Here’s a wine story to inspire–it comes with more than 150 years of history, great wine (of course) and a fun video. It’s the story of Peter Mondavi Sr. of Charles Krug Winery, who’s 97 years old and still comes into work most every day. Mr. Mondavi recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of his family’s…
It happened like this: I wanted to make a crock pot of meaty Bolognese sauce for spaghetti, I didn’t like the recipe I was using, and Eddie said, “Instead of getting another recipe just go to Williams-Sonoma for one of those ‘starter kits.’” And I thought, sure, make my life easier. So, I get over…
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…
(April 26, 2012; Los Angeles, CA)—The 7th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting City of Hope, has partnered with Los Angeles magazine in lining up 350 global vendors to pour more than 500 wines, craft brews and artisanal spirits at this year’s event. Known as the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, LAWineFest affords Angelenos a…
‘The Ultimate Wine Boot-Camp’ THE EXTREME WINE EXPERIENCE www.laverriere.com/download/xw_brochure Sunday 17 June – Thursday 21 June 2012 Provence, France Bookings Now Available FINANCIAL TIMES ‘HOW TO SPEND IT’ MAGAZINE: “Probably the best course of its kind anywhere in the world. What sets it apart isn’t just the first-class instruction but also the hands-on approach in…
The winter (or lack thereof) and spring have been great for us at JoLe! The kitchen has been pumping out great new dishes to go along with some of our classics. Now with the bounty of new produce coming with the great weather it should only continue to improve. With the changing of the seasons…
The photos below are from my recent Napa Valley wine trip. I was tasked with finding wineries with great wines and great architecture…but these photos are mine so the only “architecture” might be my back end. The magazine story should be online here: http://scvelitemagazine.com/component/search/?searchword=eve+bushman&ordering=&searchphrase=all, more articles are also in the West Ranch Beacon here: http://westranchbeacon.com/category/eve-bushman/…
Well wine fans, after over 4 months of work, the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has officially come to a close. The final portion of the annual competition ended with the Public Tasting event held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California, on the 18th of February. It was a beautiful day, great weather…
A couple of weeks ago was the Weekly Best Buy Wine Tasting featuring new and cellared wines from Mr William Terry of PWS. Unfortunately a traffic mishap (Not to worry William is fine!) kept him from his duties as host leaving yours truly to carry the day. Here are my notes from The BEST BUY…
Family Winemakers of California Thirteenth Annual Trade Tasting Pasadena Convention Center Tuesday, March 13th If I had to go to only one wine tasting event per year, it would be the Family Winemakers of California tasting held annually in Pasadena. With typically about 200 wineries represented, many of which are not readily available, this event…