06 Oct Please The Palate’s October 2016 Newsletter

Getting ready for the holidays? It’s hard to believe it is time to start picking out the Halloween costumes and to think about Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and the end of the year. Here I am still trying to recover from the summer where I seemed to be on the road more than at home. Travel took me to San Francisco, Lodi, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Baja California, France, Italy and Greece. I hope you had a busy and fun-filled summer as well. Now it’s home for a short bit before hitting the road again. Upcoming Events Santa Barbara Vintners Celebration of Harvest A four day celebration in Santa Barbara Wine Country over Columbus Day Weekend with dinners, open houses, seminars, Vintners Visa, and the Festival Grand Tasting. October 7-10, Wine Country Events October 8, Festival Grand Tasting www.celebrationofharvest.com Wine & Spirits Magazine 13th Annual “Top 100” Tasting Event  The popular consumer and wine trade event, which benefits San Francisco Baykeeper, will feature over 200 top-scoring wines from producers who have earned the highest ranking from the magazine’s critics during a year of blind tastings by the editorial staff, guest sommeliers and retailers. Monday, October 10, 2016 City View at METREON (135 4th Street, San Francisco) www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com/top100 Tickets Options: Collector’s: $185* 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm *Ticket includes early entry to taste wines from W&S all-time favorite wineries, pouring 10 mature vintage wines. General admission: $125* 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm *Ticket prices include all wine and food, a one-year subscription to Wine & Spirits and a complimentary tasting glass courtesy of Stolzle-USA. Read the full October 2016 Newsletter.