What a night at Valencia Wine Company for our January 2012 Grape of the Night. One of the largest showings that we have had in a while. Included in our gathering was none other than Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery tantalizing us with some of his latest and greatest wines. Those of you that…
Carlisle Winery www.carlislewinery.com Our time in Napa was coming to a close, and I was jonesing for some Zinfandel. We had arrived in Napa on Wednesday and spent some time with Christina Turley tasting some Turley Zins and Petites. But now it was Friday, and we had gone an entire day without any Zinfandel. Clearly,…
The members of the Paso Robles Chapter of the Rhone Rangers invite you to the 2012 Paso Robles Rhone Rangers Experience Windfall Farms Sunday, February 19th, 2012 Seminar and Luncheon 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM Grand Tasting and Silent Auction 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Join the 45+ members of the Paso Robles Chapter of the Rhone…
How do you pair food – like the recipe below made with dark beer – with wine? That’s our topic today dear wine friends. What I learned from DiMaggio Washington, my Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) instructor, was that you can pair foods with either like-tasting drinks, or opposing ones. The food will change…
Not long after interviewing Stillman Brown [aka Swilly Idle, among other things] on the telephone for my recent article about the opening of the Zeppelin Wine Hangar in Morro Bay, I found myself in his vicinity. I asked him if he would be around if I stopped by, and he said it would actually be…
Picture this: A stunning private estate/vineyard home in Newhall, hosting the second annual pick-up/tasting party for Pulchella winery – just blocks from their tasting room. Why? Because Santa Clarita’s only winery tasting room isn’t quite big enough to entertain all of the members at once in Pulchella style. I had the pleasant task of tasting…
Previously, Eve’s Wine 101 ran my article about a|k|a An American Bistro in Pasadena and my interview with owner Robert Simon. One of the items covered in that article was the upcoming Santa Barbara County Vintners wine tasting event and dinner on August 29th. The wine tasting event was to be held at a|k|a Bistro…
Last Monday, while my hubby had been deployed to Hurricane Irene, before it was downgraded from a Category 3 to a Category 1, I took my distracted self to a wine tasting. One must trudge on in adversity… Right. But, with that said, I was a little off my game as doing double duty at…
The Rhone Rangers is an organization devoted to U.S. wineries making wines from the Rhone varietals. Examples of white Rhone varietals are: Viognier Marsanne Roussanne Grenache Blanc Examples of red Rhone varietals are: Syrah Grenache Mourvedre The Rhone Rangers event held annually at Pier 59 Studios in Santa Monica is one of the events I…
SUMMERLAND WINEMAKER DINNER with WINEMAKER ETIENNE TERLINDEN TUESDAY AUGUST 30TH. 7:00 pm, $85 per person * L’ERMITAGE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL 9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills CA 90210 * seating is limited 323.850.5558 or info@HollywoodandWine.net for reservations (reservations will be secured with a credit card) * 6 limited production, handcrafted WINES perfectly paired with 6 inspired…