Family Winemakers Tasting, San Francisco, California
Family Winemakers of California's 18th Annual Wine Tasting featuring over 400 wineries. A Sunday wine seminar is planned.
Since it’s founding in 1991, Family Winemakers of California has
presented an Annual Tasting. Originally, the Tasting was developed as a
trade-only event; an opportunity for member-wineries and California’s
wine trade to gather together and talk about the issues foremost in the
minds of industry members while tasting great wine. Because FWC
represented the smaller wineries the tasting was a unique opportunity
to showcase the winemaking craftsmanship of vintners from across the
state.
The original event at the Sheraton Palace Hotel
featured 46 wineries and with each Annual Tasting, its reputation as
one of the finest opportunities to taste a broad, cross section of
California wines grew. And the size of the tasting grew. Each year more
wineries chose to attend and pour wines. More restaurateurs, retailers,
distributors and media converged on the tasting. The Annual Tasting
quickly became one of the most anticipated wine events in California.
How times have changed since 1991.
“Tasting 2008” will open its doors to wine trade, media and consumers
on Sunday, August 24 at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion. Once
again, it will be an opportunity to taste great wines and meet the
winemakers and owners behind some of California finest wineries. Over
400 wineries poured 1,000 wines and upwards of 30 wineries make their
debut at the event.