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Sip Fine Wines and Spirits :: Denver, Colorado
New boutique wine shops seem to open with more and more frequency, each offering fine wines, personable and knowledgeable staff, tasting bars and the same muted décor that makes it hard to distinguish one from another. Sip Fine Wine & Spirits, Denver’s newest wine shop, tries to stand above the competition by virtue of its…
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Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. :: October 26-27, New York City
Couldn’t put it more succinctly myself. It would make a perfect fortune cookie line or even a better culinary event. Culinary events in New York are getting bigger and badder all the time, but this puppy is so HUGE that it’s going to require all of Pier 94. Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. to be held…
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A First-Hand Taste of 400 Wineries In One Day :: 17th Annual Family Winemakers of California Wine Tasting, SF
I just returned from the Family Winemakers of California Wine Tasting evetn.. so I have a good excuse for any typos/mispellings that follow. the Family Winemakers of California may be an “organization that reflects the ‘little guy’s’ point of viewâ€? but with over 400 wineries represented (and at least 1000 different wines), it offers one…
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The Ultimate Wine & Tasting Experience :: Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise, San Francisco Bay
I’ve been wine tasting in Sonoma, Napa and Livermore Counties in Northern California, as well as in France, Italy, Greece, Australia, and New Zealand. But it’s always been at a winery or tasting room on land. Now, you can enjoy premium wine tasting with a gourmet dinner — while cruising on San Francisco Bay aboard…
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400 Wineries In One Day :: 17th Annual Family Winemakers of California Wine Tasting, SF
This Sunday, August 19, from Noon to 4pm at the Festival Pavilion in Fort Mason, with views of Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, more than 400 wineries — and 1,000 wines — will be available for tasting. It’s the 17th Annual Family Winemakers of California Wine Tasting Festival. Tickets are $45…
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Wine Where You Least Expect It: Ohio’s Surprising Vintages
The verdant, rolling hills were lined with grapevines heavy with fruit. A fierce sun was making me look forward to a bit of shade al fresco where I could savor a cool glass or two of nature’s finest fermented beverage. This wasn’t Tuscany. Not even Bordeaux. I was in Geneva. Ohio, that is. Who knew…
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City Wine — Love at First Taste :: Denver
Can you fall in love with a small, harshly-lit store in a strip mall along one of Denver’s busiest major streets? If the store is City Wine, it’s love at first sight that deepens with time, going beyond appearances to the friendly, helpful, entertaining personality within. City Wine’s owners are knowledgeable and passionate about wine,…
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Sonoma County Deli With A French Accent :: Cousteaux French Bakery & Cafe, Healdsburg, CA
If you’re in Sonoma County and want a great deli with award-winning sourdough bread, tasty gourmet sandwiches, delicious salads, freshly made chocolates, fresh cheeses, irresistible desserts, and other café cuisine, stroll a few blocks from the town plaza and check out Cousteaux French Bakery. Everything we sampled at this open air cafe a few weeks…
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Great Deal, So No Whining!
If you’ve visited the Napa/Sonoma wine country lately, you’ve probably noticed that most of the wineries are now charging (sometimes hefty) tasting fees to try their wines, often standing elbow to elbow with a bus load of tourists, all jockeying for position. In scenic Healdsburg, the Mayo Family Winery has opened a second Sonoma County…
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Virtual Vineyards :: Crushpad, San Francisco
Want to make your own wine? Invest a few million in some rich soil in nearby Sonoma, Napa or Contra Costa County, plant your wine grapes, wait for them to mature, pick them at the height of ripeness, worry about birds and pests ruining your crop, crush them, put them in oak barrels, and wait…
