If you are looking for something to do this weekend that doesn’t involve 300+ pound men smacking each other around in order to move a ball over a goal line, I strongly recommend ZAP’s Zinfandel Festival.
ZAP, Zinfandel Advocates and Producers, is having it’s annual Zinfandel wine festival. Tickets to all available events can be purchased here.
Zin [...]
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Image via WikipediaA friend of mine sent me photos of our most recent snow storm. Although the Bay Area gets a dusting of snow every few years (and usually melts right away), it is always exciting to see.
These photos were taken at Ridge Vineyards on the top of Monte Bello Road in the Cupertino foothills. Enjoy!
By the way, Ridge [...]
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I really enjoy the second weekend of July in Los Altos because it’s the Art and Wine Festival weekend. The 2008 Los Altos Art and Wine Festivalwill host 380 exhibitors, 30 food vendors and have an expected attendance of approximately 125,000. This year, as I have in the past dozen or so, I am a volunteer wine [...]
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Come to Pinot Days Grand Festival public tasting at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The tasting is this Sunday (June 29th, 2008) from 1:00 – 5:00. The cost is $65.00 and tickets can be purchased at the door. I recommend arriving about 1/2 hour before the doors open to reduce the amount of time waiting in line.
Once [...]
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If you are a wine enthusiast and are looking for something to do this weekend? See below!
Rhone Rangers Grand Tasting will be held Sunday (3/16) at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion from 2:00pm – 5:00pm. Sample Rhone varietals from over 130 Rhone Ranger member wineries and 35 artisan food producers from the Bay Area and beyond.
Testarossa Vineyards will be holding its [...]
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This is ski week for students in the Los Altos Elementary School District. Since my wife teaches in the Palo Alto Unified School District, she doesn’t get the week off. I’m officially on full time dad status. I usually take the kids on a road trip to either Yosemite or up north to the Portland [...]
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For those of us who missed out on the fun of Crush last fall, there are plenty of wine related events coming up in the next several weeks. Including drivetime, each event can be done in an afternoon.
Next Saturday (January 19th) is the first “Passport” event of the year for the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association. The Passport [...]
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