It was a recent Saturday evening, and we were searching for somewhere new to go. My wife Karen searched the internet for wine oriented restaurants within a reasonable distance and came up with Chablis Wine + Food (www.chablisca.com) in Tarzana. A perusal of the online menu made us wonder why we hadn’t visited sooner. And…
Our next stop was Turley Wine Cellars, where they were presenting a blending seminar. The panelists were National Sales Manager Christina Turley, Winemaker Karl Wicka and Vineyard Manager Brennan Stover, and the topic was how the various blocks of the Pesenti Vineyard in Paso Robles are blended together. The Pesenti Vineyard was originally planted over…
Our plan to attend this year’s Paso ZinFest was actually put into play a few months ago, when we visited Janell Dusi at her family’s Dusi vineyard with Mike Ortiz and Carey Babcock, and vowed to return in March to her J Dusi winery club pick up party, which just happened to be on ZinFest…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
Annually, The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona honors an individual with the “Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Award”. Past recipients have included Alice Waters, Julia Child, and Magrit and Robert Mondavi. Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend Hospitality Uncorked, this year’s event held at the JW Marriott at LA Live,…
Robert Simon owns two wonderful restaurants in Pasadena: a/k/a an American Bistro (www.akabistro.com) and Bistro 45 (www.bistro45.com). It had been way too long since we had visited either. But then we received the following via email: Edibles for Epicureans Events and Wine Dinners In the continuing tradition of Bistro 45’s discovery of new wineries and…
The Historic Vineyard Society’s 2nd Annual Vineyard Tour and Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Vineyard Tour, featuring the historic, century-plus-year-old vineyards of Bedrock, Fredericks, Pagani, Old Hill, and one other to be named, will be led by HVS Board members Mike Officer (Carlisle Winery and Vineyards), David Gates (Ridge Vineyards), Morgan…
Al Robles of Cheers @ All Corked Up doesn’t have a definite date set for the grand opening, but has sent me some pictures to tease you with. We will continue to keep you updated as news develops, and you can also check Cheers @ All Corked Up’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cheers-All-Corked-Up/296996607022577?sk=wall …
Family Winemakers of California Thirteenth Annual Trade Tasting Pasadena Convention Center Tuesday, March 13th If I had to go to only one wine tasting event per year, it would be the Family Winemakers of California tasting held annually in Pasadena. With typically about 200 wineries represented, many of which are not readily available, this event…
I pulled up to All Corked Up one recent afternoon for my meeting with Al Robles to discuss his soon-to-be open restaurant/wine bar: Cheers at All Corked Up. I was a little early, so I went inside and, of course, immediately gravitated to what used to be our “usual” table. As I sat there, I…