Red Carpet Worth Food & Wine Tasting with the OscarsSunday, March 7, 2010 – $25pp Cheer on your favorite Oscar hopefuls at Pourtal Wine Bar on Oscar Night. Watch on all three screens while enjoying a “Red Carpet Worthy” Tasting put together by Wine Director, Rachel Bryan and Chef Sean Takaki: Best Actress:The Rare Wine…
Cooking Class Saturday, March 27th 1:00-3:00pm Come learn how to prepare and enjoy tasting these delicious recipes that are great for a Sunday or Easter Dinner! Includes instruction, entrée, and two perfectly paired wines! Recipes ~Romaine & Fennel Salad with Shaved Manchego Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette~ ~Brie and Apple-stuffed Chicken Breasts~ ~Israeli Cous Cous…
When I first started my so-called Journey of Discovery to learn more about winemaking in Los Angeles, I didn’t realize that the beginning of my trek would take me to a place about as far away from Santa Clarita as I could get and still be part of Los Angeles County – Pomona. The library…
So it’s come to this: Our friends in the north are still waiting for Better Beer and Wine Laws so that they can enjoy the same wine, from the same wineries, as their friends in other states. I run Adam Borden’s press releases from Maryland on this wine blog and am always astounded at to…
Thursday, March 11, 6:30pm – 9:00pm CROSTINI – Caramelized Onions Topped with Gruyere Cheese. Heirloom Tomato, Arugula, Corn and Beet Salad, with Asiago Cheese and a Basil Vinaigrette Dressing. Grilled Filet Mignon with a Cabernet Reduction Sauce, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Roasted Butternut Squash and French Green Beans. Three-Chocolate Mousse Parfait Featured Wines:Tobin James Chardonnay Tobin James…
1. You’re an LA City Firefighter, going almost 30 years, are all firefighters good cooks? Why? I would like to say that all firefighters are good cooks, but I have had a few bad meals at the station. Firefighters live at the fire station for 24-hour shifts, therefore we all have to cook for each…
A couple of weeks ago, my good friend Gregory Alonzo of Terrel Wines provided a tasting of wines from the Republic of Georgia at Valencia Wine Company. This tasting was an introduction as well as an education on very unique wines. Here is a little background from an earlier article that I wrote on these…
Join the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association as we open our member wineries’ cellar doors for our 19th annual winter barrel tasting event, the World of Wine, on March 6 and 7, 2010. Temecula Valley wine country wineries will offer tank and barrel tastings of future vintages – as well as finished, bottled wine tastings – paired perfectly with complementing…
Many of you probably saw last week’s Baltimore Sun article in which Senator Joan Carter Conway, chair of the committee that hears alcohol bills, went on the record saying that the wine shipping bill “is not going anywhere” despite having a majority of her own committee and both chambers supporting the legislation. Did this make…