Pasadena, CA – You are invited to be a part of Masters of Taste 2017, an outdoor, luxury food and beverage festival that will take place on Sunday, May 7th, 2017 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the field of theHistoric Pasadena Rose Bowl! Masters of Taste 2016 attracted 2,000 guests and garnered media attention…
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – More than 25 of the Russian River Valley’s top wineries will converge in San Francisco on November 3rd and then in Sacramento on November 10 during the Russian River Valley Winegrowers’ (RRVW) Single Vineyard Night tastings. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste small-lot wines stemming from single vineyards across the…
Announcing the 8th Annual STARS of Cabernet – November 9th and 10th. Los Angeles, California -WineLA’s Annual “Stars of Cabernet” is back and better than ever with the support of THE ROBB REPORT and the expansion into Del Mar California. Join us on Wednesday, November 9th at The Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego and on Thursday, November 10th at The Peninsula Beverly…
I had noticed that other cities were doing cocktail events: our very own Santa Clarita Valley restaurants had bar programs that were vamping up with seasonal craft cocktails along with favorites our parents enjoyed like the rye-based Manhattan, blended whiskey-based Rob Roy, the Luxardo cherry and orange wheel in a whiskey-based Old Fashioned and the…
One of our favorite annual events was held on Saturday, September 10th at UCLA and Karen and I had the great pleasure of once again attending. Not only is L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade always extremely well organized in a great setting on the Royce Quad, with great wines, beers and other libations, but guests were…
The 9th Annual Sunset in the Vineyard, benefitting programs of Assistance League® Santa Clarita, will be held on Sunday, November 6th from 1- 4 pm at Compa Vineyard in Newhall. This palate-pleasing fall celebration has quickly become one of Santa Clarita’s premier wine events: “It’s a celebration of the best of the Santa Clarita Valley–a…
Big Sur Health Center announced January 13 – 15, 2017, as the dates of its annual Big Sur Foragers Festival. This year’s partners include Carmel Valley Ranch, the sister property of longtime host Ventana Big Sur. Due to renovations at Ventana Big Sur, the Fungus Face-Off and the Grand Chef dinner will take place at…
I like hard cider, hard root beer, but in the immortal words of some spokesperson I don’t know, when I drink craft beer it’s made locally, and only from our very own Wolf Creek Brewery. See me and other representatives from the WiSH Education Foundation, every Tuesday night for the month of September from 4-9pm…
(HOT! HOT!) AUCTION LOTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 WINESONG, MENDOCINO’S PREMIER CHARITY AUCTION AND FOOD & WINE EVENT ** Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th on the Mendocino Coast ** FORT BRAGG, CA – The 32nd Annual Winesong event, a spectacular weekend of award-winning wine, fabulous food, fine art, music, merriment, and charitable giving held…
Karen and I had planned to attend and report on the Stu and the Kids event held at the Vibiana on July 31. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it, so I asked founder Stuart Skversky to give us some information on how the event went and the organization it supports. Here’s Stu… On January 29, 2015…