Monthly Archives: June 2014


Jack London Square

The Urban Wine Xperience

The East Bay Vintners Alliance is putting on the 9th annual Urban Wine Xperience on Saturday, August 2nd from 1 to 5pm. The event will be on the Jack London Square Ferry Lawn in Oakland. This is your opportunity to taste wines from 20 different East Bay wineries, as well as foods from local restaurants who […]


Where to Eat in El Dorado County

You’ve arrived in El Dorado County and you’ve stopped at a few wineries to taste and buy some wine. Now you’re feeling a little peckish. Where can you grab a bite to eat? When we first started going up to Gold Country for the wine, finding a place to eat was the biggest challenge for […]

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Cooler or Ice Chest

5 Essentials For Summer Wine Tasting

This post was originally posted on June 22, 2012. Last weekend’s jaunt up to El Dorado for the Pleasant Valley Wine Makers’ Rocks & Rhone event reminded me that Summer tasting has some specific requirements! It is almost officially Summer and I’m sure your mind is wandering in the neighborhood of “where can we go […]