(Editor’s note: This article is not written by me, nor are the questions mine. It came via e-mail on DiMaggio’s behalf.) It’s been more than 60 days since The Cellar Wine Bar and Restaurant closed their doors. Like any business that goes through this difficult decision and process, there are many questions left unanswered and…
On Tuesday, December 13, I learned from over five reliable sources that The Cellar Wine Bar and Restaurant was closing its doors. Much like the fall of the Loose Goose, I asked wine people to share their positive memories of time spent in The Cellar: Steve Lemley, winemaker, Pulchella Winery – DiMaggio is a poster…
The day was finally here! Ever since we released one of the first stories about the Garagiste Festival scheduled for November 12th at Windfall Farms in Paso Robles, I’d been waiting excitedly for the event. No more sneak peeks, no more winemaker interviews, it was time for the real thing! For those of you who…
This week, Eve Wine 101 readers get…my script! A few weeks ago I was asked if I was open to being on a show about wine. Duh, YES! It happened like this: Dear Eve, My name is Tim Skogstrom, I own Cornell Winery and the Old Place Restaurant over in Agoura. I have spoken with…
It was a Friday night at The Cellar. This guy was leaving, and stopped by our table to say goodnight to DiMaggio Washington, owner of The Cellar, who had joined us for dinner. After he left, something about him made me ask DiMaggio who he was. Okay, maybe it was something about me – I’m…
WINE IN THE PINES June 11, 2011 On Saturday, June 11th, while many of you were enjoying the L.A. Winefest, I headed North for the 1-hour drive to Pine Mountain Club to enjoy Wine In The Pines (www.wineinthepines.com). Unfortunately, my wife Karen was unable to accompany me, so I was joined by DiMaggio Washington of…
Vias Imports Ltd, which was established in 1983, imports a wide selection of Italian wines to the US. The wines are distributed locally by The Henry Wine Group. Recently, thanks to Jim Griffin of The Henry Wine Group, I had the opportunity to accompany DiMaggio Washington, owner of The Cellar Wine Bar and Restaurant, to…
The last time I co-chaired a big wine event, Pour Into Haiti with Roman Weiser and David Schutz, I counted on these two very capable men to harness the winery help while I could focus on being the social networking butterfly. With the Circle of Hope (COH) taking over the Betty Ferguson Foundation’s Vine 2…
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…