12 Restaurants, 12 Wineries, 1 Winner! Join us for a culinary competition spectacular that will determine the BEST Food & Wine Pairing in Ventura County! This January, the Ventura County Wine Trail is putting a new spin on food and wine shows by introducing the Local Food & Wine Challenge. Twelve teams of local wineries…
Last Thursday I was treated to a self-pour format tasting (Yes, professionals only!) of Rosé Champagnes and sparkling wines at Waterloo and City courtesy of The Tasting Panel magazine. My Facebook status pretty much described my “celebratory” mood and got many comments: “If you just saw a crazy blond seat-dancing in her car on the…
I’m of the opinion that Thanksgiving, more so than even 4th of July, is OUR National Holiday Event that bests defines the unique nature of the American Experience. A few other countries (i.e. Canada) may have national holidays to give thanks, BUT I am not convinced that in those countries Thanksgiving is for them what…
It’s that time of year again peeps, Halloween decorations are up and holiday shopping has begun. I’m here to tell you the best way to shop – while drinking! It begins with a beautiful venue, about a dozen pages of wines to sample that all can later be ordered at discounted prices. And, to make…
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My daughter Samantha’s favorite vegetable is the mushroom. No clue where that came from, suffice it to say, I’ve found a way to incorporated mushrooms into several dishes. (Please, send me any recipes you might have with them too Dear Wine Friends!) So, while working the Hart Show Choir Rummage Sale a few weeks ago,…
Last Thursday, at Waterloo & City in Culver City, I attempted to sample as many double gold wine and spirit winners I could in about an hour. The time constraint is because I don’t want to deal with the traffic home, and for now, these events occur at lunch and not at the time I…
Phylloxera – Want to sound smart? Throw out this tidbit I stole from class: The grape Phylloxera/aphid/louse succinctly took out all of France’s wine growing when they used our vine cuttings there in the 1850s. Our little bug, that our vines were resistant too, ate their way through French vines. They had to either rip…