When we first decided Piedmont was a must-visit, we had my milestone birthday in our sights, plus visions of all-we-could-eat truffles to go along with the rich red wines we planned on drinking. “We” being me and three of my close friends and fellow wine travelers. Together, we had already done trips to the Loire and Alsace wine regions. This was to be our third one. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic intervened. When it was clear we wouldn’t be taking off in time for my birthday in Spring

For an area rife with top-flight, pun fully intended, wine retail, Berkeley gets surprisingly little wine buzz

An award-winning vintner, Philippe Girard has won many medals and honors for his wines — particularly his premiers crus. He now works with his son, Arnaud, to create wines that gain complexity and character with age. Click on the picture to learn more.

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Violet Grgich, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Grgich Hills Estate In conversation with Sasha Paulsen, Features Editor, In the 40 years that have passed since he crafted the iconic Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that beat its French counterpart in the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition, Miljenko "Mike" Grgich has garnered wide acclaim as an industry pioneer while his wines have been served at White House state dinners. Having grown up alongside her father in the win

This event is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Join us for a book signing and wine tasting with author and vintner Michaela Rodeno as she shares reflections from her pioneering career at the forefront of the wine industry in Napa Valley. Tracing the arc of her career development from its unlikely beginnings in early 1970s Napa, when the wine industry was in its infancy, to being part of the two-person team that launched Domaine Chandon in the U.S., to

Join Kimberly Hu and Deborah Adeyanju for a Yoga, Wine Down + Food Pairing event: a sensory journey integrating mindful movement and specially selected wines and nibbles. First, enjoy an all-levels vinyasa flow class designed to open your body and mind. Then, keep the flow going by trading your Oms for ohs and ahs during this post-yoga "wine down." As with yoga, good wine is about balance. And when it comes to wine and food pairing, it's a balancing act with two differing approaches: choo

New: Written By Sharon Pieniak Doors Open Wide: Meet Melody Fuller and the Oakland Wine Festival Melody Fuller: Food, travel, and wine Writer and Organizer of Oakland Wine Festival (OWF) is a one woman powerhouse. A native of Oakland and the daughter of entrepreneurs, she came up with the idea for the festival last year. Fuller’s wine epiphany came early: “ I had my first sip of Champagne to celebrate my parents’ first store opening.” Although she didn’t know what Champagne was at the time, Fu