Top 12 Sebastopol Wine Tasting Spots (with Map)
By Scott Butterfield ~
For over 150 years, Sebastopol was known as a farming and agricultural center of northern California. Once a plum and apple growing industry, the area is now a diverse paradise of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and of course, rolling green vineyards. Some of the wineries on our list are on Gravenstein Drive, which runs through the center of Sebastopol,…
Best Wine for Peruvian Food at La Mar SF
By Katy Haute ~
If you’re looking for the best wine for Peruvian food, this post is for you. Executive chef Victoriano Lopez hosted a wine pairing dinner at La Mar SF, which included food and wine pairing with his delectable Peruvian recipes, showcasing some of the best wine for seafood with a Peruvian twist.
We usually imagine a Sonoma County Wine Tasting paired with a charcuterie board of hard and soft cheese,…
Sonoma Wine Tasting Prices Surge Post Lockdown
By Eric Schwartzman ~
Since the California stay-at-home lockdown order was lifted, the average price of Sonoma wine tasting County rose 44% over average prices before the lockdown, according to the 2022 Sonoma Wine Tasting Report.
The average price of an entry-level Sonoma wine tasting was $25.75 before the lockdown on March 19, 2020. But since the lockdown was lifted on June 15,…
Best Time to Visit Wine Country
By Eric Schwartzman ~
“The odds are against every farmer. All the time,” says Samantha Dorsey, president of McEvoy Ranch on the Point Reyes Petaluma Highway. And finding a way to overcome those odds in the age of climate change and create a top-tier, artisanal product has become increasingly challenging.
Over the last three years, two of the top ten costliest fires in the US – The Glass Fire and CZU Lightning Complex Fire were in Northern California,…
Wine Dinner at La Mar
By Eric Schwartzman ~
This Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 6pm La Mar on The Embarcadero in San Francisco will be hosting a special wine dinner with Halleck Vineyard.
Executive Chef Victoriano Lopez, Sous Chef Ricardo Younis and Vintner Ross Halleck will pair cool climate Sonoma wines paired with La Mar’s award-winning Peruvian cuisine for an intimate sit-down dinner in a private dining room,…
DeLoach Pinot Noir vs Three Sons Cuvee (Wine Review)
By Scott Butterfield ~
Although they are based in west Santa Rosa, DeLoach has every right to call themselves a Russian River Valley winery. Sure, they also source fruit from the Sonoma Coast, North Coast and Northern Sonoma AVAs. But it is the Russian River Valley AVA they chose to use on their label. The part of Santa Rosa they’re in is incredibly diverse in terms of soil types….
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Wine Tasting & MLB Baseball: Giants vs Rockies
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,…
Read MoreWine Dinner at Left Bank Brasserie
SAVE THE DATE!!
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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