For the final installment, here is the BottleRock Day 3 video from Feast it Forward. Enjoy!
Category Archives: Wine
The Sangiacomos: Grapes, Farming & Family
Check out this cool story by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau on one of my favorite winegrowing families, the Sangiacomos!
Sangiacomo Family, Passionate About Agriculture and Family
Currently, the family grows Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Merlot and cool-climate Syrah grapes used by over 80 top producers in Sonoma and Napa counties. This impressive list includes special vineyard designate clients that include Neyers, Saintsbury, Sojourn Cellars, LaFollette, MacRostie, Rams Gate, B.R. Cohn, Ravenswood, Ancien and Chausseur.
In addition to being loyal members of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, the family is also very active with other fantastic organizations like the Sonoma County Vintners, Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers, Carneros Wine Alliance, and the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance. For more information about the vineyards and the family, visit www.sangiacomo-vineyards.com.
Reliving BottleRock Napa Valley Day 2
Hard to resist enjoying “FEAST Chronicles – Day 2″ at BottleRock Napa is LIVE! Filled with food, wine, music and fun, our Feast it Forward Ultimate Airstream Adventures Northwest hosted Capital Cities, Brett Dennen, ZZ Ward, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Wild Ones, Grizfolk, Joe Kwon of The Avett Brothers and many more for intimate interviews and jam sessions while enjoying (lots!) Sullivan Vineyards and Miner Family Vineyards.
Stay tuned for “Day 3″, followed by each of our acoustic #FEASTsessions sets from participating musicians alongside a full episode of our #BetweentheBottles at the festival.
BottleRock Napa Valley 2015 Review Day 1
Although it ended last week, Bottle Rock Napa Valley 2015 is still alive and kicking with all the live interviews that will be highlighted on FeastItForward.com over the next few months, as well as in a number of the articles I’m writing for more national publications.
So to get you primed, here’s a review of FEASTing Day 1 at the Williams-Sonoma Culinary Stage and great times spent with musical dynamos Imagine Dragons, Flavor Flav, Zella Day, and The Mowgli’s; star chefs Rick Moonen, Michael Voltaggio, Mei Lin, Victor Scargle, and the Forgone Family; Dave Miner of Miner Family Winery; MC Liam Mayclem; and Katie Hamilton Shaffer and the rest of the great Feast It Forward team!
You can also see some of my fun posts from the festival by visiting my Facebook page at Christopher Sawyer Sommelier or my Twitter/Instagram handles @sawyersommelier. And for more information about the sold-out festival and news on what will be happening in 2016, visit www.bottlerocknapavalley.com.
A Wine Odyssey Reminiscence via Master Trane DeVore
My dear friend and scholar Trane DeVore wrote this piece last year on his blog The Trout Factory, and I was recently reminded of its transcendence into the wine infested world of Sonoma County. Thanks Trane!
c. 2000 – A Wine Odyssey
Reminisce along with me!
Sunset Celebration Weekend 2015
Getting ready for a fabulous weekend at the Sunset Headquarters in Menlo Park. Find me at the Sunset Celebration Weekend.
If you already purchased tickets, come to the 1pm Wine Seminar: Sunset International Wine Competition Winners that I will be hosting (Sold Out) but there are still plenty of other things to do if you buy a General Admission Pass; Kids’ Zone, Camp Sunset, 2015 Travel Awards, and more . . .
Get Ready for BottleRock 2015!
BottleRock Napa Valley is here again May 29-31! My friend Julie Santiago wrote this great article Rocking Napa vines with BottleRock 2015 to get us psyched about the event.
I will be there with the Feast It Forward crew for live footage via their Twitter & Instagram accounts, come hang out with us at the FIF trailer!
SIFF video review featuring Me & Classic Wines
Take a few minutes to join me while I taste Gary Farrell, Three Sticks and Head High Wines with Feast It Forward founder Katie Hamilton Shaffer, at Sonoma International Film Festival.
Classic Wines Visits Sonoma International Film Festival from Feast it Forward on Vimeo.
Happy Chardonnay Day!
Hope you find time to celebrate with your favorite bottle!
You can polish up on your Chardonnay knowledge with my latest Tasting Panel article Send In The Clones: Celebrating 100 Years of Chardonnay with Wente Vineyards.
Enjoy . . . and try a bottle of Wente sometime soon!
Christopher
Lesson Plan: Catching up on the Mendocino Appellation!
After a wonderful weekend at Andersen Valley Pinot Noir Festival, I think is it only fitting that my readers do a little Appellation homework!
You can study your favorite wine regions at the BuyWine.com site courtesy of contributions by myself and others.
Follow the windy road to Mendocino here!
Cheers! Christopher