There are certain wine and spirit distributors that are known for representing a lot of producers of, well, plonk, and keeping strangle holds on their regions that prevent higher quality products to be available for the consumer. Henry Wine Group is absolutely not one of these kinds of distributors. Per their website, Henry Wine…
From the Beacon: On the EveWine101.com site I routinely run recipes. My friend’s recipes made with wine, or made with any type of alcohol, run on Sundays. And then I run my favorite recipes, ones that I haven’t completely botched, on Wednesdays. With, you guessed it, a running commentary of how it worked out. Sometimes…
Novelist and column writer Auberon Waugh (1939-2001) wrote a wine book in 1986, that albeit is very dated when it comes to specific wine reviews, shows great wit. I found this interesting as my wit has all been drained from me after completing the Wine & Spirit’s Education Trust Level 2 course, that trains sommeliers…
The Balletto Family story is a true wine country farming story. Even as they segued from vegetables to grapes, the Ballettos continued to be farmers and were named 2010 Sonoma County Farmers of the Year. And, as you visit their stunning production facility and tasting room, you would never dream that this began as a…
Cori Solomon, organizer of #LAWineWriters, recently arranged for our group to meet with Thrass Giantsidis of Greece’s renowned Ktima Gerovassillou all-estate winery. The plan: To boldly go where…wait…to be led through a tasting of his highly-awarded wines along with some small plates at Downtown LA’s Ledlow restaurant. I did a little research on Ktima Gerovassiliou…
The Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance presented Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and other cool climate varieties at the Wine House in Los Angeles this past week. Guests were told not to “…miss this opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones and see what is up in the Hills!” And, in my…
ROBERT YOUNG WINERY We had scheduled ONLY one other winery visit after seeing Shane [see my previous article], so we had time after lunch to squeeze in one more stop before the finale. A trip to Sonoma absolutely requires us to spend some time with Rick Fraga.online pharmacy https://salterlewismd.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/new/amitriptyline.html no prescription drugstore Karen and I…
Back in the day, when my column was called “Eve of Destruction” it would have made sense that I made fun of something (guess which then-local politician) and then had to answer for it (when said politician called me up and asked me to lunch). Fast forward to my current glorious job as a wine…
Every year we try to provide all the information we can get from our local restaurants on their Happy Hours – just for you, our favorite peeps. Use this as a guide and feel free to comment on any restaurants we may have missed, and any details you can share. Every restaurant on this alphabetical…
When I think of Ferrari-Carano, I immediately think of Fumé Blanc. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Many years ago, I remember ordering a bottle of this delicious refreshing wine with the Ferrari-Carano label at a San Francisco restaurant. But this winery is about a lot more than that. The winery was founded in…
