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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Southern Hemisphere Focus, 2017
Full Circle Bevcon held a little get-together to taste wines from the Southern Hemisphere at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco on September 7. Over 200 wines were […]
Taste of Mount Veeder 2017
The Mount Veeder Appellation keeps raising the bar. At least, each year when I taste the wines, that’s what I find. The improvement is due to the winegrowers. But mountain […]
ZinFest Lodi, 2017
Lodi’s annual wine festival on the lake, ZinFest, just concluded on May 20. This year winery booths were situated further around the lake from West Turner Road, towards the north […]
bASH, Appellation St. Helena 2017
This celebration was indeed a hands-on wine and food paring affair! Held at the CIA at Greystone, St. Helena on April 1, the organizers set the floor layout for rapid location […]
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, 2017 Tasting Vintage 2014 Presented, Thème Millésime 2014
Every year the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) vintners graciously bring a vintage of their wines for tastings to several cities in the USA. The particular vintage usually […]
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