Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. My Wine Of The Week is the 2010 Stage Left Cellars – The Emcee. The Winery Stage Left Cellars is an urban winery located in Oakland, California not too far from Jack London Square. By urban…
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9th Annual Urban Wine Xperience
One of the things I love most about living in the East Bay. It’s a wine-lovers paradise. Napa Valley, Sonoma, the Santa Cruz Mountain, and Livermore Valley wine regions are all within a 90 minute or so drive. Even so, I frequently find myself also taking advantage of the East Bay’s Urban Wine Country, which includes a dozens of…
The Best of North Coast Rhone Wines
I attended the North Coast (California) Chapter of the Rhone Rangers (“NCRR”) tasting last month. The tasting was held in Oakland, at Campovida’s Taste of Place Oakland. With the Rhone Rangers riding into the Bay Area next week, April 5-6 for the 17th Annual Rhone Rangers San Francisco Bay Area Weekend Celebration of American Rhones, I thought I’d share some of my favorites…
Wine of the Week; 2010 Stage Left Cellars Go Getter
Every Thursday I feature a wine I particularly enjoy, whether it’s something new and different, is a great value, or from a producer worth checking out. For this week, my Wine Of The Week is the 2010 Stage Left Cellars Go Getter The Winery Stage Left Cellars is an urban winery located in Oakland, California not too far from…
Wine Of The Week: 2007 Stage Left Cellars Syrah
My Wine Of The Week for October 6 – October 12 is the 2007 Stage Left Cellars Syrah. The Winery Stage Left Cellars is an urban winery located in Oakland, California not too far from Jack London Square. By urban winery I mean their winemaking facilities are located in an urban setting, rather than in a rural setting…
Family Winemakers of California – Recap of 2012 San Francisco Tasting
I attended the 22nd annual Family Winemakers of California event held September 9th and 10th. The event was held at the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The Family Winemakers of California (“FWC”) is the trade advocate for California’s “small family” wineries, and a huge tasting like this brings in trade, media, and wine…
2012 Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting Recap
Recap of 2012 Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting – Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Recap of 6th Annual Dark & Delicious – The Petite Sirah Event Of The Year!
I attended the 6th annual Dark & Delicious (“D&D”) last Friday. D&D is an excellent opportunity to take a walk on the “dark side” for Petite Sirah (“P.S” – a.k.a. “Pet”.)and food lovers. The event is put on by an advocacy group of P.S. winegrowers, and producers knowns as P.S. I Love You. This year’s event…
Recap of 2011 Family Winemakers Tasting in San Franciso
Last week I attended, as a media guest, the Twenty-first Annual Family Winemakers of California (“FWC”) tasting held at Fort Mason. The event was held over two days, August 21st, and 22nd. Alas, duty (work) called on Monday, so I opted to attend Sunday only. This was a huge event, even bigger than Sonoma InThe…
Petite Sirah Paradise…Dark and Delicious!
Petite Sirah Paradise…Dark and Delicious!