March 2011

Things were quiet on Facebook last weekend when I had my much-anticipated trip to Paso Robles.  I didn’t go online very much as I was far too busy wHining and dining, touring and tasting.  We had snow on the vines, as you may have had yourself here at home, and found great ways to stay…

After years of gaining support in Maryland’s General Assembly, we are closer than ever to passing a law to allow Maryland citizens to receive wine by mail from wineries and wine-of-the-month clubs. We are asking you to call or email your legislator before Friday, March 4 (the day both bills will be heard by the…

Whether you have a kitchen or not (me!) this is where I will be eating a 4-course French dinner with 4 full 5 ounce pours of French wine on March 8 – with only 44 other wine peeps!  Hope you are one of them! On Tuesday, March 8, starting witha 6:00 reception and followed by…

On March 23, Patina Restaurant, the award-winning Relais & Chateaux restaurant adjacent to the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, kicks off its second Sommelier dinner for an evening of incredible wine, food and conversation, where guests will taste and experience wines from a special guest winemaker from Moraga Vineyards and Silvestre Fernandes,…