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The Goddess Covers Spain, by Eve
The day before I left the U.S. to chaperone my daughter’s show choir at the Olympics, I signed up for my friend Denise Lowe’s Spanish Wine Tasting Class. I’ve interviewed Denise many times about her work as a wine educator and festival sommelier, but never attended one of her educational tasting classes. Below are the…
Kitchen Wizards Presents: A Taste of Chile
By the end of this month, and through September, I am running a recipe a week from a recent wine and food pairing class I took at Kitchen Wizards. It was so good, so informative, so exciting, so mouthwatering…that one story wasn’t enough to do it justice. Want a taste? Sign up for this one…
Sommelier Gregory Alonzo: Georgian Wines and Spirits Score Big in Los Angeles
For the better part of a century, the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition has exhibited an array of the finest domestic and international vintages. The annual wine-tasting event is widely considered among the most prestigious in the United States. online pharmacy https://www.sterlingchiropractortherapy.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentythree/parts/html/flexeril.html no prescription Every June, an esteemed panel of international judges is…
Michael Perlis’s First Crush
First Crush http://firstcrushwinemaking.com/ First Crush’s full name is First Crush Winemaking Experience, and First Crush does in fact offer a variety of different experiences. They provide programs for picking, crushing and eventually bottling your own wine, vineyard tours, blending seminars, all the way through complete winemaking education. There are lots of choices depending how deeply…
Michael Perlis Visits: Silver Horse Winery
Silver Horse Winery http://www.silverhorse.com Awhile back, we attended a tasting at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles put on by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. One of the highlights of this tasting for me was Silver Horse Winery, which is located in San Miguel. This is essentially Northeast of Paso Robles, and is sometimes…
Michael Perlis Reports: Tobin James Cellars
For some reason, when I mention Tobin James to certain wine people [snobs?], they turn up their noses. Why? I’m not really sure. Is it because Tobin makes wines for a wide range of wine lovers, at lots of price points? Or is it because people have fun in his tasting room? Or is it…
From Cuvaison: Selma’s BBQ Pork Spareribs
Selma Wolfe a new Club Associate to the Cuvaison team and brings many talents to Cuvaison including cooking. She recently shared with us her recipe for BBQ Ribs; it pairs perfectly with some of our favorite wines- Selma’s BBQ Pork Spareribs (serves 5-6) 2 full packs of pork spareribs, about 6 pounds Preheat oven to…
Eve Drinks for You: LA Wine Fest 2012
Another sunny day in California…but wait…what’s this…a wine fest! Yahoo! Nothing makes a weekend any better than to spend a few hours in the backlot of Raleigh Studios sipping wine, sampling tequila, trying out a new single malt scotch and pairing it all with old pals and new acquaintances. Yes, it’s my life, go get…
Eve Tastes: Rhone Rangers 2012 at the St. Vibiana Cathedral
Epiphany! Why do I get so excited after over five years of dedicating myself to writing about wine? Why does a Rhone Rangers tasting event build up such an anticipatory thirst in me? The first time I went to a Rhone Rangers event I scoffed at all of the Grenache being poured, as the color…