Jazz and Wine Pairings

Visit our tasting room sponsors to sample their wines while enjoying local jazz

Saturday, June 5

Herb Gibson Trio

Location: : Murphy-Goode Tasting Room
20 Matheson Streeet, phone 707-431-7644
Time: 3 – 5 pm

Herb Gibson is jazz history — a fine vibes player, as well as a great singer, Herb is heir to the throne of the late great Milt Jackson. Join us at the Murphy-Goode Tasting Room in downtown Healdsburg, where you can drink in the Murphy-Goodeness of some of our all-time favorite wines. We think you will enjoy the tradition of all things Goode — friendship, hard work, a wicked sense of humor, a great bottle of wine, and jazz.

Saturday, June 12

Gary Johnson Trio

Location: Topel Tasting Room
125 Matheson Street, phone 707-433-4166
Time: 3 – 5 pm

Local saxman Gary Johnson fronts a trio at Topel Tasting Room, just a few steps east of the Plaza on Matheson. Mark and Donnis Topel craft exquisite, artisan wines that have won medals at prestigious wine competitions and praise from the nation’s best-known wine critics. Visit their tasting room and enjoy melodic jazz as you sniff, swirl and sip. Appetizers provided, wine available by the glass.

Eddie and Madeline Duran Trio

Location: Seasons of the Vineyard Bar & Boutique
113 Plaza Street, phone 431-2222
Time: 4 – 6 pm

San Francisco Bay Area’s favorite, the Eddie and Madeline Duran Trio  brings their live instrumental jazz to wine country! Join us at Seasons of the Vineyard on the Plaza for a taste of your favorite Ferrari-Carano wines paired with delectable small bites. Sip and sample, sway to the beat of modern, Latin, Brazilian, and bebop jazz tunes sure to soothe your soul while we satisfy your palate. Start your summer evening out groovin’!

Wine, Cheese, and All That Jazz!

Celebrate Passport Weekend on Saturday, April 24 with a lively evening of jazz and bossa nova tunes from our newest sponsor, the Topel Tasting Room. This is the first of three such jazz shows that Topel will host this summer, including one the second weekend of the Festival, on Saturday June 12.

This time Jim Adams, who has entertained thousands in appearances throughout Wine Country for more than 20 years, teams up with Gary Digman, a member of the Santa Rosa Junior College music faculty for 30 years.

Let Topel wines rock your palate as Jim and Gary swing with a bossa nova groove from from 5 to 7 p.m., a perfect prelude to your Saturday night dining. The music is free; regular wine tasting fees ($5 for four tastes) apply. Topel will also offering wine by the glass for $5, along with complimentary cheese and other delicious appetizers.

Topel Tasting Room is open daily 11-7 at 125 Matheson Street, Healdsburg; phone 707-433-4116. Visit them on the web at www.topelwines.com