Friends of the Winery Pick-Up Party will be on Saturday, February 18th.  Our Wine Club members will have the first opportunity to taste and purchase our new releases of Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Blanc and Malbec!  We'll go from 4 PM to 7 PM and serve up some hot tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

The Grand Tasting for the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition will be on Saturday, February 18th, again at Fort Mason in San Francisco.  Over 5500 wines were entered this year.  All of the J. Rickards wines received medals!  We will be pouring our Double-Gold Medal winner, the '09 Old Vine Zinfandel, the Gold Medal winning '09 Cabernet Sauvignon, Five Sisters Blend, and the Silver Medal winning '09 Voigt Family Zinfandel.  For tickets and information, go to their website.

Wine Road's Barrel Tasting weekends are March 2nd through 4th and March 9th through the 11th.  Folks will be able to experience unique tastings directly from our barrels, as well as purchase futures at discounted prices!  We will also be tasting our new Sauvignon Blanc release.  Check out their website for more information and to purchase tickets.

Taste Alexander Valley is not until May 19th, but you can order your tickets now!  Just order online at tastealexandervalley.org.