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

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Steve, Buck, Mike, Angelo & Mike Sangiacomo

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.

Down on the farm.
Down on the farm.

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.

Sunset Celebration Weekend 2015

cw2015splashGetting 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 . . .

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.

Watch for live reports from me and Katie at Bottle Rock on the Feast it Forward Twitter & Instagram pages.

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!

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Photo courtesy of John Cesano.

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!

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 Cheers!  Christopher