News and Events
Check here often to learn about upcoming events, news from our producers and critical acclaim for our wine selections. As we travel to Europe to taste the new vintage and meet with our growers, we’ll be sure to post pictures and reflections here as well.
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Winner! Importer of the Year 2020
It’s official! North Berkeley Imports has been named “Importer of the Year” for the second year in a row by Wine & Spirits Magazine.
Wine & Spirits’ Top 100 Winery Winners!
We are so proud of our winners — five wineries in 2020! — who represent the best of the best in their respective wine regions. What a thrill!
Champagne and Climate Change: A Talk With Delphine Vesselle
Join us this Tuesday, June 9 for a webinar with the talented Delphine Vesselle of Domaine Jean Vesselle in Bouzy, as she chats with Forbes’ Tom Hyland about climate change and Champagne as well as explores her fantastic portfolio of Pinot Noir-based Champagnes.
Nebbiolo vs. Nebbiolo: Fratelli Alessandria & Piero Busso Webinar
Join us this Thursday, June 4 for a webinar with two of our Piedmont partners as they chat with Forbes’ Tom Hyland about the joys and challenges of crafting fine Nebbiolo wines from one of Italy’s most cherished wine regions.
Fratelli Alessandria’s Peleverga in Decanter
Pelaverga is a rare red grape that is found only in Piedmont, and particularly in Verduno, where our partners Fratelli Alessandria make one of the finest Pelaverga wines there are!
Barolo’s Voerzio Wines at James Suckling Event
We’ll be on hand in San Francisco to pour samples and talk wine at this consumer event on February 29, part of the Great Wines of Italy 2020 USA tour. Grab your tickets soon!
Alto Adige’s Kurtatsch at Great Wines of Italy Beverly Hills
Our newest partners from Alto Adige, Cantina Kurtatsch, will be featured at James Suckling’s Great Wines of Italy 2020 USA tour in Beverly Hills on February 28!
It’s Our Birthday! 40 Years in Fine Wine
This year we’re marking 40 years in the world of fine wine — four whole decades of sharing with you the bottles we love best.