The Roger Room Bartenders Hit the Mark and Create Libations Inspired by the Season’s Market Ingredients WHO: THE ROGER ROOM, West Hollywood WHAT: THE ROGER ROOM, Los Angeles’ award winning mixology bar, presents five new cocktails inspired by smoke, fire and the season’s market ingredients for their beverage menu, bound to help…
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 14th, for the annual Pine Mountain Club Wine in the Pines, in Pine Mountain Village Center. For four hours, from 12 noon to 4 pm, you’ll be able to taste exciting wines from throughout California’s wine- growing regions, with dozens of premiere wineries to choose from. If wine isn’t…
The message below was emailed to all “Lee’s Wine Storage” locker owners on 4/18. I texted Lee this morning after I received the e-mail (sender prefers to remain anonymous) and the text shows as received, but I have not yet heard back from him. If I get anymore information I will share it immediately in…
Simply Wine Festival http://simplywinefest.com/ What started as a dream fairly quickly turned into an amazing reality. Martha Peretz and her team at Great Festivals Incorporated should be congratulating themselves for putting on a practically perfect extravaganza, the Simply Wine Festival, especially considering it was their inaugural event. Start with the venue itself, the Four Seasons…
We spent last weekend celebrating Earth Day in Paso Robles, in case you missed all my hints in the Dear Wine Friend e-newsletter. We started out with a lovely tour and overnight accommodations at the Creekside Bed and Breakfast formerly owned and operated by Per Cazo Cellars owners Dave and Lynne Teckman. From there we…
Lublin, Poland has been an important trading site since the early Middle Ages. Due to its economic prominence, the city has been attacked and sacked by Tatars, Ruthenes, Yotvingians, and Lithuanians. By the late 1200s, Lublin was under the rule of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhyna and eventually by the 1400s absorbed into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth….
On behalf of the Paso Robles CAB Collective, I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend the CABs of Distinction Gala, April 26, 2014 at River Oaks Hot Springs, Paso Robles, CA. Explore the appellation’s most sought-after collection of Cabernet Sauvignon and red Bordeaux varietals, enjoy exclusive access to winemakers and savor…
A few years back Ed and I were stopped right in front of Backwoods Inn by the SCV sheriffs in one of those mandatory drunk-driving checks. I was scared, not because we had drunk too much, but because police in general make me nervous. (Another thing to blame on my mom—the very first hippie of…
Thousand Oaks, Calif.– Wines and Jazz lovers from throughout the region will gather in Thousand Oaks on May 18th for the 3rd Annual California Jazz & Wine Fest, set for Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Conejo Creek Park North (1379 East Janss Road) in Thousand Oaks. Presented by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise, the…
On Sunday, May 4 from 1pm to 4 p.m. the picturesque Rose Garden and Aratani Japanese Garden at Cal Poly Pomona will again serve as the beautiful setting for friends and alumni savor fabulous wines and enticing cuisine samples from some of Southern California’s most popular restaurants, while enjoying lively musical and auction entertainment. In…