On Saturday, June 14, the annual event celebrating the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) was held at COPIA in Napa, CA. I was my first time attending this event which included panel discussions followed by wine tasting. This was a fantastic event: well attended, enthusiatic panel discussions; good, food, music and people. Even the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
African American Vintners Winetasting @ Copia
This Saturday, June 14th, is the 5th annual African American Vintners Winetasting sponsored by the Association of African American Vintners. It’s a unique opportunity to meet and try excellent wines from people of color. The event is held at Copia in Napa. It will start at noon with a panel discussion. Wine tasting begins at 1:30pm. Tickets […]
Screaming Eagle! Wow Dudes and Dudettes!
In case you did not know, Screaming Eagle is perhaps the most ”cult” of Cult Wines. If you go online a bottle will cost you upwards of $1800. On May 14th, 2008 I had the opportunity to go to a vertical tasting of Screaming Eagle including 2003, 2004 and 2005. The most amazing things about […]