Barrel Tasting is one of Sonoma County’s most popular annual wine events and also my favorite. Over the course of two weekends, more than 20,000 tasters converge upon Healdsburg and the surrounding area to sample young wines right out of the barrels where they age. The weekends also provide the opportunity to purchase wine “futures” on upcoming releases. The discounts are hard to pass up, and many limited-release wines sell out before they’re even bottled.
What I appreciate most about Barrel Tasting is that winemakers, cellar masters and winery owners are available to answer questions, providing an insider’s view of the winemaking world not often available to the public.
More of my story blogged at: http://www.theartistontheroad.com/?p=2914
Lovely sketches of the event. :)
ReplyDeleteAs is the case with many things, it's not the product so much as the people behind it.
Thanks Laura! Yes, I agree, the people make all the difference. I had a great time at Pedroncelli Winery!
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