Category Archives: Wine News
Mustard Festival Won’t Continue – What to do instead
This was to be the 20th annual Mustard Festival but the event is taking a “hiatus” as it states on the Mustard Festival website. I must admit the only event I ever participated in was the mustard photo contest. All the other official mustard events sounded like fun but they were way too expensive for my pocket book. Just because there is no official Mustard Festival this year, don’t let that stop you from enjoying the wild mustard and visiting the Napa Valley. You can always make up your own Mustard Festival activities. We love this time of the year and here are a few of our favorite mustard activities that will be easy on your budget.
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Zinfandel Tasting at Fort Mason in San Francisco: Win Tickets
Over 250 wineries will be pouring Zinfandel wines between 2 pm and 5 pm at the Herbst and Festival Pavillions at Fort Mason. These tickets have a value of $70 each and here is how you can win a set of two tickets.
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Meeting up with Andy Beckstoffer
Most travelers to the Napa Valley have never heard of Andy Beckstoffer. Yet he is the man behind many of the finest wines made in the Napa Valley. No, he is not a winemaker or winery owner. What he does is farm vineyards Continue reading
Holidays Wine Gifts – A Very Cool Wine Book to Consider
Here is idea for someone who enjoys wine and is perhaps not easy to please. It is a wine book: “The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels.” I know it sounds a bit boring but once you open the book to any page describing a label, it is very fun and interesting Continue reading
Plan Now for Thanksgiving Weekend in the Napa Valley
One of the busiest weekends the entire year in the Napa Valley is Thanksgiving weekend. Family and friends from out of town are likely not to be traveling home until Sunday and one of the many things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area is visit the Napa Valley wine country. Continue reading
Vintage Wine Tasters Blind Taste Napa Valley 2007 Vintage
The Round Pond 2007 was the runaway winner of our competition. I see that the Wine Spectator awarded it 94 points and it is well deserved. The wine has a terrific and intense aroma that screams out of the glass. The flavors are full of layers and the wine has a soft feel in the mouth. Continue reading
If you like Napa you will love Champagne
If you like visiting Napa you will love visiting the Champagne region. In spending just one week in Champagne we barely scratched the surface exploring this historic wine region. There are some 300 villages in the Champagne wine region and more than 3000 Champagne producers. Continue reading
Harvest in the Napa Valley — Get Ready for the Fun
One of the highlights for any wine buff is watching all the activities that take place during the harvest. The Napa Valley is one of the best spots for viewing the “crush” because of the number of vineyards and wineries … Continue reading
Napa Valley — August Events & Happenings
For the wine tourist, there are a plethora of wine country activities and events taking place in August and we list here the most interesting of these happenings. Robert Mondavi Winery Garden Table Events These classes are a special way … Continue reading
Rutherford Dust Adventures — Tasting the 2007 Vintage
What a terrific day for us on Wednesday of this past week! We were among twenty-five wine writers and wine bloggers present at the annual Rutherford Dust Society’s “A Day in the Dust.” The venue was the historic Rubicon Estates … Continue reading
