US premier artisan wine festival supports education for aspiring winemakers; festival announces Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture program continues as beneficiary for 2015 Paso Robles, CA – The Garagiste Festival presented a check for $20,000 to the Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture department from proceeds raised at its 2014 Garagiste Festivals. It also announced…
Garden-of-Eden Salad 1 large bowl organic mixed greens, about 8 cups (spring mix is our favourite) 1 ripe avocado, chopped 1½ cups tomato, chopped ⅓ cup carrot, finely shredded 1 cup red pepper, seeded and chopped into chunks ¼ cup red onion or shallots, thinly sliced ½ cup crumbled feta cheese ¼ cup black…
Two Seminars Added To The Line Up Of Events March 20 – 21, 2015 (Paso Robles, CA) – Paso Robles Wine Country’s signature weekend celebrating all things Zinfandel just became more desirable. Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Weekend, March 20 – 22, 2015, will now feature a series of educational wine seminars, called Zinposium, focused on Paso…
A Green Bloody Mary Made the Southern Way: Ole Smoky Green Bloody Mary Ingredients: 6 tomatillos 2 yellow heirloom tomatoes 1 dill pickle 3 garlic cloves 1 serrano chili (seeds remove) 1 oz. Ole Smoky Original Moonshine 1 ½ tablespoon preserved lemon Juice of ½ lime 3 dashes Tabasco ½ teaspoon each sugar, salt and…
Happy 2015, Eve’s Wine 101 fans! I hope your New Year is off to a great start like mine is, hitting the ground at a gallop. It didn’t hurt to start the year almost 100 pounds thinner than last year to begin with, but that is another story (one that includes not limiting my access…
Independent Poll Names Del Maguey as Top Trending Brand Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal has been ranked No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Bars Brands Report 2015. The Academy widened its net this year to query 100 of the world’s greatest bars. The widely respected and independent Academy comprises 334 bartenders, commentators and industry trainers…
Threat or opportunity for producers? Changes in the Earth’s climate will bring about changes in the taste and production of wines with some calling it a ‘grape-ocalypse’ as traditional growing areas are lost, it’s been predicted. Whether global warming is man-made or a natural phenomenon or a combination of the two, vine growers are already…
ShipCompliant and Wines & Vines Release Annual Report Showing Value of Winery Direct Shipments Jumping 15.5% in 2014 (Boulder, COLORADO) American wineries increased the dollar value of their direct-to-consumer wine shipments by an unprecedented 15.5% in 2014, with an equally record-breaking increase in the volume of those shipments. The average price per bottle of shipped…
Peter Cham Departs West Bridge in Cambridge and Begins the Year as Chef de Cuisine of Lentz’s Central Coast Location WHO: Chef/Owner David Lentz, The Hungry Cat Hollywood, The Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon and The Hungry Cat Santa Barbara and Chef de Cuisine Peter Cham, The Hungry Cat Santa Barbara WHAT: Chef David Lentz…