A little video to whet your appetite for the upcoming Telluride Wine Festival on June 22-25! I will be bringing on the wine! ~Christopher
Sneak Peak: A day at Telluride Wine Festival!
Category Archives: Video
Having cocktails with Sammy Hagar!
This week I attended the debut of Sammy Hagar’s new lounge The Passage Bar, next to his El Paseo restaurant in downtown Mill Valley.
Cocktails were on the menu where I was able to try the Santorita, Sammy’s new favorite made with his own Santo Mezquila. Here is a short video of us and the preparation.
The first drink Sammy ever made was the Waborita, which featured his Cabo Wabo Tequila and originally developed at the old Avalon Bar in Mill Valley.
Here is The Passage Bar cocktail menu for your perusing pleasure!
Sawyer Somm Podcast: The Holiday Episode!
Join me for a discussion of MANY delicious wines to share with your friends and family over the extended holiday season! As always there are a variety of sparkling, whites and reds to be enjoyed.
Cheers! Christopher
40 Years of Jordan Winery
Just taking the opportunity to share this article I wrote in 2012 for The Tasting Panel magazine.
Redefining Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Jordan Winery Turns 40
The topic is still relevant, and to accompany this piece you can watch this brief video from the Jordan Winery Blog celebrating forty years of winemaking in 2016. Cheers and congratulations to all!
The Sawyer Somm Show: Exploring Autumn with Wine
In the latest episode of The Sawyer Somm Show, join me as I discuss some recent events, wines for fall and some intriguing wine news; Making wine with biodynamically farmed grapes (and marijuana)
Constellation Brands Eyes $1 Billion Sale of Canadian Wine Business.
Featured wines include Frivolo Moscato Blanco CA – Noceto 2014, Borne 2014 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley, mile marker 33.89, 50 Year Anniversary Robert Mondavi, Maestro 2013 and many more!
Remembering Greg Walter: 1958 – 2016
It is with sadness that the wine industry says goodbye to a good man: My friend Greg Walter passed away September 2 from cancer. He had such an impact on this challenging industry as owner of The Pinot Report, former editor of the Wine Spectator and writer for the Sonoma Sun.
If you wish to join friends at his memorial please RSVP at this site.
You can catch a glimpse of him in this video about Gloria Ferrer.
Cheers to Greg, he will be dearly missed by many people!
The Sawyer Somm Show: Episode 3
For those that missed the live stream of The Sawyer Somm Show podcast on August 31, here it is with a few delectable tidbits to lure you in. Since it was three weeks ago, the events have passed. However our wine discussion and music pairings will always be relevant to your palate!
Join the Nerd Stalker and I as we discuss a fall preview of
wines for Sonoma Wine Country Weekend (Sept 2-4);
explore the joys of Bulgarian Wines;
and visit some 2013 vintage gems from Rutherford Dust!
Subscribe on YouTube for the next LIVE podcast in September!
The Sawyer Somm Podcast: Episode 2
Welcome to Episode 2 of The Sawyer Somm Podcast! Tech expert Adolfo Foranda and I set this one up a little differently with three short sequential episodes for your viewing pleasure.
Watch and enjoy!
Pt 1: Aromatic White Wines for Summer
Pt 2: Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley in Oregon
Pt 3: Zinfandel & Beyond: Special Vineyard Designate from
Klinker Brick and More
Sawyer Somm Episode 1: Featuring the Nerd Stalker
Welcome the inaugural Sawyer Somm podcast, with your erstwhile hosts, myself and the amazing tech wizard Adolfo Foronda, aka The Nerd Stalker. We will be coming to you monthly, or thereabouts, to discuss wines, interesting devices (sometimes about wine), special guests (sometimes in the wine industry) and whatever else comes up in our scintillating conversations. Hope you will be joining us on my You Tube station: Subscribe to be kept abreast of the frequency of our posts!
In the meanwhile, crack open a good bottle, put on your comfy sox, get planted on the couch and check out our first episode! As a primer here are some details about the items we will be mentioning:
Tempour made by Soiree Home and designed in Napa Valley.
Summertime wines!
J. Lohr 2015 Gesture Grenache Rose, Paso Robles. $18
Tablas Creek 2015 Vermentino, Estate Grown, Paso Robles. $27
Fulcrum 2013 Pinot Noir, Landy Vineyard, Russian River Valley. $58
May Tours at Redwood Hill Farm in Sebastopol
Care to frolic with goats? Well here is your chance! For two weekends in May, Redwood Hill Farm offers farm tours which of 
course means playing with baby goats, learning to milk a goat, or feeding and brushing the goats! There will be milking parlor demonstrations, lots of kids’ activities and of course picnicking in the beautiful Gravenstein Apple orchard. But will there be wine you ask? Not sure, that depends on how you load your picnic . . .
Redwood Hill Farm tour dates are May 8 and May 21 & 22, 11 am – 3 
pm. Rain cancels so be sure to check the website beforehand, then plan your trek over to 5480 Thomas Road in Sebastopol. Until then check out this interview by Daedalus Howell with the goat cheese man himself, David Bice!