Taste Pinot Noir produced from grapes grown in the beautiful and rugged Anderson Valley with a Grand Tasting, technical conference, scrumptious food pairings, and winemaker dinners.
Cost varies — www.avwines.com
Wine and dine with a winemaker at your table. Multi-course meal focused on locally sourced ingredients that showcase the specially selected wines from each of the evening's participating winemakers.
$155 — www.avwines.com
Join the Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association at the 2018 Anderson Valley Aromatic White Wine Festival where they will be pouring our Riesling and Gewürztraminer. At this event you can meet the winemakers and taste Alsace style white wines from around the world. Enjoy foods perfectly suited for aromatic whites.
$90 — www.avwines.com
ED SESSION 1. Vineyard Designate Riesling
Maidenstoen Wine to present their vineyard designate/site-specific Rieslings from California's Central Coast.
ED SESSION 2. Food & Wine Pairing – Name that Varietal
Culinary Institute of America Chefs Lars Kronmark and Christie Default will share 3 specially paired food bites for each of three different aromatic white wine varietals (Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling) from some of the oldest vineyards in Anderson Valley. See if you can pick which wine you're sipping.
ED SESSION 3. German Riesling Label Law Explained
An exploration of German Wine Label Law as it relates to Riesling, in 4 wines, led by Nationally Syndicated Wine Columnist, Dan Berger.
$60 — www.avwines.com
Join The Bewildered Pig for an intimate four-course dinner prepared by Chef Janelle Weaver. Paired with a selection of vineyard designate, Migration and Goldeneye wines, including a special pre-release of the 2015 Goldeneye Ten Degrees Pinot Noir, this meal is sure to welcome your taste buds into the New Year. Local crab will be featured with each course. Space is limited.
$150-$200 — www.thebewilderedpig.com