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Happy Hour: Sonoma Sparkler Sparkling Juices
While I wasn't surprised to sip amazing wine at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, I was not expecting to find an extraordinary nonalcoholic sparkler among the mix. However, the lovely ladies from Sonoma Sparkler were there pouring the bubbly juices. I tasted three of the refreshing sparklers and was highly impressed with the fizzy texture and fresh-fruit flavor.
The Difference Between a Vertical and Horizontal Tasting
While at the San Francisco Chronicle wine competition, I chatted with one of the pourers about specific types of wine tastings. Both of us were confused on the exact meaning of vertical vs. horizontal tastings.
Happy Hour: The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Last week I attended a huge wine tasting hosted by the San Francisco Chronicle. The event showcased wineries from over 25 states that competed in the nation's largest wine competition. After the judging takes place — at another location on an earlier date — the newspaper hosts an impressive, almost overwhelming, public tasting.
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Food Section Sampler — Sept. 2, 2009
- Wines to match perfectly with that grill-out on Labor Day. — Chicago Tribune
- The hottest trend in the biz: recycling restaurants. — New York Times
- Fed up with mess hall meals, one college student is taking dorm food into his own hands.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Feb. 24-Mar. 2, 2009
With Mardi Gras parades and festivals going on today across the country and a handful of restaurant weeks still going strong, this week's a great time to pay a visit to your favorite food events: If you live anywhere nearby, celebrate dungeness crab season in Northern California, as well as the beginning of Florida's strawberry season. And if you're attending the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, perhaps I'll see you there!
Got any fine food events that you see left off this list?
Noteworthy Nibbles — Oct. 14-20, 2008
It's only Tuesday, but I'm already looking forward to the multitude of festivals this weekend.
There are so many in the Bay Area alone that I can't decide whether to hit up the Santana Row Pear Festival, the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, or the Monterey Wine Festival. I suppose I might just rock them all!
Noteworthy Nibbles — Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2009
Now that the holidays are over, food, and drink events are back in full force across the nation. This month is all about restaurant week dining deals, from New York to Miami to Los Angeles. Some of them last into next week, so right now's the time to take advantage of affordable meals.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Feb. 2-10, 2009
Restaurant week continues to be big, with prix fixe deals all across the country. Get in the Valentine's Day mood with chocolate festivals and wine events. If you're in the Bay Area, use SF Beer Week's numerous events as a solid excuse to get boisterous while sipping craft brews.
What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap
- Manchego cheese lends a nice sharpness to a pizza with chorizo and shrimp or a turkey sandwich with pear butter.
- Learn how to store raw oysters at home.
- In response to kosher salt, one religious man has developed Christian salt.
- Find out which wines topped our list at this year's San Francisco Chronicle wine competition.
- Ritz Carlton chef Ron Siegel tells us how winning Iron Chef changed his life.
- For PartySugar's half-birthday celebration, she's planning an idyllic oyster picnic.
- Get solace from Winter weather with these six tempting gratin dishes.
Noteworthy Nibbles — May 15 to 21, 2008
The weather has warmed up and the festivals are in full swing! From coast to coast there are amazing things to check out. Whether it's cheese in Seattle or BBQ in New Jersey, there's a lot of food waiting to be gobbled up.
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