Last Thursday I was treated to a self-pour format tasting (Yes, professionals only!) of Rosé Champagnes and sparkling wines at Waterloo and City courtesy of The Tasting Panel magazine. My Facebook status pretty much described my “celebratory” mood and got many comments: “If you just saw a crazy blond seat-dancing in her car on the…
This latest Willi’s Bottle Art Collection publication is not a book, more a loose leaf flirt with the written word. It stands in the way of time, brandishing its message in the most audible manner. Willi’s Memoirs are out early, pointedly colorful and delivered with candid clarity. The CollectorBox of 22 Vintage ‘Bottle Art’ posters…
Local wine friend, and TGIC wine importer, Jeffrey Levine, handed me a flier today at Vine 2 Wine regarding this Chilean effort. I’ve met Alex when he, and Jeff’s wife Chef Tamra Levine, did a phenomenal – and first time for Santa Clarita – Chilean wine pairing dinner at Salt Creek Grille Valencia. I found…
These things go together like oil and water. I have never really considered myself a spiritual person. I don’t have time for it.It’s too complicated.I don’t want to be like everyone else. I have all kinds of reasons. But just for a little over an hour, in my Cultural Appreciation of Wine class at Napa…
Many of us are familiar with beer and wine, but there is another enjoyable drink that fits into this category that people are not familiar with and that is meads. The immediate response that I generally get is, “what is mead?” Mead is basically fermented honey and is often called honey wine. Mead dates back…
Sleep. Will I ever catch up? A long Labor Day weekend preceded the 4th episode in my epic journey of Cultural Appreciation of Wine. Friday brought a trip to Manteca for the morning. I hustled to put Friday morning’s excursion behind me, so I could hop on my motorcycle for my much anticipated trip to…
After I posted a letter from Peter Goossens Founder of the Loose Goose (see post just below this one) I started receiving messages from Dear Wine Friends. Not everyone has a Yahoo account to comment on my blog. If you would like to add to this post you can e-mail me any time at ebushman@earthlink.net…