What better way to stock your wine cellar than to spend quality time sampling the goods? Here are a few newly opened tasting rooms and events for your sipping pleasure. 1 Yountville Enjoy a vista-filled vineyard tour on an all-terrain vehicle that also includes viewing spring-fed lakes, natural soda springs, several acres dedicated to...
As vintners ring in the new decade and last summer’s weather angst evaporates like the bubbles into celebratory Prosecco, thousands of newly harvested California grapes start their fermentation journey. The question remains, just where will this year’s vintage end up on the charts? In the January issue of Marin Magazine we ask local winemakers....
Next weekend, June 26, grab some friends and head down to the 18th annual Oakland Zoo Walk in the Wild event. This adults-only evening features amazing local food and wine from more than 90 vendors around every corner as well as music from Steel Jam and Masterpiece. The evening is a great chance to...
The first ever Berkeley Wine Festival kicked off in grand style at the Claremont Hotel, Club and Spa March 12. Guests enjoyed delicious food, live music and wines from more than 50 wineries including Far Niente, Duckhorn Wine Company, Frog’s Leap, Rosenblum Cellars and Cliff Lede Vineyards. The two-month long festival continues with a...
There’s a first for everything –even a wine festival in Berkeley. Beginning Friday, March 12, over 50 Napa and Sonoma Valley wines will be showcased at the first annual, two month long Berkeley Wine Festival event consisting of an opening and closing party and eight intimate dinners held at the Claremont . Participating wineries...
