Feature: Virtual Experience

Join George Staikos from The Educated Grape, and Joe Nielsen, General Manager and Winemaker at Ram’s Gate Winery, for the virtual series “In the Vineyard.” We will explore key points during the growing season as well as important factors in the vineyard that contribute to wine’s personality, style and complexity. One of the most important moments in the growing season is Veraison. This is the process where grapes turn from green to red and naturally begin to sweeten. It is also a good barometer in determining pick dates for harvest.

Join Gary Franscioni for a special roundtable event featuring Pinot Noir titans Chuck Wagner, Michael Browne & Adam Lee. This one hour discussion will dive deep into the stories that have bonded them and explore wine paradigms that have shaped California Pinot Noir to become the world renowned wine that it is today.

This virtual tasting will feature three Symmetry vintages: 2008, 2012 and 2016. Join us as we taste through this Symmetry Trio and walk through the process from vine to bottle, as well as discuss the fundamentals of this unique Meritage blend. Hosts Ron Washam and winemaker Justin Seidenfeld will walk you through these three Symmetry vintages in this exclusive virtual wine tasting. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about Symmetry or wine in general at this virtual tasting designed for wine connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike!

Join us for a Clif Family inspired virtual ride via your Peloton bike or app. Following the ride, we’ll reconvene via Clif Family’s Facebook Page for a Live Re-Fueling Cooking Demo + Wine and Food Discussion with Executive Chef John McConnell and a panel of special guests. This event is complimentary To sign up for the ride, click the link below to fill out the form to receive the instructions and other information on how to join us on the group ride. You can ride via your Peloton Bike or the Peloton App on your chosen device. REGISTERING FOR THE RIDE WILL ENTER YOU FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A CLIF FAMILY CYCLING SWAG BAG! DON’T FORGET TO USE OUR HASHTAG #TEAMCLIFFAMILY ON THE PELOTON LEADERBOARD SO WE CAN BE SURE TO GIVE YOU SOME HIGH FIVES. RSVP TODAY! https://cliffamily.com/virtual-bike-ride-culinary-demo-and-wine-tasting/

Join J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines on Instagram @JLohrWines once a month for a discussion about sustainability practices that make an environmental difference. As the recipient of the 2020 Green Medal Leader Award, the highest honor given to a winery for sustainability, best practices for sustainability and the commitment for improvements in everything that we do is at our core at J. Lohr. This was our inspiration for our Growing Sustainability Instagram series, in which we talk with J. Lohr team members about what it takes to maintain J. Lohr’s leadership role at the forefront of wine industry sustainability efforts and programs. In Episode 3, on March 25 at 4pm PT, Paso Robles Vineyard Manager Johnny Peirini and Director of Hospitality and Direct Sales Jessica Kollhoff take viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at the vineyard technologies and practices that protect and conserve our natural resources.

Join J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines on Instagram @JLohrWines once a month for a behind-the-scenes look at sustainability practices that make an environmental difference. As the recipient of the 2020 Green Medal Leader Award, the highest honor given to a winery for sustainability, best practices for sustainability and the commitment for improvements in everything that we do is at our core at J. Lohr. This was our inspiration for our Growing Sustainability Instagram series, in which we talk with J. Lohr team members about what it takes to maintain J. Lohr’s leadership role at the forefront of wine industry sustainability efforts and programs. Episode 2 will feature Winemaker, White Wine, Kristen Barnhisel and Wine Club Member and Services Director Kasey Martin on February 16. The duo will toast the newly earned Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing seal on our 2020 J. Lohr Estates Flume Crossing Sauvignon Blanc.

Join founder Justin Baldwin for a Live Virtual Wine Tasting! Celebrate Valentine’s Day with three exceptional wines paired with a box of gourmet Compartés chocolates! Date & Time: Friday, February 12th at 6:00pm PST Where: Instagram Live – @JUSTINWINE Special Offer: For the first time, we’re offering early bird pricing of 10% off. Order your tasting pack by February 2 and use promo code VDAY for free shipping. Tasting Pack Includes: 2019 Rosé, 2018 Reserve Tempranillo, 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, and a limited edition 10-piece box of custom-made, gourmet Compartés chocolates, featuring one-of-a-kind JUSTIN designs and individually selected to pair beautifully with each of these wines. To ensure freshness, tasting packs will ship no earlier than one week prior to the event. For legal reasons, we cannot ship this pack to the following states: AL, AR, DE, IN, KY, LA, MS, MT, NJ, OH, OK, RI, SC, UT, VT, WY.

The Winemaker Sessions” will welcome return guests from the “Behind the Wines” series, along with new faces from renowned California wine regions, to taste and discuss one another’s wines and share stories about trends, challenges and opportunities in 2020. The finale will be led by webinar host Elaine Chukan Brown and be an extended episode consisting of five segments, each running 20-25 minutes.

