If you are reading this column, you most likely read newspapers, blogs and e-mails on your computer, magazine articles or trade papers, your mail, magazine covers in the checkout line at the supermarket, and, quite frankly, can’t sit still with a bowl of cereal without reading where sugar places on the ingredient list, even though…
Sommelier and Master Sommelier Host First Master Courses in Santa Barbara WHO: Brian McClintic and Eric Railsback, managing partners of Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant, the wine bar and retail store which recently opened to rave reviews in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. Teaching the courses will be acclaimed Master Sommeliers from around the United States: Brian McClintic,…
Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire proclaimed, “I have always depended upon the generosity of strangers.” If you’ve lived long in the SCV, then you know we’ve got our own unique selection of strangers, some more so than others. Some are simply strange, some seem menacing, some are clueless. But I’ve also…
Mollydooker http://www.mollydookerwines.com/ My first exposure to the winemaking skills of Sarah and Sparky Marquis was also my first exposure to Australian wine. It was about ten years ago that my wife and I were having dinner at Rosemary’s Restaurant in Las Vegas. The sommelier and I were discussing my wine preferences, and I explained my…
If you haven’t already heard the buzz, well now you have. SCV Unscripted is the newest production of Prime Publications, Inc., publishers of The Magazine of Santa Clarita and élite Magazine. Together with Bonnie Keith, owner of Video Magic Production, and Eve Bushman as host, SCV Unscripted is dedicated to bringing even more awareness and…
According to Greek Mythology, it was the God of pleasure and wine, Dionysus himself who first brought grape vines to Sicily. As we all know, there is always some basis to both legend and folklore. Archeological evidence places Mycenaean traders, as early as 1500 BCE, cultivating grapes on Sicily’s Aeolian Islands. By the 8th century…
THE BELGIANS ARE COMING … to UNION STATION, LOS ANGELES, CA Belgian Beer Fest – Saturday, November 2, 2013 The Belgians Are Coming -‐ Belgian Beer Fest is coming to Union Station in Los Angeles. On Saturday November 2, from 5:00pm – 9:00pm, The Belgians Are Coming Belgian Beer Fest will guide guests through the…
I don’t know how it came to be but it did. After months of begging I finally got my employer to agree to let me cut back my hours and hiring another full time employee. Very soon I will be working only from the time Samantha starts school to when Samantha is out. But in…
Grape of the Night explored a varietal that originated in Spain. In fact, it is known as the native or noble grape of Spain. That grape is Tempranillo. This varietal originated in Spain and was believed to be related to Pinot Noir, however, ampelographic studies have shown this not to be the case. This wine…
The Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Guild invites the community to “Clink! A Unique Beer Tasting Experience” on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The mid-week fundraiser will be held at Wolf Creek Brewery’s new tasting room and brewing facility in the Mann Biomedical Park in the Valencia Industrial Center. Held from 6:00pm until 9:00pm, the event…