Napa Valleys Newest Sub-AVA Gains Quick Support According to Federal Records (Napa, Calif) If an AVAs presence on wine labels is any indication (and it is), winemakers and wineries have fully embraced the new Coombsville growing region in southern Napa Valley. Since its approval as the newest Napa Valley sub-AVA in December 2011, 300 wine…
Van Gogh Vodka, the highly acclaimed and colorful collection of smooth, unflavored and bold flavored vodkas with remarkable tastes and aromas, and Little Black Dress Wines, the California wines known for their fruit-forward aromas, impeccable sense of balance and versatility, collaborated on several recipes. (loook for two more on this blog next week!buy filitra online…
There was more than one Goddess braving the SCV cold in nothing but a toga and a ceremonial grapevine headdress on one recent Friday night. Me, as the temporary Goddess for Circle of Hope’s Vine 2 Wine event in June, and the Goddess of Wine, a fellow-wine blogger, wine educator, WSET Level Two Certified, lucky-for-me-she-lives-in-Burbank-and-can’t-take-my-peeps-home-with-her,…
WOPN will take place at Bacara Resort & Spa on Friday, March 4th & Saturday, March 5th, 2016. Click here to purchase: WOPN Tickets World of Pinot Noir Friday Events Featuring Burgundy wine: The Terroirists: From Bubbles to Burgundy Seminars: A Sparkling Evolution, and The Diversity of Maison Joseph Drouhin’s Burgundy. We are honored to…
Ingredients About 10 cups vegetable oil 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 16 ounces Asahi Super Dry Beer 3 cups tempura mix* 1/2 pound fresh rock shrimp, peeled and deveined Sweet Chile Aioli: 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon white miso (also called shiro miso) Juice of…
Christmas Kiss Ingredients 1/2 oz Kahlua Coffee Liqueur 1/2 oz Chambord Raspberry Liqueur Preparation Mix equal parts Kahlua and Chambord in a shot glass. Can also be served over ice. Christmas Martini Ingredients 3 oz Gin 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth 1 tsp Peppermint Schnapps Preparation Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubs. Stir…
December 2015 (New York, NY) – The Women of the Vine Alliance recently published the agenda for the second annual Women of the Vine Global Symposium on its website, WomenOfTheVine.com. The benchmark event is to be held April 4-6, 2016 at the Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa, and will include a recent addition to the…
The historic Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley welcomed early Hollywood celebrities and now offers one of the most unique wine clubs in the business as well as first rate estate wines. Sprawling over 400 acres with a 6,000 square foot restored Spanish-style hacienda dating from the late 1920s and several revitalized casitas that have welcomed…
On March 6 I interviewed Chef Tamra Levine about her inspired interpretation of Chilean fare for a wine pairing dinner at Salt Creek Grille. A month later, and I’m still ranting about it. But the difference is that I’ve now had the dinner. You may have remembered last Thursday. The winds whipped up to try…