You’re in the Bay Area for the Super Bowl, but that’s not all you hope to indulge in while you’re here. You also want to take advantage of your proximity to California’s premier wine country in Napa and Sonoma. Of course you could just get in your car, set the GPS and start driving but you know enough to realize that there is more than one fabulous area for wine tasting near San Francisco and you have only so much time to squeeze in all you want to do. To help you choose where you’re going, plan the timing and...
If you’re looking for a great outing in the Bay Area wine country, consider the Wine and Food Affair in Northern Sonoma County on November 7th and 8th. Similar to other such “wine road” or “passport” events, participants purchase a ticket that provides them a glass and entrance to multiple wineries on a given route. In this case, you select one of the over 100 participating wineries to start your day’s journey which appears to avoid overcrowding at any one place. In addition to the wine tasting at each winery, one thing that looks great about this is that each location will...
Kosher for Passover Wine One of the many memories I have of childhood Passover was graduating from grape juice to wine at the Seder. And I don’t recall that it was much of a jolt from a taste standpoint. Manischewitz, which tasted pretty much like grape juice, was the wine of choice at the host’s home that I went to, year after year. Later, Carmel wine came onto the scene. While the 50’s and 60’s left little choice for the person shopping for kosher wine for Passover, the world of kosher wine has since transformed. Not only are there countless...
Napa, California, Wine Country, Napa and Sonoma counties in Northern California are the hub of wine making in the U.S. Considered part of the San Francisco Bay area, Napa in particular, with roughly 500 wineries, is a destination for four million visitors a year. Though many visitors – whether from the surrounding Bay Area or from out of town – may like to be spontaneous in their excursions to wineries, it pays to give some thought ahead of time to which wineries you’re going to visit. Based on his experience as a tour guide in Napa and Sonoma, Andy Hyman,...
