Saturday, January 31st 2-5pm at The Museum of Flying at Santa Monica Airport, 3100 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405 The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) is visiting Los Angeles to promote the excellent soon-to-be-released 2012 vintage. The Union is an affiliation of the best Bordeaux producers from all of the major Bordeaux…
Limoneira is one of the largest producers of citrus in North America and it is headquartered in charming Santa Paula. Limoneira lemons, other citrus and avocados appear in so much of what we eat, drink and use in our daily lives. I knew little about this publicly-traded company that has over 3500 acres of agricultural…
STARS of Santa Barbara wine tasting at Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills Los Angeles – January 8, 2015 – LearnAboutWine is pleased to announce the 12th Annual STARS of Santa Barbara Wine Tasting at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. Long term industry stallworth, LearnAboutWine (now in its 20th year of service) has been introducing…
Wrath http://www.wrathwines.com/ After a few days in Sonoma, my wife Karen and I were looking forward to a couple days off from this reporter’s wine writing job on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula. However, I should have known that I’d be longing for some wine sooner rather than later. Limiting myself to one tasting room visit,…
Now and then I actually write about wine. Well, take that back, I go to a blind Syrah tasting, hosted by my friends in the Santa Clarita Vintners and Grower’s Association, ask them to take down notes and send them to me. So this really is a wine review column, but not just from a…
CARDAMOM: Cardamom is welcoming in the New Year in a BIG way, with an elaborate four-course New Year’s Eve menu for only $50.00 per person. Start the evening with a complimentary Glass of Champagne and the traditional Indian bite, Pani Puri thatwill be waiting to greet you when you walk through the door. Once you…
Former General Manager of S.Y. Kitchen will Oversee Wine Programs at Toscana, Bar Toscana and S.Y. Kitchen WHO: Emily Johnston, Wine Director of the Toscana Restaurant Group WHAT: Restaurateurs Mike and Kathie Gordon have announced the promotion of Emily Johnston, 29, as the first Wine Director for The Toscana Restaurant Group. Previously the General Manager…
Over a thousand wine enthusiasts and winemakers participated in this weekends 2014 Garagiste Festival in Paso Robles; dates announced for third annual Southern Exposure Festival in Solvang: March 27th 29th 2015 Garagiste Events, producers of The Garagiste Festivals, announced the return of their popular Southern Exposure festival in 2015 to Veterans Hall in Solvang…
The Scholium Project http://scholiumwines.com/ The last time [and first time] I met Abe Schoener and his minions, it was in Los Angeles and he was discussing the great overriding importance of the husbandry of microbes in winemaking and how the microscopic critters at his winery The Scholium Project are essentially left alone to do their…