Eve Bushman
Seen, and Drank, at Pinot Days – from my post in the Beacon
I attended the1st Annual Pinot Days Southern California at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica airport a couple of weeks ago. Forcing myself out of my comfort zone I went over the hill for a tasting from over 85 producers. Organizers Steve and Lisa Rigisch had one goal: To educate people about Pinot Noir. About…
Rusty Sly: Pinot Noir Tasting (Next GOTN is Monday 2/1 Valencia Wine Co at 7pm)
The Pinot Noir varietal is a favorite among many wine aficionados. Pinot Noir is derived from the French words meaning “pine” and “black” which is based on the varietals’ tightly clustered dark purple pine cone-shaped bunches of fruit. Pinot Noir grapes are grown in cooler regions all over the world which was evident at tonight’s…
Mojito Cuban Cuisine Wine Dinner
Come to Mojito on Monday, February 8th for an amazing dinner and exceptional wine paired by Valencia Wine Co’s Guy Lelarge. First Course Lagar de Cervera Albarino 2007 Cuban Seabass Chilean Seabass with a White Wine Butter Sauce, Olives, Tomatoes and Capers on a bed of Sautéed Zucchini, Yellow Squash and Carrots. Second Course Castillo…
"What do you do?" (A Query to Eve at a wine fundraiser)
Bacchus know what I do and why. I do it for him…the love of my wine giving God. But, if I can add a charity into the mix, well, there’s no living with me. Fills up my little soul. Whether it’s a local group or an international one, I somehow have developed this rep of…
A story in Pictures: Eve at Pinot Days Gone Wild
Eve’s Wine 101 4-ticket winner Dana Heimdahl Chernault. This handsome Sommelier, George Skorka, got caught with an empty glassbetween myself and Tamara Brown. Jeff Levine, myself and the Browns. Susie Majesky and Bob Jones were arriving as we were leaving. We tried to leave them a little. Yelp buddy Laura Garcia. I’m flanked by fellow…
Rusty Sly: What Are Finings?
When you pour a wine into your wine glass and hold it up to a light we are fascinated by the clear and beautiful red color of the red wines or vibrancy of a white wine. This clarity is the results of having all suspended particles removed from the wine. Vintners use filtration processes to…
Pour Into Haiti: Raffle Item Just Added!
One more reason you want to attend this Thursday night’s “Pour Into Haiti” event at All Corked Up from 6-8pm: $5 Raffle from SCV Vintners and Growers Association Winner gets two “passes” to stomp grapes from 2010 harvest, participate in pressing and then bottling the wine. They will take home 6 bottles of ‘their’ wine…
Find Eve Here: Chinese Food + Wine = a new kind of pairing dinner
Think out of the Chinese Food Container with: New Moon Valencia’s Contemporary Chinese Food First Wine Pairing Dinner SANTA CLARITA, CA – 13 January 2010 – On Tuesday January 26th at 6:30pm New Moon Valencia will hold it’s first 5-courses 5-wines pairing dinner featuring Michael-David Family of Wines. Michael-David Family of Wines is well known…