HALL, one of the leading Cabernet producers in the world, has announced plans to renew its premiere culinary offering, A Taste of HALL, for 2016. The wildly popular food and wine pairing workshop is designed to engage, inspire and educate guests about seasonal food and wine pairings while channeling ones inner chef. We are thrilled…
In my own Wine 101 blog I routinely dedicate an entire column to a review of one bottle of wine. I find it only fair as one winemaker, one winery and one nod from Mother Nature did as well. So today I give you my reflections on: 2000 Chateau Moulin de Sales AOC Lalande de…
My husband Ed’s sister Ann, recovering from major surgery and not really up to the long drive from Rancho Cucamonga, deserved a home delivery of catered treats on Thanksgiving. Within a day or so of the suggestion, her energies rallied and she took charge. Forget the advertisements from supermarkets and well-known pie restaurants that we…
Guests at Ca Del Sole restaurant passed our table and stopped to remark, “Are you having a wine tasting here? We figured with the three magnums on the table…” That what? We’d share? Oh no, I was going to take any extra wine home by employing the old trick of sticking that cork right back…
A month ago I had my first Big Green Egg meal at All Corked Up. Sound strange? It wasn’t at all, it was the best BBQ I’ve had in my young…err…life. BBQ Galore sells the egg-shaped green-domed BBQ and All Corked Up had Jeff Marr, Area Manager, make Tri-Tips for partygoers that night. I snatched…
Valencia Wine Company’s Annual Holiday Tasting was the wine affair of the season, as promised. Delayed a week by fire and freeway closures there wasn’t a lack of interest or attendance. People needed a holiday now and it served to get them ready for the real ones to come. This 4th installment was a testament…
Wine and Food Pairing Challenge with 100% of Ticket Sales to Benefit Napa Valley and Bay Area Charities The HALL Cabernet Cookoff will return for a sixth year on April 25 featuring an all-star line-up of both Napa Valley and San Francisco-based chef teams. Bringing together foodies and wine for a culinary pairing challenge, chef…