We met in France, he is from Switzerland, and now he is a winemaking consultant here! The Varietal Show has an international discussion about World-Class Wines and the 2021 harvest with Winemaker Jean Hoefliger of JH Wine Consulting. Together we sample a few of his many projects; AXR Rose, V Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, & The Debate Cabernet Sauvignon and dreaming of delicious pairings!
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Chef Bob Simontacchi believes the best burgers are simple. Rather than rely on gimmicks, Bob has sought out the best ingredients, sourced from right here in beautiful Sonoma County.
Sonoma Burger is brought to you by the team from Gravenstein Grill, the award winning farm to table restaurant in Sebastopol, CA. They’ve partnered with Sonoma Mountain Beef, a small ranch in Bodega, CA directly off of the Sonoma Coast to bring the best hamburgers & hot dogs you can find anywhere.
Try it out today! Open Every Day , 11 am – 8 pm
Dine In, Take Out or Delivery: Order Online
Sonoma Burger @173 Pleasant Hill Ave N., Sebastopol, CA 95472
Contact: (707) 827-8817 & contact@sonomaburger.com
The Varietal Show talks with Shelby Sim from Visit the Santa Ynez Valley, where the infamous Sideways was filmed! Together we review some wines from the Telluride Wine Festival, but feature the white wine Kaena Hapa Blanc from SYV, in my TWF: Art of Blending seminar.
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Back on September 14-15 we safely gathered to taste and judge an amazing assortment of wines. You can peruse the list of Harvest Fair WINNERS, but stay tuned for the Public Grand Wine Tasting to take place in 2022!
Read more in this Press Democrat article by Peg Melnik from Sept 15th. CHEERS! Chris
Sitting down at the Telluride Wine Festival with Steve Steese of The Storm Cellar, a high elevation winery located in Colorado. Steve and his wife Jayme are both sommeliers, as well as winemakers, so you know it has to be good! Join The Varietal Show to taste the 2020 Dry Riesling & Rose of St Vincent!
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Snapshots from my Mountain Wine seminar at the Telluride Wine Festival 2021; Happy guests, five great wines and selfie with Steve and winemaker Diana Schweiger from Acumen!
The Varietal Show gets situated in the Russian River Valley with winemaker Byron Kosuge! He takes a pause from harvest activities at Small Vines Wines (with proprietor Paul Sloan above), to discuss winemaking and vineyard history. Together we see and taste some unfinished Chardonnay and Pinot from B. Kosuge Wines.
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We are talking Table With A View, literally and actually! The Varietal Show is at the famous Nick’s Cove in Tomales Bay with proprietor and book author Dena Grunt. Together we sip mimosas, discuss coastal life and go into a wee bit about the restaurant history.
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Enjoy an outdoor Sonoma County Pinot Noir wine tasting paired with light appetizers by Chef Simontacchi & Chef Garcia at Gravenstein Grill, located at 8050 Bodega Ave in Sebastopol.
Passion For Pinot/Thursday September 30th/ 5:30-7:30/$55 per guest
The stellar wine guests include Trombetta Wines, Marimar, Belden Barn, Keller Estate, Balletto Vineyards, CalStar Cellars, Carpenter Wines, Emeritus, Thomas George Estates, Freeman Vineyard, Bricoleur Vineyards, Halleck Vineyards, Hartford Court, Moshin, Papapietro-Perry, Radio Coteau, Rodney Strong, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Benovia, Bacigalupi & MORE!
Fun time in the Sawyer Somm cellar with BAMM Co-founder Alethea Brown on The Varietal Show. Together we taste and discuss some featured wines for the 2021 Telluride Wine Festival (TWF!) including Rodney Strong, Chehalem, Stoller and History wines.
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With the recent return of The Varietal Show to Mendocino Wine Country, I want to revisit and share the episodes from my previous visit! After you watch the current episodes at Navarro Vineyards and Drew Family Cellars, then scroll down to really #GoMendo!
