wine tasting

Cheeseballs perform at Thunder Valley tonight.  AUBURN Preparedness Fair: More information Placer High SchoolMusic Boosters’ Crab Feed: More information Peace, Love Swap: More information Memorial Tribute to Virginia Holt: More inf...

For decades, I've heard it: Give cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel of the same vintage a decade or so of bottle age and in a blind tasting you can't tell one from the other. On the face of it, this seems preposterous. Cabernet sauvignon is the noblest o...

The Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association (SCNA) is hosting their much anticipated annual wine tasting event in Curtis Park on Saturday, October 1st.  Located at the Sierra 2 Center, the event is from 4 to 7 p.m. with a focal point on local wine, beer and food.  A silent auction and raffles are also included...

The Yolo Land Trust’s signature fundraiser – A Day in the Country – is being held on Sunday, September 11, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Park Winters.  This is a benefit for the Yolo Land Trust which highlights the diverse and bountiful farml...

“Summertime and the livin is easy” by George Gershwin lyrics are playing over and over in my mind. It is July already, boy this year has zoomed by.  I always remind everyone each summer of this favorite event, wine tasting on Passport Day, J...

I like my wine like I like my men: full-bodied, fermented and rich. Unfortunately, I don’t know what any of that means, so I just go with what I like, and say, “Yeah, that’s good. I’ll take some of that. Say, are these cheese nibbles free? Do you have any of those goldfish crackers?”...

Plan ahead you say? Why not just head up to Napa and "taste around?" This is in fact what most people do, or rather what everyone I've ever talked to does. Its all sexy, spontaneous and inspiring to fly by the seat of your pants and jump into the car a...

By PLACER COUNTY ONLINE     Things to do in Placer County this weekend:  * Greek Food Festival at St. Anna’s Greek Orthodox Christian church in Roseville on Fri, Sat and Sun. Click here for more information. * Front Street Live in downtown Rocklin on Friday. Click here for more information. * Comedy at...

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