Join Rodolphe Boulanger, president of The Wine Messenger, for an online tasting of some of our remarkable Beaujolais wines. Chat online with us and your fellow wine lovers as you taste through the following wines:

Duboeuf, Beaujolais-Villages

Duboeuf, Domaine de la Tour de Bief, Moulin a Vent

Jadot, Beaujolais-Villages

Jadot, Ch. des Jacques, Moulin a Vent

Rodolphe Boulanger is the president of The Wine Messenger, a leading catalog and internet wine retailer focused on wines from small producers. Boulanger grew up around wine thanks to his French father and wine-collecting American grandfather. He loves how wine combines so many of his passions: history, trade, agriculture, biochemistry, culture, cuisine, and even art.

Boulanger has spent most of the last decade working in the import, distribution and retail of European wines in New York City and beyond. He earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Swarthmore College, an MBA from Columbia Business School and conducted research at the Plant Science Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a designated Certified Wine Educator (CWE) from the Society of Wine Educators, holds the French Wine Scholar (FWS) certification from the French Wine Society and achieved his WSET® Diploma in Wine & Spirts in 2009.

Boulanger has traveled extensively to all the major wine regions of France, Italy and California. He also enjoys regular visits behind the bar to apply his amateur mixology skills.

Join Rodolphe Boulanger, president of The Wine Messenger, for an online tasting of some of our remarkable Rose Beaujolais wines. Chat online with us and fellow wine lovers as you taste through the following wines:

Domaine des Terres Dorees, Beaujolais Blanc 2008

Chateau du Chatelard, Beaujolais Blanc 2008

Louis Jadot, Beaujolais Rose 2008   

Domaine du Vissoux, "Les Griottes", Beaujolais Rose 2009

Rodolphe Boulanger is the president of The Wine Messenger, a leading catalog and internet wine retailer focused on wines from small producers. Boulanger grew up around wine thanks to his French father and wine-collecting American grandfather. He loves how wine combines so many of his passions: history, trade, agriculture, biochemistry, culture, cuisine, and even art.

Boulanger has spent most of the last decade working in the import, distribution and retail of European wines in New York City and beyond. He earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Swarthmore College, an MBA from Columbia Business School and conducted research at the Plant Science Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds Certified Specialist in Wine (CSW) and Certified Specialist in Spirits (CSS) certificates from the Society of Wine Educators, French Wine Scholar (FWS) from the French Wine Society and achieved his WSET Diploma in Wine & Spirits in 2009.

Boulanger has traveled extensively to all the major wine regions of France, Italy and California. He also enjoys regular visits behind the bar to apply his amateur mixology skills.

#WARose Tasting with Paul Gregutt

Thursday, June 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. PST

Randall PR hosts a tasting of Washington dry rosés with one of the Northwest’s most distinguished wine personalities, Paul Gregutt (www.paulgregutt.com)

 Rosé Wines tasted will be:

Syncline Wine Cellars 2009 Rosé, Columbia Valley ($16)

Waters Winery 2009 Rosé, Walla Walla Valley ($18)

Chinook Wines 2009 Cabernet Franc Rosé, Yakima Valley ($14.99)

Sleight of Hand Cellars 2009 Rosé of Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley ($17.99)

Charles & Charles 2009 Rosé of Syrah, Columbia Valley ($12.99)

Lullaby Winery 2008 Rosé of Grenache, Columbia Valley ($16)

Barnard Griffin 2009 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley ($12)

Dusted Valley 2009 Rosé, Columbia Valley ($18)

Participants are invited to watch the live stream from the Randall PR Tastelive page, ask Paul Gregutt questions and tweet their thoughts on Washington dry rosés using the hashtag #WARose.

Join on Twitter by following the hashtag #WAWine

Join in person at one of the participating wineries!

Wineries participating include Northwest Cellars (@NWCellars), Otis Kenyon Wine (@OtisKenyonWine) and Waters Winery (@SubstanceWines).

More info: http://wawine.eventbrite.com/

RAP Teams with TasteLive, Mutineer Magazine & CellarPass to take PINK OUT! International

Mutineer’s Editor-in-Chief Alan Kropf to Host Virtual Tasting Via Live Video Stream from Butterfly

Rosé Avengers & Producers and Butterfly restaurant host the 6th Annual PINK OUT! SF Rosé Celebration on Tuesday, May 11th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The celebration features an extensive walk-around tasting of 40 plus classic still and sparkling rosés from throughout the world with many of the winemakers in attendance.

