Puffeney and Ferrando tasting at Arlequin in SF

Thursday, October 23, 6 - 8 pm
Ted will be pouring these unusual and highly sought-after wines at Arlequin Wine Merchant in SF's Hayes Valley - 384 Hayes Street at Gough. 415.863.1104.
Join us!
Jacques Puffeney - Jura region, France
Luigi Ferrando - Piedmont region, Italy

Rieslings from Brooks Wines and Pyramid Valley Wines to be featured at Riesling Rendezvous 2008

From www.reuters.com, June 9, 2008:

Riesling Gets its Own Event - Riesling Rendezvous July 27-29

Chateau Ste. Michelle's commitment to Riesling led it to host the
largest trade event dedicated to Riesling in the United States, called
"Riesling Rendezvous," in June 2007. Co-hosted by Dr. Loosen, the
highly acclaimed German Riesling estate and partner with Ste. Michelle
on Eroica Riesling, the event is designed to bring together leading
Riesling experts and producers to explore the versatility of Rieslings
from around the world. The event was so successful, Chateau Ste.
Michelle & Dr. Loosen will host the second Riesling Rendezvous July
27-29, 2008, at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville,
Washington, which will feature a grand consumer tasting, blind panel
tastings and interactive breakout sessions.

"The success of last year's program, combined with global interest
in Riesling, encouraged us to hold the event again," says Baseler. "It
is an honor to have winemakers from Europe, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California and New York come to
Seattle to celebrate Riesling. This year's program will allow Riesling
experts, winemakers, journalists, trade and devoted Riesling fans to
explore all aspects of Riesling."

Riesling Rendezvous kicks off with a grand consumer tasting on the
grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, Wash., on Sunday,
July 27th, from 5-8 p.m., featuring 70 wineries from around the world.
July 28th is dedicated to blind tastings guided by distinguished
producers to explore Riesling styles, from powerful dry wines of
Austria, Alsace and Australia to the elegant German variations and
flavorful, spicy interpretations from North America. July 29th
features breakout sessions on compelling Riesling issues, including:
Ageability of Riesling, Riesling at the Table, Decoding Riesling for
the U.S. Market, Producers Only Roundtable, Discovering New World
Riesling Terroir and Digging into Old World Riesling Terroir.

To purchase tickets for the Riesling Rendezvous Grand Tasting on
July 27, go to www.ste-michelle.com/riesling. Tickets for the Grand
Tasting are $50. (Attendance is limited to ages 21 and older.) The
July 28 & 29 trade seminars are SOLD OUT.

Book Signing with Neal Rosenthal, at Terroir on Tuesday, June 10, 6 pm

Meet Neal Rosenthal, an importer and distributor of limited production estate-bottled wines from France and Italy. Neal has dedicated his career to finding wines which are produced in limited quantities by dedicated artisans using natural, traditional methods .
Neal has recently published his memoir, Reflections of a Wine Merchant, and will be on hand to sign his book.
Terroir is a wine bar and retail shop which showcases natural wines from around the globe. They are located in San Francisco on Folsom Street, between 7th and 8th streets. In celebration of Neal's visit, Terroir will be pouring several Rosenthal selections by the glass, and will be offering a 10% discount on retail purchases of Rosenthal wines!
For more information:
http://www.terroirsf.com
Many thanks to Books, Inc. for sponsoring this book signing.

Book Signing with Neal Rosenthal at Cody's Books on Wednesday, June 11, 6:30 pm

Meet Neal Rosenthal, author of Reflections of a Wine Merchant, a memoir of thirty years spent in the wine regions of France and northern Italy.
Cody's Books
2201 Shattuck Avenue (at Allston), Berkeley
(510) 559-9500
Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 6:30 pm.

Click here for more details:
http://www.codysbooks.com/calendar/0806junCalendar.jsp

Wine tasting and Book Signing with Neal Rosenthal at K&L Wine Merchants in Redwood City on June 13, 5:00 pm

Meet Neal Rosenthal, author of Reflections of a Wine Merchant, and taste through a selection of wines from the Rosenthal portfolio.

Friday, June 13, 5 to 6:30 pm

K&L Wine Merchants, 3005 El Camino Real, Redwood City

877-KLWines (877-559-4637) or (650) 364-8544
http://www.klwines.com/local_events.asp#4

About K&L Wine Merchants: Food and Wine magazine says,
"Serious wine lovers have been turning to this California retailer for more than 30 years. K&L's wine buyers not only hunt down the best from nearly every region in the world, but also sell hundreds of direct-import wines at great prices."

Book Signing - Neal Rosenthal's 'Reflections of a Wine Merchant' at Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco, on Saturday, June 14, 2 pm

Meet Neal Rosenthal, author of Reflections of a Wine Merchant. At Book Passage Bookstore in the Ferry Building in San Francisco, on Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2pm.
Click here to get more details and to pre-order a signed copy of Neal's book.
http://www.bookpassage.com/event_nextmonth.php?start=42