June brings the last of the outdoor wine festivals in the Los Angeles area, at least the last until the weather starts to cool off again upon the end of summer. The Ojai Wine Festival was held Sunday, June 8th. Now in its 28th year, this event offers an amazing array of wines to taste,…
Presented By Joe Giacomin’s Martin Chevrolet To Benefit The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy: A Growing Tradition in Southern California The sixth annual Wine & Beer Festival will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles. The event, including world renowned wineries and…
I attended a planning meeting with Circle of Hope board of directors and staff this week, all to discuss the upcoming 2014 Vine 2 Wine Classic that Eve’s Wine 101 Consulting is helping to get the word out on. This is what I learned: The 13th annual event will once again be held at California…
50 Acclaimed Wineries from the California Central Coast and Tastings from Select Restaurants to Benefit the Michael Bonaccorsi Endowment at Hancock College Wally’s Wine & Spirits will host Wally’s 9th Central Coast Wine and Food Celebration (WCCWFC), benefiting the Michael Bonaccorsi Endowment Fund at Allan Hancock College Department of Viticulture and Enology on Sunday, July…
Big Sur, CA- A celebration of the amazing array of wild foods will be the centerpiece for a weekend of gourmet food, world-class wine and beer, entertainment, expert-led foraging hikes and a friendly chef competition with celebrity judges. Save the dates of January 16th through 18th, 2015. Big Sur area restaurants will host the culinary…
Hubby printed out this recipe for me. Then he asked me to replace the sweet potatoes with boring brown ones, but I got red hoping to reach a middle ground. Other changes are in italics below. Not sure what prompted hubby to choose this one, and after I went to their website I wondered, what…
Happy Fourth of July – Celebrate with style and light up that grill, make your favorite burger… sip your favorite wine… but for some, which wine to pair with the plethora of grilled goodies? Let me suggest some guidelines followed by my choices of wines to pair with those delectable patties, no matter what protein…
For our upcoming edition of our Local Treasures Dinner, our executive chef, Jason Paluska, and local winemaker, viticulturist and owner of Larner Vineyards and Winery, Michael Larner, have collaborated to create an amazing 5-course pairing dinner. Chef Paluska has carefully chosen local and seasonal ingredients to be specifically paired with Larner’s wines from Ballard Canyon. This event will be held…