June 2010
Lost in the Cellar of Time, AKA The One Bottle Blog Post
I’m blaming this one, as usual, on my spouse. Mr. Cellar-It. We bought an inexpensive Chilean Cab TEN YEARS AGO, that was a definite “drink now”, and laid it down deep in the recesses of our wine cellar. Let’s now fast forward to yesterday. This is what my hard-working Fire Chief spouse comes home to:…
Chef 101: Humpday One Day Late
Press Release – for Immediate Release – from Eve’s Wine 101 A new feature has been added to your favorite wine blog for beginners and aficionados. Get ready for it…I will be taking you with me, willingly or not, on my Chef 101 journey every Wednesday to make your hump-day hump-full. It started about two…
A Dinner for Joseph Phelp’s FogDog Fans
Join us for a Joseph Phelps Vineyards Wine Dinner at Mistral – Sherman Oaks on Monday, June 7th. Here is a sneak peak of the menuTo start, enjoy the following with our 2008 Sauvignon Blanc: • Spicy Shrimp “al Ajillo” • Lobster Spring Roll • Mistral Goat Cheese Puffs Next, with the 2007…
News from Willi’s Wine Bar
(The above poster is mine, one of two I now own, from Willi’s “1991 vintage”. This one was bought for me by friends as a surprise birthday gift during a wine tasting weekend in Santa Ynez. I was so surprised to find the posters hanging locally, I made a Huge-Eve-Deal out of it, and I’m…
HIRSCH VINEYARDS EVENTS
(Time for a road trip? Lots of great destinations here. My most memorable one was when my group rented a mobile home so we could all travel together. They killed a bottle of single malt Scotch, sans our driver and ME, before even getting to the wineries. Don’t recommend it. Unless, of course, it’s your…