Alpha Omega’s Winemaker and Virtual Tasting Team lead this live, interactive virtual experience featuring two beautiful Alpha Omega wines and a premier culinary demonstration. 25% of all proceeds from the virtual event will be donated to the Napa Valley Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund for wildfires to assist those affected by the LNU Lightning Complex Fires and the Glass Fire. Sign up with friends and get ready for a virtual tasting experience like no other. Sign up deadline is December 4, 2020 to allow ample time for wines to be shipped to participants.

Wine Institute’s California Wine Export Program will conclude its “Behind the Wines” webinar series with “The Harvest Sessions,” a unique trio of episodes, moderated by host Elaine Chukan Brown, to give a behind the scenes look at the 2020 vintage across the Golden State. In part two of the Harvest Sessions, Elaine will sit down with sparkling wine producers producers, Scott Caraccioli of Caraccioli Cellars in Monterey County and Michael Cruse of Cruse Wine Co. in the North Coast. The two will bring different perspectives on approaches to sparkling wine production: a family-owned, traditional method sparkling wine house sourcing fruit exclusively from the cool Santa Lucia Highlands and a more contemporary operation that produces traditional method sparkling and Pét-Nat from atypical varieties such as Valdiguié and St. Laurent, sourced from all over the North Coast. Register here: https://bit.ly/register-for-behind-the-wines.

Wine Institute’s California Wine Export Program will conclude its “Behind the Wines” webinar series with “The Harvest Sessions,” a unique trio of episodes, moderated by host Elaine Chukan Brown, to give a behind the scenes look at the 2020 vintage across the Golden State. Elaine and guests Steve Matthaisson, winemaker and owner of Matthiasson Wines and Tendu, and Beth Forrestal, Assistant Professor of Viticulture and Enology at University of California, Davis, will give an on-the-ground look at what factors were at play during the harvest season in the North Coast and provide perspective on their impact on vintage overall. Register here: https://bit.ly/register-for-behind-the-wines.

Wine Institute’s California Wine Export Program concludes its “Behind the Wines” webinar series with “The Harvest Sessions,” a unique trio of episodes, moderated by host Elaine Chukan Brown, to give a behind the scenes look at the 2020 vintage across the Golden State. Elaine starts the harvest tour in the Central Coast, getting a behind the scenes look at the harvest with two producers who together demonstrate the diversity of terroirs, grape varieties, and wine styles produced in this region: Graham Tatomer of Tatomer and Tyler Thomas, winemaker at Dierberg and Star Lane. Register here: https://bit.ly/register-for-behind-the-wines.

TICKET LEVELS: Complimentary Howell Mountain Access – $0 Admission ticket includes: Access to on-line bidding and broadcast of Live Auction close out. Level 1 – HOWELL MOUNTAIN AVA FOUNDERS & GENERATIONS WEBINAR – $50 • Howell Mountain logoed six-bottle wine tote and Howell Mountain logoed wine key • Access to on-line bidding Level 2 – VIRTUAL WINE TASTINGS | TASTE OF HOWELL MOUNTAIN at HOME – $150 – $425 Admission ticket includes: • Virtual Online Tasting for one household with one Howell Mountain winery, with anywhere from 1 to 4-750ml bottles of their Howell Mountain wine shipped to you in advance of the tasting. • ALL virtual tastings take place on Saturday, October 24 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PST in advance of the online Live Auction beginning at 3:00 p.m. PST • Howell Mountain logoed six-bottle wine tote and Howell Mountain logoed wine key • Access to on-line bidding

Cool Runnings with DG Chardonnays We think our cool climate Chardonnays are some of the best produced (yes, we are a bit biased). Join us as we taste our three single vineyard Chardonnays: the fifty-one year old Rued Vineyard, our classic Walker Hill, and from Marin County, Devil’s Gulch. We’ll bring the wine you bring the oysters. Reserve your space | Buy package.

New Kids on the Block Taste our newest additions to the DG portfolio with us: 2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast), 2017 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir (Sonoma Mountain), and 2017 Docker Hill Pinot Noir (Mendocino County). Reserve your space | Buy package.

Come take a peek behind the curtain of Paso Robles Wine Country and “hangout” with some of Paso’s personalities. This casual Zoom meet-up has no agenda, no motive to sell you anything, nor a script. Paso is a tight-knit community, so naturally, panelists are not only colleagues, but friends specially selected for the show theme. Topics may include what’s happening in the cellar or vineyard, how they approach food pairings, the importance of organic farming, experimental vessels, and more. Disclaimer: Conversations may digress to the proverbial shooting of the ….. Paso Wine Zoom Hangouts will include three personalities joining in from the cellar, winery, home, or vineyard. Happening every Thursday 3 – 4pm and hosted by Paso Wine’s own Christopher Taranto.

