With the holiday season fast approaching, there will be ample opportunities to enjoy wines that complement holiday meals. The December Mini-Tasting will feature a range of red wines that pair well with holiday feasts. The guests will rate the wines tasted blind in pairs and then discuss their ratings. Overall ratings from each site will […]

California is known for having a diverse range of excellent wines, and due to the many different micro-climates, even a single varietal can produce very different wines across the state. For the April Mini-Tasting, we are going to explore and compare Pinot Noirs from a number of regions in California.  These may include Carneros, Russian […]

Have you ever wondered how California wines compare to wines from their country of origin?  We’ve done tastings of California Pinot Noir and Rhones against ones from France, but this time, we’ll expand things a bit to compare Italian, Spanish and other European wines against a California version of the same varietal. Guests will rate […]

Wines that pair well with the Holidays Mini-Tasting

The Gold Medal Mini-Tasting is a chance to taste many of the Gold Medal and Double Gold wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition. The tasting will feature different varietals that won Gold Medals and we try to obtain as many Double-Gold winners as possible. This event is always a sell-out, so please sign up […]

Many consider Pinot Noir the “holy grail” of wine. This temperamental grape varietal requires warm daytime and cool evening temperatures and is partial to coastal climates. The Burgundy region of France’s Cote-d’Or region is well known for Pinot Noir where only Chardonnay is planted in greater abundance. In California, plantings began in the 1940s with […]

NOTE:  The date for the Rhone Wine mini-tasting has changed due to an unforeseen conflict that arose after the January issue of the Winepress was completed and the event had been posted on the OCWS Website.  The Mini-tasting has been rescheduled to Saturday March 4, 2023. For the upcoming mini-tasting, we plan to showcase one […]

With the holiday season fast approaching, there will be ample opportunities to enjoy wines that complement comfort food often enjoyed over the holidays. The December Mini-Tasting will feature a range of Red wines that pair well with these foods. The guests will rate the wines tasted blind in pairs, and then discuss their ratings. Overall […]

The Gold Medal Mini-Tasting is a chance to taste many of the Gold Medal and Double Gold wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition. The tasting will feature different varietals that won Gold Medals and we try to obtain as many Double Gold winners as possible. This event is always a sell-out, so please sign […]

For the upcoming Mini-Tasting, we plan to showcase one Rhone white followed by three classic Rhone red varietals (Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre), and examples of the blended result (GSM). We also plan to compare California wines to Old-World (French) examples. Hosts:  Mini-Tastings are held at various host sites around Orange County. If you would like […]