From the heart of the maguey, and the soul of the village, Del Maguey Single Village™ Mezcal presents a new arrival to its Special Cask Finish Series, Del Maguey Mina Group Blend, released in the USA exclusively for Mina Group, a San Francisco-based restaurant management company led by James Beard award-winning Chef and Owner Michael…
(This article was written in March 2002 about the recently opened Agua Dulce Vineyards. It’s more of a tale of how excited we were to have a winery close by because we were missing Napa, and a babysitter.) I definitely gave Eddie fair warning in advance. He had a choice. He could either buy me…
Barbera is often referred to as “the little brother to Barolo”. This reference is based on the fact that they grow side by side in the same regions of Piedmont, Italy. However, these two wines are quite different. Barbera wines produced in the Piedmont region of Italy are highly consumed by the people of this…
Hi Eve – Here is our schedule for celebrating Wolf Creek’s One Year Anniversary for the Production Brewery and Tasting Room 25108 Rye Canyon Loop, Valencia, CA Thursday – May 29 4-9pm Release of our Timber Wolf Red Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer – we aged this baby for 4 months in Belle Meade Bourbon…
It’s been hit or miss for me to meet with L’Aventure winemaker/owner Stephan Asseo. Met him at a tasting event once and then missed him at his winery the next time. So when day #3 of the Paso Cab Collective ended and I got a text from writer Michael Cervin inviting me to come along…
No, I didn’t just go to Maria’s and order dinner and write a post about it. There was one, maybe two, more steps. The first step was that was when I was there ordering dinner I spied some really cool items in their freezer: Ziploc bags of meatballs, cheese ravioli and spinach ravioli. About a…
What does one do while on a long train from Varna to Skopje? Simple, drink wine. It is unfortunate that as a linguist, I do not speak either Bulgarian or Macedonian. Elena is often quick to remind me that since I speak Ukrainian, it would not be a huge leap to learn the lingua franca…
Whole Foods Market Monterey invites you to the 2014 Monterey Beer Festival, returning to the beautiful Monterey County Fair & Event Center. This not-to-be-missed event, for those 21 and over, benefits the Monterey County Fair Heritage Foundation (a 501c3 non-profit organization – Tax ID #77-0402426). Celebrating its 13th year on the Monterey Peninsula, The Monterey…
CARMEL, CA – Vendange Carmel Inn and Suites has partnered with 14 local Monterey County wineries to create a unique guest experience celebrating the bounty of Monterey County’s vineyards. Each winery sponsors one room or suite, providing its own creative touches. From the McIntyre Vineyards room with its impressive 100-year-old section of grapevine to J….
In this, the second annual Cab Collective, now called the Paso Robles Cab Collective, the media was given a multi-day schedule. I planned on resting my head for two nights at the Hammersky farmhouse, after days that would be spent doing barrel tasting of the 2013 vintages, vintner panel discussions, library tastings, interviewing winemakers over…