Chef Robert Lam's rosé-inspired Pan-Pacific appetizers created from sustainably and organically sourced ingredients, chill DJ grooves, and Butterfly's contemporary décor and fabulous views of SF Bay will make for yet another unforgettable tasting! Guests are encouraged to wear their most fun and entertaining pink attire. Online tickets for this perennial sell-out event are available now. 

TasteLive: For rosé lovers who can't make it to home base at Butterfly, RAP has added a virtual experience with TasteLive--the worlds premiere online wine tasting community. TasteLive and RAP invite guests from around the world to join the celebration by opening and tasting their favorite rosé wines, and then sharing their tweets and pictures at TasteLive. Revelers need to pre-register at TasteLive to participate. Sponsored by Mutineer magazine and CellarPass, RAP will have onsite computers to join in on the TasteLive conversation with guests and winemakers. Mutineer's editor-in-chief Alan Kropf will host the tasting from Butterfly.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

*Butterfly Location Wineries
Amorosa Bella, Azur Wines, Benziger Family Winery, Blackbird Vineyard, Bordigioni Family Winery, Château D'Esclans, Chateau Minuty Cru Classe, Cornerstone Cellars, Cuvee du Golfe de Saint-Tropez, Dacalier Wine Co, Demuth Kemos, Dunstan Wines, Freixenet, Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, Hendry, Imagery Estate Winery, I'M Wines, Lorenza Rosé, Lynmar Estate, Montes Winery, Muscardini Cellars, Lasseter Family Winery, Loire Valley Wines: Barton & Guestier, Chateau de Fesles, Marquis de Goulaine, Remy Pannier, Sauvion; Old World Winery, Pedroncelli Winery, PEJU Winery, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery / Lucia Vineyards & Winery, Quivira Vineyards & Winery, Robert Oatley Vineyards, Rock Wall Wine Company, Segura Viudas, Six Sigma Ranch, Tapena, Ty Caton Vineyards, Urban Legend Cellar, Urbano Cellars

*Wineries subject to change without notice

Lytton Springs tasting room (Healdsburg)

The Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley is thrilled to be celebrating Passport to Dry Creek Valley's 20th Anniversary this year with you! Dry Creek Valley will be going all out for an exclusive weekend of new wine releases, a bounty of food from local chefs as well as live music and much, much more.

46 wineries in picturesque Dry Creek Valley come together only once a year to celebrate their amazing wines paired with mouthwatering cuisine. Meet the winemakers and mingle with the top-chefs from Sonoma County's world-famous restaurants. Make sure to stop by Ridge Vineyards and taste our newest selections from the Dry Creek Valley appellation. While you’re here, tweet your tasting notes (with the hashtag #ridgewines) and then check out what everyone else has to say! You can follow along with us online at: www.tastelive.com/RidgeVineyards

Tickets are limited to ensure an intimate experience for all our guests. Come and discover why so many loyal wine lovers and foodies plan to be here, year after year.

Tickets are selling out quickly! Purchase directly at: Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley (www.wdcv.com)

375 ml, Columbia Valley, 802 cases produced, $28

Notes:
Almost a year after the grapes were harvested, the wine is still a pale straw with a green tinge in color, and displays intense aromas of orange peel, sweet apricot, honey and pear. Its natural acidity will keep it youthful for many years to come and in time this wine will gain further complexity as it becomes more honeyed and toasty, rewarding cellaring over the next 5-15 years.

www.tsillancellars.com

A weekend dedicated to all our spring release wines!

2008 Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains Estate

2008 Geyserville

2008 Zinfandel Ponzo Vineyard

2008 Zinfandel Paso Robles

2008 Zinfandel East Bench

2007 Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Cab

Free to members (ATP, Z List, and Monte Bello Collectors) + one guest. $15 to the public

No matter where you're located, you can join in virtually by using the #wineblends hashtag on Twitter.

For Wineries:

No matter how many followers you have on Twitter, this tasting is a chance for you to connect with wine drinkers on Twitter.

Please share interesting info about your wine growing region as it relates to how you are blending grapes together. Try to share things in under 120 characters so others can "retweet" your tweets.

The Objective of #WineBlends Online Tasting:

+ Promote wine blends by connecting w/ wine drinkers on Twitter

+ Share interesting content about your respective wine growing region

+ Be positive and promote one another.

+ If possible have wines on hand from different wine growing regions.