one of my Two-Bottle posts of Wine Guerrilla Zinfandels crafted by Bruce Patch. (Info on how you can become a guerrilla, and get your hands on possibly “the greatest Zin in the world”, is below the tasting report): 09 Harris-Kratka Vineyard Zinfandel Alexander Valley, Sonoma County 85% Zinfandel, 10% Carignan & 5%…
What a night at Valencia Wine Company for our January 2012 Grape of the Night. One of the largest showings that we have had in a while. Included in our gathering was none other than Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery tantalizing us with some of his latest and greatest wines. Those of you that…
On March 21, 2012, at 6:30, at Salt Creek Grill, Adam Lee of Siduri/Novy Wineries will conduct a wine and food pairing to benefit the SCV Boys & Girls Club. Siduri is a highly-acclaimed Sonoma winery, focused on creating ultra-premium Pinot Noir. Robert Parker, the dean of wine critics, says of Siduri, “One of California’s…