Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco
The 19th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Festival will be January 28-30, 2010, in San Francisco, California. More than 250 Zinfandel-special wineries from all across California will pour barrel samples and new releases. Chef Beverly Gannon, the proprietor of Hali’imaile General Store on the Hawai’ian island of Maui, will be there. Probably the most well-known chef in Hawai’i. Chef Bev was a James Beard nominee for Best Chef in 2004 and has been voted “Best Chef in Hawai’i” numerous times. She’ll prepare a signature Hawai’ian dish during “Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing”, taking place on January 28.
The Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) is a non-profit, educational 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing public knowledge of and appreciation for American Zinfandel and its unique place in our culture and history. Winegrowers, winemakers and wine enthusiasts combine to form the membership. The common focus is the preservation and recognition of Zinfandel as America?s heritage wine. ZAP?s membership includes approximately 300 winery-members, 6,000 advocate-members and 50 associate members.
