In association with Tequila Ocho and First & Hope The Wine House Presents: Road Trip On a luxury chartered bus with 45 co-conspirators, we’ll head downtown for a party hosted by one of the finest tequilas makers today, Tomas Estes, at the newest night club sensation in Los Angeles, First & Hope. Mark your calendars…
Hi Eve! This dish is super easy! Enjoy! 1 pound spaghetti1 cup butter3/4 pound Mizithra cheese DirectionsCook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain.When pasta is almost done, start slowly melting butter over medium heat until golden. Skim butter solids off top. Toss pasta with butter. Sprinkle with cheese to…
Artisan, the acclaimed American Bistro by brothers Chris and Mike Kobayashi in the heart of Paso Robles, announces the March lineup of participating food and wine artisans for their Monday Night Supper series 2010. As an extension of the restaurant’s philosophy of “Farm to Table” cuisine, Artisan is offering a three course family style menu…
A couple of weeks ago there was a flurry of discussion on wine glasses on Facebook. Some people are sold on Riedel and others had no preference. The question that I pose is, “What is the purpose of the wine glass to you?” The reason that I ask this is because all of us have…
Please explain it to me. I’m not getting this at all. 10, count them, 10 days of bitching about being on antibiotics for a sinus infection. Moving my Open That Bottle Night to tonight instead of last Saturday night like the rest of the wine world. Pulling out wine – days ago – that I…
Once again we are faced with a plethora of wine choices that the novice has to choose from. Instead of tasting the wine, or having it suggested to us by the sommeliers working in our wine stores that KNOW our tastes, we get…art. Art and wine works. But on what level? A local friend of…
(This post originally ran Sept 09. Today Michael updates us with this news: The current WS has Carlisle smack dab in the middle of the cover, with one of Mike Officer’s Syrahs taking top honors with a 98 and another at #8 with a 95. When you look at the other names [and prices] on…
THE WINE HOUSE and UPSTAIRS 2 RESTAURANTare honored to have Rupert Symington, in the flesh, to conduct our first ever Port wine tasting and 4-course dinner featuring the Ports and Portuguese still wines of: SYMINGTON FAMILY ESTATESTuesday March 9th, 2010Reception: 7:00PMDinner: 7:30PM Rupert Symington is a fourth generation member of the Symington family, Port shippers…
Hosted at Robinson Ranch on April 1, 2010, this year’s event is being kicked up a couple of notches. We will open the tournament at 10:30 am with a putting and chipping contest followed by a relaxing day of golf. After the golfers return we will transform the event into a wine tasting, and beer…
In our continuing series to educate the public about direct wine shipping, we would like to address the alleged concern that Maryland youth will use direct wine shipping to become inebriated. Myth: Minors will use direct-to-consumer wine shipping to obtain alcohol illegally.Fact: Multiple national studies, other states’ experience and evidenced youth behavior show that this…