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Grand Grape Celebration Wine Tastings in Yosemite I signed up for a wine tasting in Yosemite right after my Fall Colors workshop November 12-16, featuring Silver Oak Cellars, Twomey Cellars , Martinelli Vineyards,  and Tablas Creek Vineyard The wines were outstanding, and both Silver oak and Tablas Creek poured verticals going back to 2001 so you could see how they can develop over time. This was overall schedule: Session #4 ~ November 16 - 18 2016 Moderator ~ Dan Berger, Wine Journalist & Judge Wednesday, November 16 1:00 PM “Tasting Nuances Between Site Specific Single Vineyard Wines” Martinelli Vineyards & Winery Regina Martinelli 3:30 PM “Esprit de Beaucastel: The Evolution of a Flagship Rhone Blend” Tablas Creek Jason Haas 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception Thursday, November 17 1:00 PM “A Deconstructed Tasting of 2016 Sauvignon Blanc” Twomey Cellars David Duncan 3:30 PM “A Brief History of (Silver Oak) Time through Selected Wines” Silver Oak Cell...

Happy National Wine Day and Wine Wednesday! #NationalWineDay   #winewednesday   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Wine Country Before I switched to photography full time I was in the wine industry for a few years.  I had been enjoying wine as a consumer for a long time as I worked at high tech companies in the Bay Area, and I thought it might be fun to get into the business.  Photography won out in the end, but I still enjoy wine a lot and I still tend a few vines that I planted.  From those vines I have a few gallons of homemade cabernet sauvignon which are ready to be bottled. #wine   #winetasting   #winewednesday   #travelphotography  

Hospice du Rhone Event in Paso Robles, April 14 - 16 The Hospice du Rhone wine testing event coming up in 11 days will be held in Paso Robles, convenient to wine lovers in both Northern and Southern California.  I've attended multiple Rhone Rangers and Hospice du Rhone wine tasting events in the past, so I can help you decide where to start among the 239 wineries from around the world that will be pouring wines made from syrah, grenache, viognier, and other Rhone varietal grapes: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2016/04/wines-to-taste-at-hospice-du-rhone.html On your way to and from the event, consider checking out the wildflowers blooming profusely now at Carrizo Plain National Monument and in the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area! #wine   #winetasting   #pasorobles   #california   #visitca  Visit San Luis Obispo County Visit California

I'm still getting used to the new Collections functionality.  Some of my shares to Collects get a lot of visibility and engagement, now most seem not to.  The same is true for my G+ posts through too, so I'll try and save a few more posts to Collections and see if that results in anything positive. Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Winter in Wine Country Winter is a great time for photographers to visit wine country.  The symmetry of the rows in the vineyards can add patterns or leading lines to your compositions.  If you're into wine it's also a great time to chat with winemakers, as their Fall harvest is tucked safely away into barrels and the vines are dormant.  As Spring arrives, wild mustard often colors the space between the vines.   In California we're particularly lucky to have a wide selection of wine regions, producing an incredible variety of world class wines.  Most wineries offer hours when they're open for tasting, and with many of the wine region...

Yosemite With Pride We were in Yosemite to celebrate my mothers's birthday last week. I don't think that she had eaten at the The Ahwahnee Hotel before, so we treated her to a meal there as a special treat during the family reunion week.  Since it was a special occasion, I brought my last bottle of '98 Pride Mountain Vineyards merlot, and we enjoyed it prior to heading over for dinner.  Then it turned out that The Ahwahnee had the 2012 Pride merlot, so we tried that with dinner!  Although separated by 14 years of age, both wines displayed Pride's excellent site and microclimate, their ability to grow great grapes and not screw them up in the winemaking process.  I miss the place; I need to get back up there soon. I looked up some old tasting notes on the '98 merlot, and pasted them into the blog post linked below:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/yosemite-pride-mountain-vineyards-merlot.html #wine   #winetasting   #winelovers   #pridemountainvineyards ...