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Last year, about this time, I signed up for a wine class through UC Extension. My original teacher wasn't able to do it, so we got a last-minute replacement. Eugenio Jardim.
- Ucb Wine Studies: Fundamentals I Outline
I haven’t mentioned my upcoming UCB Extension wine class in a while, but today I made the final course outline. It seemed like a good time to remind any Bay Areans about the class, which starts on October 11 and gives an overview of the wines of...
- Wines Of Germany And Eastern Europe, Fall 2006 At Uc Extension
My six-week UC Berkeley Extension course about the Wines of Germany and Eastern Europe has come around again. Typical UC wine courses feature 8-10 wines per evening, but I've plied my distributor contacts so that I can stretch my budget as far as...
- Wines Of Germany And Eastern Europe
Long-time readers know how much I love German and Austrian wines. Even relatively recent readers have probably figured it out. For three and a half years, I've used my little corner of the web to brainwash you into trying them as well. You probably...
- Wines Of The Touraine
If you are in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley (the city of Tours being roughly in the center of the region), looking for things to do, the natives will tell you about a handful of chateaux. Each one will tell you a different set. If you mention...
- The Wine Bible
When I first saw Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible, I was quite intrigued. Last year, determined to start learning something about wine, I took a wine class from UC Extension. A good class, by the way. However, I suspect one could get the same information...
Cooking
Eugenio Jardim
Last year, about this time, I signed up for a wine class through UC Extension. My original teacher wasn't able to do it, so we got a last-minute replacement. Eugenio Jardim.
I thought he was fantastic, and a lot of the wines I now like I directly trace to his influence (Loire whites, and Northern Rhône wines in particular). Melissa pointed out that the SF Chronicle did a write-up about him.
- Ucb Wine Studies: Fundamentals I Outline
I haven’t mentioned my upcoming UCB Extension wine class in a while, but today I made the final course outline. It seemed like a good time to remind any Bay Areans about the class, which starts on October 11 and gives an overview of the wines of...
- Wines Of Germany And Eastern Europe, Fall 2006 At Uc Extension
My six-week UC Berkeley Extension course about the Wines of Germany and Eastern Europe has come around again. Typical UC wine courses feature 8-10 wines per evening, but I've plied my distributor contacts so that I can stretch my budget as far as...
- Wines Of Germany And Eastern Europe
Long-time readers know how much I love German and Austrian wines. Even relatively recent readers have probably figured it out. For three and a half years, I've used my little corner of the web to brainwash you into trying them as well. You probably...
- Wines Of The Touraine
If you are in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley (the city of Tours being roughly in the center of the region), looking for things to do, the natives will tell you about a handful of chateaux. Each one will tell you a different set. If you mention...
- The Wine Bible
When I first saw Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible, I was quite intrigued. Last year, determined to start learning something about wine, I took a wine class from UC Extension. A good class, by the way. However, I suspect one could get the same information...