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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, Aldina Vineyards, Aperture Cellars, Banshee, Benovia, Brandon Gregory Estate, Bricoleur Vineyards, Dry Creek Vineyard, EHRET Winery, En Garde, Fisher Vineyards, G & C Lurton, Hamel Family Winery, Lambert Bridge, Lasseter Family Winery, Ledson, Longbaord Vineyards, Meadowcroft Wines, Medlock-Ames, Merriam Vineyards, Pride Mountain, Ramey Wine Cellars, Robert Young, Rodney Strong Vineyards, Roth Estate, ROWEN Wine Co., Silver Oak, Thumbprint Cellars & more!

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Sparkling is Back! With Pour+Explore on December 11th

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Celebrate a year of Pour+Explore, with our first replay, Sparkling Wine tasting at Gloria Ferrer. The perfect way to embrace holiday festivities, featuring sparkling wines from 20+ wineries, by participating Sonoma County Vintners. Including a walk-around tasting of a curated selection of wines from each vintner: Savor appetizers from the Gloria Ferrer culinary team, with a beautifully arranged cheese and charcuterie station featuring a variety of artisanal cheeses, cured meats, and flavorful Spanish tapas.

TICKETS are $75.00 per person, plus tax and service fee. All attendees must be at least 21 years of age. We hope to see you there – Cheers! Chris

Featured POUR + EXPLORE Wineries

Annadel Estate Winery, Balletto Vineyards, Banshee, Breathless, Bricoleur, Chateau St. Jean, Freeman Vineyard & Winery, Furthermore, Gloria Ferrer, Iron Horse, Laurel Glen Vineyard, Longboard Vineyards, Merriam, Naidu Wines, Patz & Hall, Pellegrini-Olivet Lane, Schug Estate Winery, Sosie Wines & more!

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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!!!

GET YOUR TICKETS SOON!

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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!

Get your Pour+Explore Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Tickets NOW!

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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!

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Pour + Explore Rhônes At Kunde On October 23rd!

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Join Sonoma County Vintners at our Pour + Explore exclusive wine tasting event on Thursday, October 23, 5:30-7:30pm at Kunde Family Winery, in the beautiful Magnolia Room, featuring a special selection of Rhône Varietals that showcase world-class wines from over 25 wineries from across Sonoma County.

Get your TICKETS to celebrate autumn in wine country with a walk-around tasting of a curated selection of wines from each vintner, and enjoy light bites with a selection of cheese and charcuterie.

Featured Wineries include 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, 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, Woodenhead, and more!

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Tasting Trentadue on THE VARIETAL SHOW

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Enjoy this cool conversation I had with Trentadue winemaker Miro Tcholakov, on THE VARIETAL SHOW we discuss the three Super Blends he’ll be pouring at Pour+Explore and the art of blending these high-quality grapes together to make these flavorful wines each year!

Just a preview of the high-class wines that will be featured at this exclusive public event that Sonoma County Vintners and I will be co-hosting at Trentadue Winery in Geyserville on Thursday, August 21 from 5:30 -7:30 PM. TICKETS still available!

I know the link looks funky but it is there below!

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Pour + Explore: Super Blends Tasting at Trentadue Winery-August 21st!

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Get TICKETS now to the next Pour + Explore exclusive wine tasting event on Thursday, August 21st, 5:30-7:30pm, at Trentadue Winery, featuring a special selection of Super Blends, unique proprietary red and white blends that showcase an array of varietals and world-class wines from over 25 wineries from across Sonoma County.

Discover wonderful wines that epitomize the essence of each winemaker’s individual style and Sonoma County’s distinctive vineyards with a fantastic walk-around tasting of a curated selection of wines from each vintner, and enjoy light bites with a selection of cheese and charcuterie. A collaboration between Sonoma County Vintners & Sommelier Chris Sawyer

Featured vintners include: ACTA, Alexander Valley Vineyards, Anaba Wines, Aperture Cellars, Benziger Family Winery, Brandon Gregory, Bricoleur Vineyards, Cline Family Cellars, DaVero Farms & Winery, Dry Creek Vineyard, Dutcher Crossing Winery, Enkidu Wines, Foley Family Wines, GC Lurton Vineyards, Imagery Estate Winery, Inman Family Wines, Lasseter Family Winery, Laurel Glen Vineyard, Mascarin Family Wines, Merriam Vineyards, Mill Creek Vineyards, Muscardini Cellars, Portalupi Wine, Ridge Vineyards, Rodney Strong Vineyards, ROWEN Wine Company, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Three Sticks Wines, Trentadue Winery, and more!

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TVS at Hartford family Winery!

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THE VARIETAL SHOW is at Hartford Family Winery, talking about the divine history of Zinfandel vines grown in Sonoma County with rockstar winemaker Jeff Stewart, who will be pouring these fab wines with us at the exclusive Sonoma County Vintners Pour & Explore Zinfandel Tasting happening this Thursday, July 10th at St. Francis Winery & Vineyard in Kenwood from 5:30-7:30 PM. More information & TICKETS HERE!