Two House-Made Ramen Dishes, Local Uni from Urchin Diver Stephanie Mutz Now Offered on Friday and Saturday Nights at Les Marchands WHO: Chef Weston Richards, Executive Chef of Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant in the Funk Zone of Santa Barbara WHAT: Early this year, Les Marchands’s Chef Weston Richards introduced his personal interpretation of…
Most of us will be running around looking for that perfect Christmas gift for our loved ones right up to the last minute. But let us not forget to purchase the wines that will pair with the food we will all be enjoying over the holidays. There are some basic pairing rules to help you…
Accompanying the two wines recently sent to me for review was this message, “As you may know, Planet Bordeaux wines include 7 AOC’s – Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux Supérieur, Bordeaux Supérieur Blanc, Bordeaux Rosé, Bordeaux Clairet, Bordeaux Rouge and Crémant (sparkling) – and represent 52% of the Bordeaux wine region (270 million bottles in 2013). Overall, 13 bottles…
Collier Falls http://www.collierfalls.com/ A recurring theme during our recent visit to Sonoma was the early and quick harvest. Typically, with our visit happening in early October, there would have been plenty of grapes still on the vines. Not so this year. But, that didn’t make our hour-plus ATV vineyard tour with Barry Collier at Collier…
Spain’s Great Match, now in its 21st year, is a tasting event organized by the Trade Commission of Spain, in which American importers and distributors of Spanish wines present their top products, new wines and their latest vintages to the American wine industry professionals and consumers…and offers a great education for wine 101ers! Lecture: Verdejo…
There are times that you drive around the Paso wineries and many times you drive right past one that is a real gem that is tucked away and hidden from view. Our good friends Larry and Gloria Stahly know that my wife Tracy and I are passionate about good Pinot Noir wines. On this trip…
In our years of writing about wine we have also had many occasions to serve wine in both public and private tasting events. Couple that with the countless events, bars, wineries and restaurants we’ve reviewed and I came up with a quick training guide for our consulting clients that I’d like to share with our…
Thanks for wanting to read about my tasting classes. There are many things that I can do – it’s really up to the host what they want as far as the lesson, wine, spirits and food. My Level Two certification from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) has given me equal time with wine…
“I met you on Facebook Day One I think and couldn’t believe you came to my home for a church fundraiser, albeit a single malt Scotch tasting, without ever having met. Since then I have enjoyed meeting with you, and your husband John Dickey, at numerous “wine-y” adventures. We’re both wine bloggers passionate about the…
“We got our holiday wish. Now we’d like to help others with theirs.” Adam Beaugh, Social Media Director for Jackson Family Wines, sent me this intriguing invite to taste wine at Craft LA with a nice note that continued, “I read over your blog and would love for you to come if you are available….