What is making the tenth Vine 2 Wine the new CLASSIC? It’s not classic because it’s a decade old, it’s now the CLASSIC because the wine chair, from the former SCV Wine Classic, Jeff Jacobson, has joined Circle of Hope’s event committee. Within a matter of weeks Jeff has gone from a half a dozen…
We try to get wine events that we like listed in our weekly Dear Wine Friend free e-newsletter and/or our SCV Wine Calendar. But every now and then I do the work for you, which means pulling the info from each site and culling it all into one article, especially when there are so many…
In reviewing two bottles of Napa Valley wine, from the same winemaker but two different varietals, I expected to find no similarities. But, in looking over my tasting notes for today’s column, I found one: Both wines developed, ripened, blossomed and smoothed out after ten minutes in my glass. I found myself returning to my…
Fourth annual forum and celebration of the region’s signature wine will be the biggest and most comprehensive yet Paso Robles, California – Block out April 12-14 on those new 2016 calendars. You’ll be in glorious Paso Robles learning about—and tasting through—the best wines from this rising-star region. The world-class quality of its signature Cabernet Sauvignon…
Hate to admit it, but we are all probably guilty of this at one time: I haven’t tasted or visited Rombauer Vineyards in a few years. Just like when you check out the constant barrage of new restaurants and forget about your old favorites. So I was very pleased to be reminded of this long-running…
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.” Ted Plemons, CASS winery partner. Guests at a recent CASS wine pairing dinner were treated to more than one Ted-Ism, as Ted Plemons wife, Lisa, calls her husband’s affable speech, on a warm night on Salt Creek Grille’s patio. But first, SCG…
There was more than one Goddess braving the SCV cold in nothing but a toga and a ceremonial grapevine headdress on one recent Friday night. Me, as the temporary Goddess for Circle of Hope’s Vine 2 Wine event in June, and the Goddess of Wine, a fellow-wine blogger, wine educator, WSET Level Two Certified, lucky-for-me-she-lives-in-Burbank-and-can’t-take-my-peeps-home-with-her,…
CabFest Napa Valley to Return in 2016 to benefit the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center March 2016 Luxury Lifestyle Event to Feature Grand Wine Tastings, Wine World Superstars, Culinary Trendsetters and Recording Artist Mat Kearney (Napa Valley, CALIF.) – CabFest Napa Valley, the premier luxury lifestyle event that celebrates Cabernet Sauvignon and benefits the…
I think my head may explode… We all know that Turley Wine Cellars is “all about that Zin”. Okay, and Petite Syrah [spelled Larry’s way] along with a few other varietals. But Cabernet Sauvignon? Several years ago, when Larry Turley was being interviewed by a major wine publication, he opined that people drink Zinfandel for…
I haven’t done a “One Bottle Post” in awhile because I had so much to write about from my Paso Robles trip. So, it was nice to segue from California to Mendoza, Argentina, to use my WSET education and take my time to evaluate a Malbec blend I had never had before from winemaker Michel…