Record breaking year for long-running Texas Wine Competition Dallas, Texas – TEXSOM Co-founders and Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks and James Tidwell today announced the results for the 2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards. With a record for the most entries in the competition’s 31-year history, the TEXSOM International Wine Awards is the most successful yet. Founded…
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, nearly 1,600 Los Angeles food lovers and Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) supporters flocked to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar for one of the most highly anticipated gastronomic events of the year: Food Fare. Celebrating its 36th year, Food Fare delivered an outstanding variety of food and drink samples from over…
Last week, I wrote about my own history with Family Winemakers of California. This week’s article is about my favorite wines at this year’s tasting. I did my best to visit some of my old favorites as well as try to find some new ones. With almost 100 wineries pouring hundreds of wines, I barely…
It’s been a thrilling ride for my VP Michael Perlis and me to play a small role in seeing the ICUE open. From learning about the plan, getting to see the plans, hosting some fundraising and just watching it all come together – I can’t compare it to anything else as nothing this big has…
Four Seasonal Cocktails are Inspired by Wildflowers, Market Produce and Botanicals Cocktail Class on Spring Drinks Scheduled for April 21st WHO: Alberto Battaglini, Mixologist at S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez, California WHAT: Alberto Battaglini, the acclaimed mixologist at S.Y. Kitchen, presents four new spring cocktails inspired by the warming temperatures, local market produce and botanicals….
Looking at light noodle meals…it wasn’t until I got home from the market did I realize that there was no actual meat in this recipe. Lucky for me hubby was recovering from a stomach bug and really couldn’t manage much, and the two tablespoons of fresh minced ginger would be restorative, IMO. online pharmacy https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/mg/flagyl.html…
Today Beacon readers get an answer, via Jennifer Gerard from Whitening on Wheels*, to the age-old question: Can I enjoy my red wine and keep my pearlie whites? But of course you can. I don’t advocate changing your habits – they keep me in business! Tell us about yourself and about your company Whitening on…
HAZLITT 1852 VINEYARDS’ 2013 BARREL FERMENTED CHARDONNAY, 2013 VIDAL BLANC ICE WINE, AND 2013 UNOAKED CHARDONNAY TAKE HOME BIG AWARDS AS WELL Hector, NY — Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards’ 2013 Sauvignon Blanc took top honors as “Best New World White Wine” along with winning Best of Varietal, Best of Class, and Double Gold Medal at the…
Pioneering Santa Barbara-based vintners Stephen and Cathy Pepe have announced that they have entered into a long-term partnership with WALT Wines, a St. Helena-based specialist in vineyard specific Pinot Noir from California and Oregon. The 29-acre winery and vineyard was founded in 1994 on Highway 246, just 8 miles east of Lompoc, CA. “My wife…
Several years ago, long before I ever began writing about wine, I received in the mail [that was real mail back then] a letter from a winery inviting me and two guests to the annual Family Winemakers Tasting at the LAX Hilton. I did a little research and determined that this was a huge wine…