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Up Next: P+E Bordeaux Varietals on February 12th!

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Join us for our first Pour+Explore tasting of the new year! An exclusive event to celebrate Valentine’s Day, featuring a special selection of red Bordeaux Varietals from over 20 wineries across Sonoma County on Thursday February 12th, 5:30-7:30pm at Rodney Strong Vineyards. This festive tasting includes a walk-around selection of curated wines from each vintner, and light bites with a selection of cheese and charcuterie.

Come dressed in Valentine’s Day attire to snap a selfie at the photo wall, and enjoy romantic lounge beats by DJ J-KIND.

Get your TICKETS to enjoy the wines of these Sonoma County Vintners! ACTA Wines, Aperture Cellars, Benizger, Benovia, Brandon Gregory Estate, Bricoleur Vineyards, Dry Creek Vineyard, EHRET Winery, En Garde, G & C Lurton, Hamel Family Winery, Imagery Estate, Lambert Bridge, Lasseter Family Winery, Ledson, Longbaord Vineyards, Meadowcroft Wines, Merriam Vineyards, Pride Mountain, Robert Young, Rodney Strong Vineyards, ROWEN Wine Co., Silver Oak & more!

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Happy Holidays at Gloria Ferrer on TVS!

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Another GLORIOUS holiday event at Gloria Ferrer this week. Winemaker Kyle Altomare and I discuss Pour+Explore Sparkling Extravaganza on Thursday December 11th, a tasting of 25 different Sonoma County Vintners producers!

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Feeling BREATHLESS for Bubbles on TVS!

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Enjoying beautiful bubbles and talking about the exciting early holiday Pour & Explore Sparkling Wine tasting extravaganza happening on Thursday, Dec 11th at Gloria Ferrer Vineyards with my dear friend Sharon Cohn of Breathless Wines, who will be pouring their amazing gems alongside 24 other Sonoma County Vintners at this amazing event!
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Extra Special Guest David Ramey On TVS!

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An EPIC conversation with California Chardonnay icon David Ramey of Ramey Wine Cellars about the joys of working with this legendary white grape and it’s noble red grape counterpart Pinot Noir grown at his family’s estate property on Westside Road in Russian River Valley and the exciting new Pour+Explore Chardonnay & Pinot Noir wine tasting event, happening at Bacchus Landing, in Healdsburg next Thursday, Nov 13th!

GET YOUR TICKETS for an endless array of world-class offerings, poured by the over 40 wineries at this festive pre-holiday event, that I am co-hosting with the Sonoma County Vintners!

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Rodney Strong & Davis Bynum On TVS

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All sorts of celebrations going on this month, which we share with my friends Chris O’Gorman & Katie LaLonde on THE VARIETAL SHOW! Talking about Rodney Strong and Davis Bynum, and the greatness of their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs being poured at the epic upcoming event with 35-plus Sonoma County Vintners that specialize in making world-class wines at the next exciting Pour+Explore event happening Thursday, November 13 at Bacchus Landing in Healdsburg!!!

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THE VARIETAL SHOW Tasting With Bacigalupi Vineyards!

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Enjoying the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes with the twins from Bacigalupi Vineyards and talking about the exciting Pour+Explore tasting that we’ll be doing with the Sonoma County Vintners at Bacchus Landing on November 13th, and a preview of the equally cool events we’ll be doing together on 2026 to celebrate the contributions that this family and others made to help Chateau Montelena win the famous Paris Tasting in 1976!

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Pour+Explore Chardonnays & Pinot Noirs at Bacchus Landing: November 13th!

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Coming up the next Pour + Explore, featuring Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, exclusive wine tasting event on Thursday, November 13, 5:30-7:30pm at Bacchus Landing in Healdsburg, showcasing world-class wines from over 35 wineries from across Sonoma County.

Pair delicious wines with a selection of appetizers by Kristine Gallagher of A Savvy Kitchen; wood-fired pizza from Bacchus Landing, served fresh from their Mugnaini oven; and savory bites from Tsar Nicoulai Caviar and Pt. Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.

(Featured image courtesy of https://dannymangin.com/)

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Featured vintners include the wineries of Bacchus Landing-Aldina Vineyards, Comstock Wines, Convene by Dan Kosta, Dot Wine, Smith Story Cellars, Solo Nostro AS WELL AS Anaba Wines, Arista Winery, Bacigalupi Vineyards, Benovia Winery, Bob Cabral Wines, Bricoleur Vineyards, Brooks Note Wines, Browne Family Wines (Home of CIRQ & CHEV), Bucher Wines, Davis Bynum, Elaine Wines, Foley Family Wines, Gary Farrell Winery, Gloria Ferrer, Innumero Wines, Kanzler Vineyards, Mascarin Family Wines, Panther Ridge, Papapietro Perry Winery, Patz & Hall, Ramey Wine Cellars, Rochioli Vineyards & Winery, Rodney Strong Vineyards, Salty Goats, Small Vines, Sojourn Cellars, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Tamber Bey, Ten Acre, Three Sticks Wines & more!

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Que Syrah Syrah At Martinelli Winery!

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At Martinelli Winery with winemaker Courtney Robinett Wagoner discussing the virtues of the noble red grape Syrah and the brilliant Pour+Explore: Rhone Varietal Tasting event, which the Sonoma County Vintners and I are co-hosting at Kunde Family Winery in Kenwood, this Thursday from 5:30-7:30 PM!

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Jordan Kunde Shares Rhone Varietals!

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Talking in the Rhone Zone with Jordon Kunde at Kunde Family Winery about the exciting Pour & Explore: Rhone Varietal Tasting event that I am co-hosting with Sonoma County Vintners this Thursday night , Oct 23rd from 5:30-7:30 PM in Kenwood!

The Magnolia Room at Kunde Family Winery!

GET YOUR TICKETS to this stellar line-up of 25+ wineries including Anaba Wines, B.R. Cohn Winery, Benovia Winery, Bricoleur Vineyards, Cline Family Cellars, Comstock Wines, Dutcher Crossing Winery, Enkidu Wines, Foley Family Wines, Idell Family Vineyards, Joseph Jewell Wines, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Kunde Family Winery, Lasseter Family Winery, Limerick Lane Cellars, Longboard Vineyards, MacLaren Wines, Martinelli Winery, Mascarin Family Wines, Meadowcroft Wines, Muscardini Cellars, Pride Mountain Vineyards, Ramey Wine Cellars, Ram’s Gate Winery, Ridge Vineyards, Solo Nostro Wines, Three Sticks Wines, Trentadue Winery & Woodenhead!