Monthly Archives: February 2012

Taste of Howell Mountain Spring Tasting 2012

The Taste of Howell Mountain Spring Tasting will take place on Wednesday March 21st, 2012 at the historic Bently Reserve in San Francisco.

Wine tasting

The view from Howell Mountain

30 wineries from Howell Mountain AVA will be on hand pouring their wines and guests will have the chance to meet some of the wine makers as well.

For only $45 a ticket guests will enjoy wines that can run upwards of $100 a bottle. There will also be food pairings.  Some of the more well known wineries in attendance are:  Cakebread, Charles Krug, La Jota Vineyards, Dunn Vineyards, O’Shaughnessy and Outpost.

Other Howell mountain gems on hand include: Black Sears Vineyard, W.H. Smith wines and Cade.

Last June I attended the Taste of Howell Mountain summer event at the Charles Krug winery and I was really blown away by the quality of wines.  It took my palate quite some time to get over the fact that it would be a long time before I tasted that many high quality wines in one day!

Click HERE for tickets

London International Wine Fair | May 22-24 2012

London wine tastingThe London International Wine Fair 2012 is being held in London May 22nd through the 24th, 2012.  This free event is not open to the general public, instead it is a trade only event meant to connect producers with buyers.

Importers, retailers, restauranteurs and trade buyers will be able to sample over 20,000 wines and spirits from 35 countries.  Organizers expect over 20,000 trades people to attend.  In addition to the product samples there will be a number of educational seminars, and Master Classes.

For more information visit the official London International Wine Fair website