February 2018
Tastings.com’s Top Drinks Of The Year
CHICAGO (PRWEB) – Great news for all discerning drinkers, Tastings.com has awarded their 2017 Best of Category and Best of Show winners. Tastings.com’s beverage experts tasted through over 4,400 products in 2017 and have now announced the best of the best for your drinking pleasure. Sagatiba Preciosa Cachaca is one of the clear standouts of…
Tasting Wines From the New Newhall Refinery Wine List
On January 31 I joined about 50 local wine friends – now calling ourselves the #WineInfluencers – to taste through some of the new wines added to the Newhall Refinery wine list. They had recently expanded their list quite a bit (read the story about that here) so I was anxious to sample their new…
Save the Date: Winesong 2018
Please SAVE THE DATE for the 34th Annual Winesong, a glorious wine & food tasting and charity auction that takes place on the stunning Mendocino Coast every September. Produced by the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation and benefiting the Mendocino Coast District Hospital, this weekend of award-winning wine, spectacular food, exquisite art and charitable giving will be held at…
Sunday Tea and Wine Tasting all at the Historic Ackerman Heritage House in Downtown Napa
Afternoon Sunday Tea | One Sunday a Month through May Enjoy a lovely, traditional Sunday English tea at Ackerman Heritage House, which just so happens to be the only true tea house in Napa. Guests will enjoy a tour of the restored historic 1888 Queen Anne Victorian home and traditional English tea service complete with…
Vintage Eve 9/2014: Planning For Healdsburg and Napa
I’ll be heading out to Healdsburg for the first time since 2008 soon, and in planning the trip I looked for wineries that friends had recommended and/or I liked their wines already – but have never visited before. I don’t post when I’m actually away, so this article is a precursor to the fun I…
The Brännland Cider Story Part One: Pause and Take Stock
Hi all, Brännland Cider is just getting ready to bottle it’s 5th vintage of ice cider. The 2016. We started out in a basement five years ago with three 15 litre plastic fermentation jars and apples picked from the gardens around the village. This year we will be handling upwards of two-hundred metric tonnes of apples.https://www.urologicalcare.com/wp-content/themes/chunky-child/assets/js/premarin.html…
WineLA presents LODI in Los Angeles
Marina del Rey, Calif. – WineLA and Marina City Club join together to host Lodi in Los Angeles on February 21, 2018. With approximately 20 wineries set to participate in the festivities, WineLA & Marina City Club will expect to welcome hundreds of wine enthusiasts in a celebration of Lodi Wine Country. Did you…
THE BEAR AND STAR ANNOUNCES CELEBRATED LOS ANGELES CHEF NEAL FRASER FOR CHEF’S TABLE DINNER ON FEBRUARY 25TH
Chef John Cox and the Culinary Team Welcome Chef/Owner Neal Fraser of Redbird for the Restaurant’s Continuing Guest Chef Series Los Olivos’ The Bear and Star, serving “Refined Ranch Cuisine” inspired by the Parker family at the eponymous Fess Parker Inn continues their collaborative Chef’s Table Dinners with Chef Neal Fraser on Sunday, February 25,…
The All-Events Column
I used to do a round up of upcoming events, ones that I’ve been to and some that were new to me, nearly every year. Not sure why I stopped but, honestly, my wine world has grown so much – with more events than even I can ever go to – I think I just…