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Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Charles Banks
Long a wine consumer and collector while working for others in the capital management sector, the once ambitious amateur Charles Banks entered the wine industry in 2000 with the purchase of a forme...
11 New, Nested AVAs in Paso Robles Present Opportunities for Distinction
Paso Robles was long the largest undivided AVA in California. That changed on October 9, 2014 when the TTB approved a proposal to create 11 nested AVAs.
Global Wine is the Subject of New, Cutting-Edge Online Course from San Francisco Wine School
San Francisco Wine School announces the debut of CSW Online, a brand new format for its much-lauded Certified Specialist of Wine credential preparation program. Developed by San Francisco Wine Scho...
TTB Establishes Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
On October 9, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Board [TTB] approved 12 new California AVAs. Today, our focus is the new Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA. Next week...
“California Wine Intensive” Comes to Los Angeles November 7-9
San Francisco Wine School challenges the next generation of wine experts in the Los Angeles area with the first and only professional credential program on California wine: The California Wine Appe...
Insider Interviews by David Furer – Presenting Stuart Pigott
My first encounter with the work of Stuart Pigott was as a relative novice to the world of wine in the mid-'90s having read his entrancingly informative book on the Wines of Germany, written with t...
New Video Series on California Wine Regions - 8 Wine Videos, 15 Minutes
In celebration of California Wine Month 2014, created by Wine Institute and recognized with a proclamation by Governor Brown, San Francisco Wine School has produced a series of educational videos f...
Sassicaia is a wine known and loved the world over. From a beautiful coastal hamlet in Tuscany, this Super Tuscan blend is hands down Italy’s most famous wine. Learn the history behind Italy’s fa...
Insider Interviews by David Furer – Presenting Alberto Antonini
Sometimes friendships develop under unusual circumstances. One such example for me was when I’d been invited to visit Armenia’s first modern winery, Zorah, by its owner, Zorik Gharibian. The affabl...
74th DOCG Granted – Italy Celebrates a Serious Barbera
After a frenzy of new DOCG’s, many of them granted for less than serious wines in less than serious styles (think sweet, red and sparkling), Italy’s 74th DOCG, or Denominazione di Origine Controll...
Insider Interviews by David Furer – Presenting Lydia & Claude Bourguignon
Partners in work and life, Lydia & Claude Bourguignon are the most heralded viti-soil scientists in the world with clients extending beyond their native France to include New Zealand, the US, a...
The History & Future of Wine in Livermore Valley
Livermore Valley was once one of California’s prime sources of grapes. In 1882, Charles Wetmore planted cuttings of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon from Chateau d’Yquem in his Cresta Blanca Vineyard.
Manton Valley Approved as Tehama County’s 1st AVA
Leland Stanford planted vineyards at Vina in Tehama County in the mid 1800’s, but it wasn’t until August 1, 2014 that the area was recognized as an official American viticultural area. The new AVA,...
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...
The 46 mile long and 8 mile wide Malibu Coast, with glitzy beachfront mansions and celebrity-filled Starbucks, is now an official American Viticultural Area, or American wine appellation. This is i...
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 ...
San Francisco, Calif. ( July 8, 2014) — San Francisco Wine School challenges the next generation of wine experts with the first and only professional credential program on California wine: the Cali...
Insider Interviews by David Furer – Presenting Debra Meiburg
Acquiring a Master of Wine accreditation doesn’t come easy. What was the most challenging part of your MW studies? The most rewarding?
Insider Interviews by David Furer – Presenting Kermit Lynch
Kermit Lynch is one of the most well-known and earliest importers of French wines into the US. He is also the author of Adventures on the Wine Route which was recently re-released.
Travel Log – FWS Alsace Immersion Trip
Greetings from Alsace, where the wines are as fascinating as the region. I was one of 15 wine professionals experiencing the French Wine Society’s first immersion trip here this week and the incred...
The Gift of Service “Service not Servitude.” – Charlie Trotter. These are words that resonate with me to this day. They describe the act of truly wanting to take care of people – on all levels.
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Martine Saunier
As an expatriate Frenchwoman many years back, why set yourself up as an importer in the US? When I came here in 1964 I started drinking California wines such as Beaulieu, Italian Swiss Colony, and ...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Clark Smith
Clark Smith is one of the friendly curmudgeons of the winemaking scene. The technical consultant, teacher, and speaker makes wines himself while challenging preconceptions of commonly-applied techn...
Somm Essentials is a 2-week intensive program developed by Master Sommelier David Glancy to provide broad knowledge across multiple beverage categories for students starting out in the food & b...