Alexander Valley Winegrowers are pleased to present their second installment of a six-week virtual tasting series, A Chefs Journey Through Alexander Valley, live on Zoom and Facebook. Each weekly episode is scheduled for Thursday afternoons at 5:00 PM, beginning on February 25 through April 1.

The series will follow a paring style format with three dishes and three wines, tasting packages are available for purchase and come with recipe cards for viewers to enjoy the wine along with the dishes at home.

Episodes will feature several Alexander Valley winemakers, as well as some of the regions internationally known chefs. The series will be moderated by Sommelier Courtney Humiston that cover the wine industry. The hour-long episodes will focus on the various grape varietal that make up the tapestry of the Alexander Valley winegrowing region.

With numerous world-class growers, wineries, and restaurants found throughout the vineyards and towns within the region, the Alexander Valley Winegrowers embracing the virtual platform as a unique way to create enriching and entertaining access to the wine, food and most importantly, the people that make a livelihood in the valley.     

Chef Mateo owner of Chef Mateo of Mateo’s Cocina Latin  Plating Course 1
of Episode 1 airing February 25th at 5:00: A Citrus Dungeness Winter Greens Salad
paired with Carpenter Wine’s 2019 Alexander Valley Semellion

Alexander Valley Vineyards 2018 Cyrus is being paired with
Roasted Pork Belly, Cranberry Beans, Pistou
prepared by Chef Mateo of Mateo’s Cocina Latina

Episode 2 of a Chef’s Journey will feature Stuhlmuller Vineyards
+ J. Rickards Winery + Robert Young Estate on March 4th at 5:00pm

To register for this free event and learn more about the Alexander Valley winegrowing region, guests can go to, https://alexandervalley.org/virtual-tastings-spring-2021.  We also encourage you to visit the websites of our membership for access to the wines from the Alexander Valley.

About Alexander Valley Winegrowers

The Alexander Valley Winegrowers is a non-profit association representing 79 winegrowers and 35 wineries in the appellation. Alexander Valley Winegrowers is a community of winegrowers and winemakers sharing generations of family, history, and traditions dedicated to world-class winegrowing in the Alexander Valley. We are committed to the preservation and promotion of the vineyards and wineries in the Alexander Valley AVA. To learn more about the Alexander Valley Winegrowers, visit: AlexanderValley.org