You heard correctly. Beyond Napa Valley is giving away 4 tickets to ZAP's Grand Zinfandel Tasting at Fort Mason. All you have to do is write a Zinfandel-inspired Haiku. Click the link below for all of the details. We hope...
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The Top 10 Wines of 2010
I'm officially declaring 2010 the year of the rosé. Yes, I know that many wineries have been producing stellar rosés for years, but I felt that this year was the tipping point where the public started to get behind the...
Read MoreGirls Only Spring Get-Away! Break for Bubbles
Sip, spritz, and spa this Spring By Robin Barr Sussman Bubble baths, wedding bubbles, tiny bubbles in champagne…no question, bubbles make a girl’s world brighter. Stylish... Read More
Hidden Wine Gems discovered at the Pacific Orchid Expositions Gala
What could be better than sipping some of the finest wine currently being produced? Have it set in a room full of 150,000 orchids! On February 26th, the Pacific Orchid Exposition held it's annual Gala with live music, orchids and...
Read MoreTop 10 Wines of 2009
With the end of the year drawing ever so closer with every tick of the second hand, I felt it was appropriate to list my personal list of the top 10 wines of the year. These wines did not always...
Read MoreWhat Wine Goes With McDonalds?
This question was posed, half-in-humor, while I was in Las Vegas a few weeks back. At the time I lightly brushed off the question, no, wait, light scoffed off the question, the answer is a bit...
Read MoreSpooktacular Halloween Wines
Spooktacular Halloween Wines By Robin Barr Sussman Ghouls just want to have fun … So, we’ve scared up a few whimsical wines for you to tote to that Halloween party this weekend. Some are actually scrumptious. But you...
Read MoreGrape Stomping is a Winery’s version of Karaoke
By the time I had arrived to Peju to partake in their annual Harvest Party, complete with grape stomping, the event was well under way. There, aligned in a row were about 10-12 half-cut barrels of grapes, awaiting the...
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White Zin is not a varietal of wine
I love wine. It has been good to me in so many ways. From Chardonnay (un-oaked) to a white-peppery Syrah (hello Craggy Range), there seems to be no wine I won't touch, with the exception of one— White Zinfandel. This...
Read MoreHappy 25th Anniversary, Nalle
Since 1984, husband and wife duo, Doug and Lee Nalle have been growing grapes and producing wine in the Dry Creek region. 25 years, that longer than mySpace, Facebook and twitter have been around—combined. And while I've only had...
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