Zin is in the air!!!

It's January once more and just as we get the fruits and favors of the holiday season, and the hangovers from New Year's Eve out of our system, it's time to hit the trenches for THE BIGGEST WINE BLAST ANYWHERE! ZAP!

Taking place next week all over San Francisco, but focusing primarily on the flagship GIANT TASTING event at Fort Mason Center, the 17th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers fstival of all things Zin (and all things that go WITH Zin) is gearing up to take the town by storm.

I've been attending this amazing gathering every year since it began and I have to say that I have never once been disappointed. Some years there's a buzz in the air from the very beginning - you'll hear about some spectacular wine from (usually) a little known winery and the flood of people around the table lets you know you've found the spot. Other years its a bit more subtle, and you get to explore the familiar and the unfamiliar wines and wineries that you might not find anywhere else. In recent years, my favorite event of the series has been the Thursday night Zin and food pairing that happens at Fort Mason Center, the chaos is a little more manageable than the Saturday event and the intentional food/wine pairings between wine makers and Bay Area (with a few exceptions like last year's Texas BBQ) chefs is not to be missed.

For me... ZAP IS THE NEW YEAR!

Cheers!