(Update: Use promo code “bogo” you’ll get two tickets for the price of one for the Oktoberfest Saturday night.) It was a uniquely cool experience seeing the parking lot of our mall being transformed a little every day as Belgium workers that flew in took to the task of erecting our first Spiegeltent this October….
Hi Eve – Here is the jpeg for our “Beer and Chocolate” Pairing event on Wednesday, September 24th. We will be doing a flight of our handcrafted ales (including the seasonal favorite, Punkin’weizen) paired with hand crafted chocolate truffles from “Truffles and Toffee”. Both Rob (Brewmaster) and Vlad (Chocolatier) will be on hand to discuss…
I left Santa Clarita again for a wine event! I hate to shock you but this job can be somewhat demanding at times, as there are so many worthy charities that food and wine find their way to. I learned about Break the Cycle’s annual Savor the Season event last year at a special reception…
Where else to grab a beer than the Vine 2 Wine Classic! Did I just read that right, you ask? Beer at a wine event? You absolutely read that correctly. In the past, Circle of Hope’s Vine 2 Wine Classic has had a beer garden, which started out with 3 beers in 2011, then 6…
June brings the last of the outdoor wine festivals in the Los Angeles area, at least the last until the weather starts to cool off again upon the end of summer. The Ojai Wine Festival was held Sunday, June 8th. Now in its 28th year, this event offers an amazing array of wines to taste,…
To keep myself busy while caring for my injured-yet-again spouse, satisfied more by angry single malt Scotch than the doctor prescribed Vicodin, I called Tanya Green, the new owner of Wine 661 to find out what new things they are offering the SCV wine drinking public, myself copiously included. Okay Tanya, I have been to…
In November of 2012, George Washington’s fabled Mt. Vernon Distillery was reopened. Today a meticulous recipe of the popular 1799 blend by our first president, is taking the rye whiskey market by storm. I have it on good authority that the president’s whiskey was not only the rage of the day, it made Mr. Washington…
On Saturday evening, August 17, 2013, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. the Vine 2 Wine Classic returns to the original Wine Classic venue: California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita. The event benefits local non-profit, Circle of Hope, in serving the needs of women in our community with breast cancer. “We are looking forward…
This is the first of two articles I will be writing over the next few weeks on Wolf Creek and their success. This article is going to cover the grand opening of the first commercial brewery in the Santa Clarita Valley and I can’t think of better way to start. I was accompanied on this…