California wines sweep 26th annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition and Festival of Undiscovered Grapes coming to San Jose Jan 31

California wines sweep 26th annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition and Festival of Undiscovered Grapes coming to San Jose Jan 31

Speaking of oddball grape varieties, my wine colleague Allison Levine has organized a festival to give wine lovers access to flavors beyond the usual. The Festival of Undiscovered Grapes, to be held for the first time in the Bay Area, will take place Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Rotary Summit Center in San Jose, on the seventh floor of 88 S. Fourth St. Over 60 wineries will pour oddballs like valdiguie, carignane, ruche, cinsault and gamay noir.

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