Seared scallops with home grown orange, brandy, whiskey, & mint reduction topped with a hint of caviar! In my husband Steve’s words, “Perfection on a Plate!” I don’t measure….LOL but here goes: For the glaze – about 6 juicy oranges (strained) salt, Agava, brandy, whiskey….bring to a reduction/glaze. Towards the end, add a couple of…
“Free run juice” is the initial juice that drains from the grapes when they are crushed but before they are pressed. My limited understanding is that this juice can theoretically produce wines of higher quality than from grapes that have been pressed, due to reduced exposure to the skins and the chemicals released by the…
Anyone who has been reading my weekly column knows that I love and exalt sparkling wine. I have gone on record, and jokingly stated that champagne is what makes life bearable. I am also fond of saying that when the weather is too cold, the only thing to drink is champagne. So here we are…
The event below is the work of several people, including yours truly: WiSH Education Foundation board members Marlee Laufer, Amy Daniels and Gail Pinkser, Volunteer Coordinator Claudia Sheridan and Eve Wine 101 Consultant Michael Perlis. We hope that you can join us for a very special evening: Imagine entering the new jewel of Santa Clarita Valley…
Aren’t we all relieved that the Mayans weren’t predicting the end of the world??? Although, no one would have been stuck with the post Christmas bills from all of our holiday shopping. For me, I would have been very disappointed, as it would have kept me from being involved in the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle…
From one of my fave educational sources, Ian Blackburn of LearnAboutWine.com, I received an invitation to attend a VIP luncheon with 16 other vinophiles followed by a tasty tour of the STARS of Santa Barbara held in the beautiful Beverly Hills Peninsula Hotel. Winemaker Luncheon There were seventeen names on the guest list, four winemakers…
It was about a year and a half ago that I first met Doug Minnick. At that time, Doug and co-founder Stewart McLennan had just announced the first Paso Robles Garagiste Festival, focusing on wineries with annual production of less than 1,200 cases, many of which you wouldn’t find anywhere except at this event —…
Prior to coming to Paso Robles, a couple of my friends that are regulars to the area introduced me to wines from a new winery called Daou. I was very impressed with the quality of the wines from this new winery. So continuing our Paso Robles adventure Tracy and I decided to stop at the…
No, I swear, I was not cleaning out my cupboards when I decided to make this recipe. God knows what I went into the pantry for, but I came out with a can of coconut milk. And of course I have no clue as to what recipe I had planned this for when I originally…
The First Annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival will be held Saturday January 26, 2013 from 11am to 4pm at Reyes Winery approximately 45 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. In attendance at this inaugural event will be the Sierra Pelona Valley Vintners, local winemakers and other wineries and breweries from all across southern California. …