Oh yeah? Sez who? It’s fight time again at Rutherford Grange Hall as Napa Valley takes on Sonoma Valley, this time in a battle for the best Cabernet Sauvignon. Twenty select wines from each region will be presented in a blind tasting, and you can join in.
Watch the judges go through their paces too as they guess the county, year, barrel program, blend, price point and AVA of each wine.
Last month in the test of Zinfandels, Napa won by one point, although the public score favored Sonoma. Maybe this time the judges will agree with you.
The event is on Sunday, February 21st from 4-8 PM, in Rutherford’s historic social hall. Cost is $10 per person. Cheese plates are available for $5. Also dinner for $8 (must be pre-ordered by email here).
Call 707-254-9773 or see the Sibling Rivalry website for more information and click here for directions from our hotel.
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Imagine you’re a world-class expert at having fun with champagne. Can you see the possibilities? We thought you could. Most people are amateurs around champagne but we all love the elevated touch of celebration it brings to any situation.
You can learn this unique life-skill in a one-day class offered by the Culinary Institute of America (”CIA” for short) on their Greystone campus in St. Helena. The CIA has brought career-level, professional wine study to Napa Valley, and their quality of teaching about wine is considered by many the best in the country.
The Champagne in Depth workshop is on Friday, December 11, and it costs $450 (reasonable considering CIA’s class materials include $1,000 worth of champagne). Click here for full information.
CIA is at 2555 Main Street in St. Helena. Click here for directions from our hotel.
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