As an aerospace engineer I deal with a lot of problems and issues. In this role it is very important to review all of the details before presenting results to management and finally customers. Most of you know my love of natural cork closures for wines. However, I have many colleagues and friends that love…
Market Fresh Cocktails Now Available at All Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne Fine Dining Restaurants WHO: Christiaan Rollich, Head Barman, Lucques, a.o.c. and Tavern, Los Angeles WHAT: Prolific bar talent, Christiaan Rollich, shakes up new cocktails at Lucques, a.o.c. and Tavern. Additions to the beverage menu of specialty drinks include the Xolito, Mocambo, Tenderfoot, Monk’s Dream and the Rosarita Mai Tai. Rollich’s cocktails are seasonally inspired…
Sonoma County Winegrowers, Sonoma County Vintners, and Full Circle Wine Solutions periodically band together to showcase Sonoma County’s sixteen AVAs. Their Sonoma in The City event was held recently at The Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. And lest you think this was purely about Pinot Noir and Chardonnay [make no mistake, there were excellent examples…
We played a game the other day in the Pulchella Tasting Room. Winemaker Steve Lemley removed his tasting notes and we spent nearly two hours talking winemaking practices, the effects of the past 2010 and 2011 cold Paso years and that these wines we were to taste were from the “2012 No Excuses” vintage –…
Verde Valley (Green) is now producing some very exciting wines. Verde Valley is also excelling in the realm of organic wines. Where is Verde valley? Jerome, Arizona, of course. Not only is this unlikely region producing wines of distinction, they are the vision of one whom some may consider, an unlikely source. Caduceus Cellars is…
Another braising sauce/meal starter from Williams Sonoma! Every Christmas I get 3-4 of these starter kits in jars, store them away and then pull from my pantry in a pinch. I haven’t been disappointed yet! Each one is unique and all have incredible flavors – that someone else has spent the time creating. Today’s is…
I’ve been thinking about POP Champagne bar in Pasadena for a few months because…well…we don’t have a Champagne bar in Santa Clarita yet. With dozens of Champagnes, by the flight, glass and bottle, also doing the same for sparkling wines, fortified wines, pink wines, vintage champagnes and regular wines…I figured that I would get over…
The Movie That Helped Put The Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country On The Map Celebrates A Decade Of Cult-Like Popularity In 2014 (SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif.)–In a single sentence, seven words to be exact, the character of Miles emphatically uttered the phrase, “I am not drinking any [EXPLETIVE] Merlot!” and in doing so immortalized the…
Supporting higher education and student scholarships will take on a delicious flair at Cal Poly Pomona’s Southern California Tasting & Auction. The seventh annual event will be held Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the scenic W.K. Kellogg Rose Garden and Aratani Japanese Garden. During the fundraising event, guests will…
Second Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival http://www.sierrapelonavintners.com/ Do you know what an AVA is? It is the abbreviation for “American Viticultural Area”, which is an officially designated wine grape-growing region in the United States. Creation of a new AVA has to be approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the…