In the first of an exciting new “pairing”, SAKE Bistro has teamed with Valencia Wine Company for their first Wine Dinner on June 21. The “Meet the Winemaker” format will feature only the wines from Paso Robles’ Grey Wolf and their winemaker, Joe Barton. I asked Guy Lelarge, the owner of Valencia Wine Company, what…
Santa Maria, California – June 29-July 1, 2012, Chardonnay, the world’s beloved noble white grape, is once again being celebrated at The Chardonnay Symposium in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County. Internationally recognized producers, new-comers to the craft and pioneering growers will gather in this leading Central Coast appellation to analyze, discuss,…
Cantara Cellars www.cantaracellars.com Winery owners Mike and Chris Brown opened their Cantara Cellars tasting room in October 2007. But, their winemaking actually started four years earlier, in the garage of their home in Moorpark, in the Cantara section of the Serenata development [after all, the name “Brown Estate” was taken. J] Mike grew up in…
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…
Wine Tasting and Dinner Celebration! On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7 PM. Le Chene will be featuring the following wines: Domain Barat Chablis Premier Cru Les Fourneaux 2002 to start, paired with Baby Mixed Salad with Apples, Olive Oil and Meyer Lemon plus Coquilles St. Jacque with Leek au Gratin. Followed by Lous Max…
The winter (or lack thereof) and spring have been great for us at JoLe! The kitchen has been pumping out great new dishes to go along with some of our classics. Now with the bounty of new produce coming with the great weather it should only continue to improve. With the changing of the seasons…
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…
Wow, two weeks in a row of low-fat recipes. Will wonders – or my increasing waning appetite – never cease? This week I found the recipe from MyRecipes.com. I was amazed to find that this sauce, of milk, Dijon mustard, flour and nutmeg – added to a little Parmesan cheese, Pine Nuts and tons of…
A couple of weeks ago was the Weekly Best Buy Wine Tasting featuring new and cellared wines from Mr William Terry of PWS. Unfortunately a traffic mishap (Not to worry William is fine!) kept him from his duties as host leaving yours truly to carry the day. Here are my notes from The BEST BUY…
I drove myself down to Woodland Hills recently to meet with wine importer of the year Alex Guarachi, the CEO of TGIC (Thank God it’s Chilean) to learn about Chile’s Carmenere grape, TGIC distributing California wines – including Alex’s own Guarachi Family Wines label – and to do some tasting! Oh, and did I mention,…