Family Reunion Time for the Pinots

Next Sunday, the 8th Annual Pinot Family Reunion Tasting and Dinner takes place in Santa Rosa with proceeds benefiting the Sutter North Bay Women’s Health Center.  Everyone knows that Sonoma County wineries produce some phenomenal Pinot Noirs but this event focuses on … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Strategy for the 2012 Passport to Dry Creek Valley

There used to be so much drama involved in trying to attend the Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley’s annual Passport to Dry Creek Valley® event.  Enter the lottery, cross your fingers, keep checking the mail to see if you were … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Cheese, Please!

Mark your calendars, it’s time for the 2012 California’s Artisan Cheese Festival.  The Sheraton Sonoma County in Petaluma will host the 6th annual festival between March 23rd and 25th, a weekend-long celebration and exploration of handcrafted cheeses, foods, wines and beers from California and … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Attention Pinot Noir Lovers! The World of Pinot Noir Festival is Next Month!

If you are a fan of Pinot Noir, you should seriously consider attending this year’s World of Pinot Noir festival.  The 12th annual World of Pinot Noir takes place Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd  and includes two days … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Strategy for the 2012 ZAP Festival Grand Tasting

The 2012 Zinfandel Festival takes place this week in San Francisco, from January 26 to 28.  This festival, organized by the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) organization is a celebration of the Zinfandel varietal.  If you haven’t purchased tickets yet, you can go … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Best of 2011 – Sonoma County

Yesterday, we wrote about Napa Valley.  Today, we’re sharing our favorite memories of 2011 from Sonoma County.   There’s no way we tried everything possible there was to do/try/drink/taste/see in Sonoma County, but these were our most enjoyable attempts: Best New Winery … –> please click here to continue reading –>

2011 A Wine and Food Affair

Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 A Wine and Food Affair, November 5th and 6th, from 11 am to 4 pm.  If you want to see our standard post on this event, click here. During A Wine and Food Affair, … –> please click here to continue reading –>