Sutter Home Family Vineyards today announced the 2012 kick-off of the 21st annual Build a Better Burger Recipe contest and cook-off. The contest is now officially open for recipe submissions, closing September 3, 2012. Finalists will compete for the $100,000 grand prize for the winning all-beef burger, and a $15,000 prize for the winning alternative…
LA PRIDE guests invited to attend LAWineFest, held in nearby Hollywood; receive $15 off day rate The 7th Annual LAWineFest, the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, is extending a special discount to attendees of LA PRIDE, the largest gathering of the LGBT community in Southern California. Both are being held June 9-10th;…
Often speaking on wine education, impromptu and planned, I realize that for someone that espouses to write for beginners, I haven’t done much on that score…lately. So, prompted by a couple of questions in the last week – “Which wine will make my wife want to have sex with me?https://landmarkfamilydental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg/propecia.html ” being the most explosive…
(April 26, 2012; Los Angeles, CA)—The 7th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting City of Hope, has partnered with Los Angeles magazine in lining up 350 global vendors to pour more than 500 wines, craft brews and artisanal spirits at this year’s event. Known as the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, LAWineFest affords Angelenos a…
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…
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,…
George M. Taber, made famous in the wine world for writing about how Napa winemaking beat out France in the infamous Judgment of Paris tasting, has a new offering, it would seem, for those of us thwarted in our wine buying by the current economic woes felt nationwide, in his book A Toast to Bargain…
So The Wine Enthusiast Magazine comes out with it’s annual Top 100 Picks for 2011… and wouldn’t you know it – A few more missed opportunities from “Chef Mike” for Seek, Find, Buy, and Enjoy Wines that now may or MAY NOT be able to be obtained! Among a the 100 here are few that…
Monday, December 05, 2011, die hard GOTN members put on their winter clothing and went to Valencia Wine Company to taste and learn about the various differences and nuances of Malbec wines. This cold winter night was a perfect venue for the full bodied characteristics of this varietal and good friends. As Christmas was at…
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…