AUGUST 15 UPDATE: FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR READERS, USE: FOODIE2012 AT CHECKOUT HERE The second annual Los Angeles Epicurean Festival is about to break bread with both trade and public foodies August 26th at the historic Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles. The first event of its kind that brings the purveyors of fine products to…
Westberg Cellars www.westbergwine.com One of the last wines we tasted at the Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival earlier this year was the Estate Zinfandel from Westberg Cellars. Admittedly, I was unfamiliar with this winery, but their Zin tasted darn good. But, it was near the end of the tasting and at that point everything was tasting…
First Crush http://firstcrushwinemaking.com/ First Crush’s full name is First Crush Winemaking Experience, and First Crush does in fact offer a variety of different experiences. They provide programs for picking, crushing and eventually bottling your own wine, vineyard tours, blending seminars, all the way through complete winemaking education. There are lots of choices depending how deeply…
Silver Horse Winery http://www.silverhorse.com Awhile back, we attended a tasting at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles put on by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. One of the highlights of this tasting for me was Silver Horse Winery, which is located in San Miguel. This is essentially Northeast of Paso Robles, and is sometimes…
For some reason, when I mention Tobin James to certain wine people [snobs?], they turn up their noses. Why? I’m not really sure. Is it because Tobin makes wines for a wide range of wine lovers, at lots of price points? Or is it because people have fun in his tasting room? Or is it…
Four Brix Winery www.fourbrixwine.com We were ready for our final stop of the day. Gary Stewart, one of the owners of Four Brix Winery in Ventura, had actually set up our itinerary for the day. We had originally planned on visiting four wineries that day, but the amount of quality time we spent at the…
Club Culinaire’s 32nd Picnic des Chefs is next Sunday, May 20. In wanting to prep readers as to why they may want to attend this gastric feast of both food and wine I reached out to local winemaker, Stephen Hemmert, to tell us a little more about the kid-friendly event: Hi Stephen, could you tell…
Often speaking on wine education, impromptu and planned, I realize that for someone that espouses to write for beginners, I haven’t done much on that score…lately. So, prompted by a couple of questions in the last week – “Which wine will make my wife want to have sex with me?https://landmarkfamilydental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg/propecia.html ” being the most explosive…
Spanish Wines Class – (Friday, May 11) 7pm $25 As far as bang for your buck, it is hard to beat the wines coming out of Spain. Often very inexpensive, Spanish wine can be very complex and pair with many of the food staples of Southern California. In this Spanish wines class, Sommelier Jeff Prange…
Meat loaf? Me? Hell yes! Reliving all of life’s pleasures, great and small, meat loaf has always conjured up visions of a home smelling of simmered comfort food – but this time it’s made complete with a 03 Twomey Merlot and a few changes, in italics as usual below: YIELD: 6 servings (serving size: 4…