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What Color Is Your PinotChute?

by Laura Ness - HerVineNessMarch 1, 2010

With apologies to whoever wrote that tedious book in the 90s, this event was not for anyone frivilously rich or fabulously overcompensated for being laid off. although it did draw some of both.And then, it did draw a large contingent of underemployed wine bloggers and erstwhile wine lovers.
The primary challenge of the Pinot Summit [...]

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Calling Pinot Lovers!

by Laura Ness - HerVineNessFebruary 24, 2010

If you love Pinot Noir, don’t miss Pinot Summit, this Saturday, February 27, at the Osher Jewish Marin Family Center in San Rafael. Taste wine like a pro! Blind taste 40 fabulous pinots from all over the world and pit your palate against the pros. A great selection of seminars on sparkling wine, pinot [...]

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Make Mine Mourvedre from Poetic Cellars

by Laura Ness - HerVineNessFebruary 21, 2010

Once again, Katy Lovell’s outstanding Mourvedre topped the list of most popular wines at the recent downtown Campbell Wine Stroll. The buzz was all about this amazing, vibrant and unique wine. Mourvedre, also called Mataro by the Italians who planted it alongside Zinfandel in some of the older California vineyards, is a Rhone varietal that [...]

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Golden Gems at the SF Chronicle Tasting Olympics

by Laura Ness - HerVineNessFebruary 19, 2010

If you’re heading to Ft. Mason in San Francisco tomorrow, Sat, Feb 20th, to indulge in the sea of wines that won medals at the SF Chronicle competition, get ready for a lot of company. This event is always wildly popular and it’s easy to get lost in the flood of amazing wines that will [...]

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Barrel Tasting & Burning at Big Basin Vineyards

by Laura Ness - HerVineNessFebruary 17, 2010

Big Basin Vineyards Lights Up the Dark Days of February with Barrel Tasting and Bonfire on Sunday, February 28th at the Winery in Boulder Creek

830 Memory Lane
Boulder Creek, CA 95006

Noon til 5pm
Please see the website for directions. Do not rely on your GPS!
Have you ever seen a wine barrel burn? Do you enjoy barrel tasting? [...]

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