In case you missed this IG post, it was the final hurrah at Puerto Rico Wine & Food Festival that happened April 3-6! Our joyous version of a caviar orgy at the Bubbles & Brilliance: A Champagne & Caviar Experience with my dear pals star Chef Todd English, my fellow Somms team, and the small group of our wonderful guests, who stayed around to taste more caviar with us at this magnificent seminar before the Grand Tasting happened in the historic section of San Juan . . . and yes, that’s me standing on a chair above everyone and we ate the whole can of caviar after Chef Todd popped it open. (Never doubt Chef’s McGyver skills!)
Talking fine Japanese cuisine on THE VARIETAL SHOW with superstar Two-Star Michelin awarded Chef Yoshinori Ishii of Auberge Tokito in Tokyo, whose documentaries “Tokito: The 540-Day Journey of a Culinary Maverick” and “Tanagokoro” showed at the 2025 Sonoma International Film Festival!
AFWC’s “One Thousand Bottles”: Sipping through America
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This is the most exciting and exclusive wine tasting event of the year. More than 1,000 bottles of very special wines from the American Fine Wine Judging, The Invitational, are poured to our hundreds of wine-enthusiastic guests. It is a true Wine Extravaganza! SEE YOU THERE- CHRIS/SawyerSomm
Benefitting Charites are End Childhood Hunger and The Joel Feigenheimer Endowment Fund.
Hey everyone, just want to say THANKS for joining in on my adventures and CHEERS to more fun in 2025!
To start, more Sonoma County VintnersPour & Explore tastings coming throughout the year! First up will be Cabernet Sauvignon on February 13 at Rodney Strong, ticketing information coming soon so STAY TUNED.
And did you reserve a spot on the Breathless River Cruise this coming July? Just a few spots left, here is the LINK to check it out.
After our stint with Winesong in Mendocino, Jeff Morgan joins THE VARIETAL SHOW at Little River Inn, to discuss Covenant Wines. Now based in Berkeley, he has a long and “varietal” history in wine country. We taste these treasures together: 2022 Covenant Solomon Blanc, Sonoma County; 2023 Red C Rose, Lodi; 2023 Landsman Pinot Noir, Carneros.
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THE VARIETAL SHOW climbs the Santa Cruz Mountains to visit Beauregard Vineyards. We learn that wine has been here for a long time from Winemaker Ryan Beauregard, representing the farm’s fourth generation, which dates back to 1945 AND is one of the oldest continuously farmed vineyards in California!
Together we taste these amazing wines: 2022 Chardonnay Bald Mountain Vineyard; 2023 Pinot Noir ‘Carbonica’ Coast Grade Vineyard; 2021 Pinot Noir Coast Grade Vineyard & 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beauregard Ranch.
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At the Big Basin Tasting Bar, just off the beach in Santa Cruz to be exact: A terrific place to experience these delectable wines. THE VARIETAL SHOW gets a taste of the mountains there with proprietor Bradley Brown, but don’t forget to take the scenic trek up to Big Basin Vineyards in Boulder Creek as well!
2022 Rodnick.Farm Chenin Blanc
2021 Kimari Vineyard Chardonnay
2021 Old Corral Pinot Noir
2019 Coastview Vineyard Grenache
2019 Rattlesnake Rock Syrah
2019 Sixty-Two Terraces Syrah
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Get another glimpse at our “Vineyards of the Rhine & Moselle” river cruise–the picturesque landscapes, historic vineyards, and luxurious amenities–with Breathless Founder Sharon Cohn and Sommelier and Internationally Renowned Wine Judge and Educator Christopher Sawyer. Watch the WEBINARfor more details!
You have to admit, they have it all! Nestled along the scenic Hwy 128 drive through Mendocino, rolling into Boonville, is Pennyroyal Farm in Anderson Valley. Proprietor Sarah Cahn Bennett shares the wines & cheeses (of goat and sheep) with THE VARIETAL SHOW for the ultimate pairings. And we learn a little “Boontling”.
The Wines: Pennyroyal Farm 2023 Pinot Trio; 2021 Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley ; 2021 Pinot Noir, Monty In; 2020 Pinot Noir, Eye of the Needle Vineyard
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