Okay, so our new law, that restaurants have until 2011 to comply with, forces us to be cognisant of the number of calories we are faced with before ordering. But nowhere do I see that the caloric counts of our favorite libations have to torture/tempt us as well: http://www.cspinet.org/new/200809301.html We were at BJ’s in Valencia…
Eve, I wanted to write and let you know how excited we are to be Santa Clarita Valley’s official first commercial winery. As of about two weeks ago, we were cleared from the state and federal government as a recognized bonded commercial winery. This means the paper work and permits are over and the fun…
18th Annual Fundraiser Benefits Senior Center’s Home Delivered Meals Mardi Gras is coming to the Santa Clarita Valley Aug. 22 as the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center Foundation hosts “A Hot August Night,” the 18th annual benefit dinner and auction to raise funds for the Senior Center’s Home Delivered Meals program. Guests at the event…
Tuesdays 4pm to Close Top 10 in 10 Top Ten most-ordered drinks (This is making Eve soooooooooo thirsty – and today is Tuesday!) Grey Goose Skinny Cocktail $4.50 Christini Martini $5.50 Stella Artois $2.50 Cosmopolitan Martini $5.50 Pomegranate Martini $5.50 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon glass $9 Stag’s Leap Chardonnay glass $5.50 Bass Ale $2.50 SCG…
Does this wine 101er get her long-overdue justification for drinking wine out of a box over 25 years ago? Or is the current incarnation , the WS 87pt WINE CUBE AVAILABLE ONLY AT TARGET, (as it’s their brand) have something special to offer: http://pressroom.target.com/pr/news/consumables/wine/backgrounder.aspx MaryAnn Worobiec’s Recommended California Sauvignon Blancs (Tasting Report, WS, Aug. 31,…
Wallys 6th Annual Central Coast Wine & Food Celebration Benefiting the Michael Bonaccorsi Scholarship Fund at UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology (http://bonaccorsifoundation.org/)The scholarship fund at UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology was created in the memory of Michael Bonaccorsi, one of California’s most gifted and passionate young winemakers. Scholarships are a key…
I met Jill Mittan of Midlife Crisis Winery in 2007 while volunteering at an event for LearnAboutWine.com. She was busy pouring her award-winning wines for appreciative patrons who chuckled over the whimsical name of the winery she and her husband Kevin started in Paso Robles. Midlife Crisis was clearly a labor of love for two…
Say it isn’t so: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009479123_starbucks16.html But it appears that Starbuck’s, not satisfied with cornering the coffee market in the USA, thinks it can corner the wine market as well? They have announced that some of their stores will now be serving…say it isn’t so…Vino de Starbucks? Next door to Valencia Wine Company on Towne Center…
World Wine Source and Education honored the independent film, “From Ground to Glass,” at Tournament Players Club (TPC) in Valencia. World Wine Source and Education’s Sommelier, DiMaggio Washington, and Event Coordinator, Alisha Maines, hosted the event bringing together the producer and guest Winemasters with local wine enthusiasts. The evening of insights was accented with culinary…
Vic Herstein is my go-to wine expert, great rock ‘n roller and all around nice guy. And, I consider him a good friend. So, expect no reporter’s objectivity here. On any given day of the week [except Mondays – they’re closed] you’ll find Vic at All Corked Up, staffing the retail store or wandering the…