After celebrating with Dad, it’s time to start thinking about summer cocktails and the 4th of July! For this year’s celebrations, Cointreau and MARTINI have Red, White & Blue drinks that are perfect for outdoor BBQs and poolside sipping. See below for the recipes! Red, White & Blue Bramble 2 parts Cointreau® 1 part…
Once again I searched “Cooking Light” for a dinner that would work on a 90+ degree day. If it was up to me it would be completely vegetarian, but, shoot, me, I don’t want my husband to (shoot me). I loved making my own dressing with OJ and lemon juice and making the pasta in…
On Tuesday May 15 I looked forward to a wine tasting class on “The Great Sparklings of Italy: A Unique Tour from North to South” that promised we would “Discover the amazing variety of grapes… that make the Italian sparkling wines unique…” A pretty impressive panel of experts was on hand, that included sommeliers, winemakers,…
Local friends may recall meeting sommelier Gregory Alonzo at the 5th Annual Holiday Wine Tasting put on by Valencia Wine Co. at TPC. At that time Gregory introduced the guests to the wines from the Republic of Georgia, many that had been aged in clay pots. Well, lucky me, I found Grisha (his Russian name)…
These tidbits come from DiMaggio Washington’s World Wine Education textbook and the classes I took from him for my level two WSET sommelier certification. Consider this as a Part 2 of a Wine 101 education. (Thirsty for more? Scroll down for WSET class information and join me for the next one!) Wine was first made…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
This high-class version of an old tailgate favorite — beer-can chicken — subs champagne for the beer and flavors the poultry with fragrant herbes de Provence Champagne-Can Chicken Ingredients 2 tablespoon(s) herbes de Provence, finely ground 1 whole(s) (6- to 7-pound) chicken 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter 1 1/4 cup(s) champagne or sparkling wine 2…
The 2nd Annual Santa Clarita WineFest takes place less than one month from now on March 3, 2012 at Bridgeport Marketplace in Valencia, CA. Couples, groups and thirst enthusiasts will attend the one-day event to enjoy over 300 wines, brews, spirits; along with food and live music. At this point, ticket sales are in full…
All I Wanted Was: Beer and Chocolate Chili I recently queried Facebook pals for a chili recipe that had meat, beer and chocolate. So many ideas came my way but I ended up tooling around the Internet until I settled on this one below. I had originally planned to put it all in the crock…
At a friend’s house for dinner, I was wowed by the wine, the main dish, and a really nice/light possibly Italian salad dressing. Here is my old friend Timmy’s recipe: Ingredients 2 tbl plain yogurt – I use Greek style 1 tbl white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar 1 tbl lemon juice 2 tsp Dijon…