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An Interview with Karen MacNeil
We recently caught up with Karen MacNeil, author of the best -selling book The Wine Bible in anticipation of her visit Saturday, May 4th, where she’ll teach her hugely popular class What Makes Grea...
Vega Sicilia - Leader of Spain
Vega Sicilia - Leader of Spain Few wines have a history as distinguished as that of Vega Sicilia. Founded in 1864, its top cuvee, Unico, was Spain's first great wine and until recent decades, the...
ZinFest Wine and Cheese Pairing
Part of the bounty of Northern California is its plethora of artisanal cheeses, which are featured proudly alongside the traditional European choices in shops and farmer’s markets. You might see th...
Champagne Bureau Tasting – San Francisco
The Champagne Bureau’s annual trade tasting took place October 21, 2014 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco’s Union Square. With 37 brands represented, it was important to get there early an...
SF Wine School Gives Bloggers a Deep Dive Into Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County is one of California’s best and most diverse wine-growing regions. Among its five AVAs are climates ranging from cool “Region I” to St. Helena-like “Region III,” soils from dee...
Strada del Sagrantino, San Francisco
For lovers of Umbrian wines, the Sagrantino Umbrian Essence event, held on June 10th at San Francisco’s The Press Club, was a rare treat. Eight producers were on hand to showcase their wines, with ...
2012 Vintage Challenging in Burgundy
Temperatures rose quickly in the tent at the Hotel Vitale’s Americano Restaurant last month, and not just because of the unseasonably warm San Francisco weather. Women were swooning over the charmi...
Wines of South Africa’s 2nd Sommelier World Cup was Won by Canada’s Will Predhomme
Twelve semi-finalists from different countries competed in Wines of South Africa’s Second Sommelier World Cup held October 12 at Franschhoek’s Grande Hotel. Three finalists were chosen; Anna Svirid...
Prosecco, Supermodels and Big Bikes, Oh My!
I have never given even a moment’s thought to going to a motorcycle race. That is, until I was enticed by an invitation to hang out in the VIP/Media Lounge drinking Prosecco all day at Laguna Seca ...
A mix of 150 wine trade members and consumers gathered July 16-18 in Seattle for the fourth Riesling Rendezvous. Opening remarks by event sponsor Chateau Ste. Michelle’s president Ted Baseler start...
Catalonia’s EspaiPriorat Tasting
Catalonia’s EspaiPriorat TastingThe second biennial EspaiPriorat tasting of wines was held May 15 to commemorate the reconstruction of major portions of Catalonia’s Escaladei monastery. 50 sommelie...
San Francisco Bay Area Summer Wine Events - 2013
San Francisco Bay Area Summer Wine EventsHere are some of the hottest summer wine events taking place around the San Francisco Bay area:
Wine for Wheelchairs on Pending Moon Mountain AVA
Wine for Wheelchairs on Pending Moon Mountain AVA I had the pleasure recently of joining the sommeliers of Redd, La Folie, and Boulevard, writers including Deborah Parker Wong of The Tasting Pa...
Which Way to Wine Education? Studying wine is endless. It is a rabbit hole with no end. Many people assume that passing the Master Sommelier (MS) or Master of Wine (MW) exam is the end of the journ...
Sommeliers ZAP San Francisco’s Zinfandel Festival
Sommeliers ZAP San Francisco’s Zinfandel Festival On February 2, 2013, hundreds of press, trade, and then consumers filled San Francisco’s Concourse Pavilion for the 22nd Annual Zinfandel Advocates...