ZinFest 2018
Whenever I head for Lodi I think first of its considerable country charm. The long, straight country lanes passing by tilled fields sowed with grape vines remind me of John […]
Trefethen Family Vineyards Golden Anniversary
Golden Anniversaries in the business world are not that commonplace. Several studies indicate that only about 40% of new businesses survive past their fifth year. When fifty years of business […]
BASH, Appellation St. Helena 2018
Saturday evening on April 7th guests climbed the long flight of stone stairs outside the magnificent old Greystone building in St. Helena, Napa Valley, then inside ascended another flight of […]
St. Helena bASH 2018 Preview
Its almost time for the Appellation St. Helena bASH again. See my review of the 2017 event for what happened last year. https://appellationsten.com/2017/04/10/bash-appellation-st-helena-2017/ The bASH has a creative as well […]
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux 2018 Tasting Vintage 2015
A new venue was provided by the organizer, Balzac Communications, for the Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) 2018 tasting on January 25 at City View at Metreon, San […]
AppellationsTen’s Significant Seventy for 2017
During the course of 2017 AppellationsTen tasted many wines from around the world. Some of these wines caught our attention in particular. These outstanding wines deserve special mention and make […]
Napa Valley Film Festival 2017
As beneficial as books are, and as marvelous as the 20th Century invention of television is, there are yet other avenues to knowledge and enrichment. It benefits us to go […]
