Friday, January 22, 2010

Wed Jan 27, 2010

Beth Costa - Beth is the person behind one of Wine Countrys' biggest events. Held the first two weekends in March, The Russian River Barrel Tasting is a great way to get a glimpse of the future by tasting samples of wine straight from the barrel . The event includes more than 100 wineries , and is a favorite of Mike Horn , and Paul Stern of The Whats Cooking show here on CRN.   http://www.wineroad.com/

Rene Byck - The Vice President of Paradise Ridge Winery , Rene is a participant in Barrel Tasting coming up in March. Paradise Ridge is one of the most beautiful spots in all of Sonoma , and one of the most award winning also.  http://www.prwinery.com/

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Wed Jan 13, 2010

Guests for Wed. Jan. 13

Ray Johnson - One of the directors of The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Ray is also a respected author, educator, and writes a great wine blog. Ray will give us the low down on what it takes to gather almost 5,000 wines and the logistics behind the largest of competitions.


Scot Covington - Winemaker for Trione Winery, Scott and the Trione family were the hosts this year for the Judges Dinner , a highlight of the Chronicle Competition. Exceptional in all aspects the dinner and the great wines made at Trione will be the conversation this week.www.trionewinery.com