For the seventh straight year Valencia Wine Company has opened its doors to the after world allowing goblins, ghouls and witches to come together for a Halloween Bash. And yes it was a graveyard smash. We had Sookie and Bill from True Blood, the Village People, gladiators and damsels, doctors, nurses, hippies, counts and countesses,…
SEAVEY BACKGROUND The most underrated great Cabernet produced in Napa Valley….with perhaps the best second label wine in Napa, the Caravina Cabernet…keep in mind I have Seaveys going back to 1990 in my cellar.”– Robert Parker, Wine Critic, The Wine Advocate, Dec 2008. 2007 Seavey Cabernet [RP: 95-99 Points]2005 Seavey Cabernet [RP: 95+]2003 Seavey Cabernet…
Tonight’s lecture in my “Cultural Appreciation of Wine” class, which is taught by Paul Wagner, at Napa Valley College is a little more technical and a little less cultural than normal. All about major developments in wine. I’m talking big developments. As in, not small. These are developments in winemaking that fundamentally changed the quality…
These are responses to last Thursday’s blog post SCV Wine Magazine Letter that came back to me via Facebook this week. Both from the other end of the wine tasting bar at wineries: Ginger G: Have working in a winery and now owning a wine touring company…they must charge for the overhead…not everyone buys the…
Susie Clark thought you would be interested in this link to “Butternut Squash Risotto” on the Food Network Web site: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/butternut-squash-risotto-recipe/index.html Comments from Susie Clark: Hi Eve, Made this last weekend with a Chardonnay. Was delicious. Thought you might like too! Susie C Ingredients 1 butternut squash (2 pounds) 2 tablespoons olive oil Kosher salt…
Halloween Highlights: e Come down to Valencia Wine Co on Saturday, October 31st and enjoy the biggest Halloween Party in Santa Clarita! The Helen LaPrairie Band will be Rocking and Rolling until the early morning and Guy will be giving away prizes for the Best and Most Outrageous Costumes. 8pm-2am http://www.valenciawine.com/ e Wine 661 Second…
I‘m looking forward to Tuesday. Would you be able to bring us a bottle of wine? I would be very self conscious about choosing something for us and I’d be most likely to overpay and under deliver. Love,Carrie I love this. I love that instead of my friend Carrie taking an uneducated stab at purchasing…
My dear wine friend! My girlfriend and I have always enjoyed wine tasting in Paso Robles, however, we decided this past weekend to make the shorter trip to the Santa Ynez valley. Although any wine tasting time is fun, we found ourselves feeling slightly disappointed when comparing this weekend to our usual time in Paso….
Looking for the perfect signature cocktails to serve at your upcoming Halloween bash or enjoy at your favorite local hotspot? Domaine de Canton, the world’s first super premium ginger liqueur, has some stylish and seasonal Halloween offerings that are sure to impress even the most discerning cocktail expert! The spirit’s ginger flavor profile is perfect…