Pinot Noir Food Pairing Tips from Michael Dolinski
By Joanna Hughes ~
Ready for some Pinot Noir food pairing tips from a true master? Sommelier Michael Dolinski at New York’s Michelin-star Portale restaurant recommends the Halleck Vineyard Three Sons Russian River Valley Pinot Noir.
Here’s a closer look at why this California Pinot Noir is Dolinski’s favorite for showcasing many menu items at Portale,…
Best Wine with Crab Cakes: Dry White Zinfandel
By Lenzil Hoaglund ~
If you’re searching for the best wine with crab cakes, you’ve come to the right place. This Dry White Zinfandel crab cake wine pairing (actually a Rosé) is complex, sophisticated, and refined. And it is the perfect wine for crab.
It’s rare to find a food and wine pairing this good. The crab cake recipe is simple,…
Best Wine with Salmon at Mourad in San Francisco
By Scott Butterfield ~
Among the best wine with salmon pairings can be found at Mourad, a San Francisco Michelin-star restaurant that fuses the rich and vibrant style of Moroccan fine dining with the local, artisan ingredients of northern California.
Currently, on the menu is smoked salmon in a tart tomatillo sauce, which pairs perfectly with the 2021 Halleck Vineyard Little Sister Sauvignon Blanc….
Best Wine with Duck Confit: Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
By Eric Schwartzman ~
The best wine with duck confit and other duck dishes, according to wine aficionado Jennifer LaRue, is a little-known small-production Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir from Halleck Vineyard, which is not available in stores.
When LaRue hosted an intimate wine dinner at her Colorado Springs home earlier this year, she set out to find the best duck wine pairing to serve with …
Sonoma Wineries Help Sebastopol Charity Nourish Community
By Scott Butterfield ~
Donors, Sonoma wineries, local businesses, and community members rallied to help Sebastopol charity Ceres Community Project raise over $300,000 at this year’s Harvest of the Heart fundraiser on Sept. 18, 2022, at Gambonini Family Ranch in Petaluma. The money will be used to nourish community members and empower its youth….
Inner Circle Gathers at Sebastopol Winery Harvest Party
By Eric Schwartzman ~
On Saturday Oct. 15th, over 100 Inner Circle Wine Club Members and their guests from across the US gathered at the Halleck Vineyard Sebastopol Winery Estate for their annual wine harvest party.
The Sebastopol estate winery – surrounded by a single-acre Pinot Noir vineyard whose maiden vintage in 2001 earned Best of Class at the Pinot Noir Summit – drew wine club members and their guests for a library tasting with local cheeses,…
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JOIN HALLECK VINEYARD AT THE BALLGAME!
JULY 8TH
IN THE BASELINE BOX AT ORACLE PARK, SAN FRANCISCO
Watch the game from this dugout at 1st base while enjoying Halleck Vineyard wines with Ross,…
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April 21, 2023
6:00 pm
507 Magnolia Ave,
Larkspur, CA 94939
Please contact Left Bank Larkspur to make a reservation.…
Wine Tasting at Vienna Boys Choir Performance
November 27 at 3pm
GREEN MUSIC CENTER, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Limited tickets are available to see this choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna,…
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