San Francisco wine cruise
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The Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise sets sail on its maiden voyage on September 7, 2007. Held aboard the historic USS Potomac, the cruise caters to connoisseurs of fine wine and dining and will feature wines from many of the best grape-growing regions throughout California. The cruises depart from Pier E at the San Francisco Ferry Building.
In the first of a series of cruises, fine wines from the Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Livermore valleys and the Central Coast will be showcased. The wines will be served with foods that accentuate the flavor pairings. The initial cruise schedule is for Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday brunches, which will be held on most weekends between September 7 and November 25, 2007.
Passengers will leave the ship with a richer appreciation of which wines to select from particular regions to best complement different foods. Renowned winemaker Daryl Groom will be on board for the inaugural cruise to explain the particulars of each wine and its food pairing, and to answer passenger questions, along with other guest winemakers from the represented vineyards. Guests will be provided with written information that describes key characteristics of wines from the different regions and the types of meals that best accompany them, and can apply this knowledge to meals and entertaining of their own.
Three pairing stations serve ten different dishes along with unlimited tasting of nine different wines, enjoyed with the stunning scenery of the San Francisco Bay while aboard the former presidential yacht of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.