We are delighted to have you join us for a Virtual Wine tasting featuring Boisset Collection wines and the talented wine teams behind them. Hosted by Jean-Charles Boisset, Proprietor of Boisset Collection, taste through five highly-accoladed wines from the famed Boisset Collection portfolio of wineries, including LVE, Raymond Vineyards, Buena Vista Winery and DeLoach Vineyards. Tasting alongside Jean-Charles are guests: Stephanie Putnam, Director of Winemaking Raymond Vineyards; Brian Maloney, Director of Winemaking Buena Vista Winery and DeLoach Vineyards; The Count of Buena Vista; and a very special appearance from the founder of LVE Wines – John Legend. We look forward to an incredible evening together. Join us! Register in advance for this Zoom webinar Here: https://rb.gy/nft1ud

Taste our newest additions to the Dutton-Goldfield portfolio with us: 2019 Rosé of Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast), 2017 Van der Kamp Pinot Noir (Sonoma Mountain), and 2017 Docker Hill Pinot Noir (Mendocino County). Buy package to taste along here: https://shop.duttongoldfield.com/product/New-Kids-On-The-Block-3pk

Join Jake & Josh as the taste through three wines from the Spring Wine Club release. The 2018 Petite Sirah, the 2018 Willow Zinfandel, & the 2018 Especial Zinfandel. If you already opened these wines from your shipment and you would like to taste along, re-order now at PeachyCanyon.com Clink the link to Zoom in with us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89657130247

Have you ever wondered what makes clones of a varietal separate and unique? Peachy Canyon’s D Blockhouses 18 different clones for the bottling of D Block. A project the Beckett’s have been working on along with UC Davis in order to elevate the quality of California’s heritage grape, Zinfandel.

Session #4 – Thursday, June 25: The Art of Aging In this session, Winemaker Marcus Notaro will talk about what makes a wine age well, how to build a good wine cellar, when to open wines and how Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars wines age. He will taste wines from the 90’s, which are in a sweet spot right now. Recommended wines from the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Webstore: • 2008 CASK 23 Estate-Grown Cabernet Sauvignon • 2009 CASK 23 Estate-Grown Cabernet Sauvignon • 2010 CASK 23 Estate-Grown Cabernet Sauvignon • 2012 FAY Estate-Grown Cabernet Sauvignon • 2017 ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon – 1.5L Magnum Purchase wines on wine shop at: https://www.stagsleapwinecellars.com/

Since you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you…virtually and live! When you book your 30-minute, private virtual tasting, one of our hospitality team will join you via Zoom to sip and chat through some of your favorite Ferrari-Carano wines, right in the comfort of your own living room. Custom and complimentary, choose up to 3 wines from the list of 10. Maybe you already have these wines at home, perhaps you’re able to find them in your area, or these wines are available for purchase from our website. Offered Wednesdays and Fridays between 2 and 4:30 (PDT), book your 30-minute tasting today…we look forward to seeing you! Choose from the following wines: 2019 Fumé Blanc 2019 Dry Sangiovese Rosé 2019 Pinot Grigio 2018 Chardonnay 2018 Tré Terre Chardonnay 2017 Pinot Noir 2017 Siena 2016 Merlot 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Trésor

Join Founder Justin Baldwin and retired pro football player Jerry Rice for our next virtual tasting. The Jerry Rice Virtual Tasting Pack includes our 2019 Rosé, 2017 Reserve Tempranillo and 2017 ISOSCELES. Date & Time: Friday, June 5th at 5:00pm PDT Where: Instagram Live – @JUSTINWINE. Order your tasting pack by Tuesday, June 2nd and use promo code JUSTINJERRY for free shipping! Please note – for legal reasons, we cannot ship this pack to the following states: AL, AR, DE, IN, KY, LA, MS, NJ, OH, OK, RI, UT

A Club Chandon experience open to all. Join head winemaker Pauline Lhote as she tastes through wines sent in the June club shipment as well as a summer cocktail recipe. Learn about the history of Chandon and what makes our award-winning wine so special. A limited edition tasting set is available to purchase on Chandon.com for non-club members, with free shipping on all 3 wines, so you can follow along at home.

Join Founder Justin Baldwin for the inaugural episode of The Masters with JUSTIN featuring pro basketball player, Josh Hart. The Josh Hart and Justin Baldwin Virtual Tasting Pack includes our 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 RIGHT ANGLE and 2017 JUSTIFICATION. Date & Time: Friday, May 22nd at 5:00pm PDT Where: Instagram Live – @JUSTINWINE Order your tasting pack by Tuesday, May 19th and use promo code JUSTINJOSH for free shipping! Please note – for legal reasons, we cannot ship this pack to the following states: AL, AR, DE, IN, KY, MS, MT, NJ, OH, OK, RI, SC, UT, VT, WY

We are standing by and ready to welcome you to the winery…virtually, of course! With any purchase of four wines from our Online Store or in a local store near you, enjoy a complimentary private experience with a host from the winery. From the comfort of your home, taste through your choice of award-winning wines while learning the history, stories, and wine making philosophies behind our wines. All you have to do is provide us the wines that you purchase for curbside pick up, online, or locally and our hosts will curate the order of your flight, then meet you online for a private, video wine tasting*. Also, get a group of 2-8 friends together for Virtual Happy Hour. Our host will guide you through the tasting of your three wines, sharing the stories behind them and answering all your questions along the way.