VENTURA, Calif. – The new Deep Sea Wine Tasting Room in Ventura Harbor Village is giving wine lovers a reason to toast the coast. Owned and operated by the Conway family of Santa Barbara/Ventura County, this modern wine tasting room is sure to be a popular spot with 15 different wines of interesting and unusual blends of reds…
We began the day at Domaine la Barroche where the sandy soil with quartz stones took over the vineyards. The same 12 people do the harvest every year; and the group also sorts the grapes in buckets by hand for the 2,000 cases of wine they produce a year. During the de-stemming process they discard…
(WALLA WALLA, Wash.) — A winter visit to Walla Walla might seem like a revelation, but for those in the know, it’s one of the most magical times of the year. Downtown’s twinkling lights set a festive atmosphere for boutique shopping, winemakers pour their newest releases, reservations at some of the most sought-after restaurants are…
The term “embarrassment of riches” is often overused, but it is hard to come up with a better descriptor of the dining options on the Monterey Peninsula. Just the Lighthouse Avenue area of Pacific Grove alone has a dozen or so choices. Here are a few that we enjoyed. Max’s Grill is on Forest Avenue…
When the local speakeasy decides to step aside for a flamboyant limited engagement, you might want to have a look. Pearl Social is going on hiatus until January to bring you Miracle® at the Funk Zone! Experience the holidays in a whole new Christmas light, with over-the-top holiday decor, displays, and a cocktail menu like…
Napa, CA (Nov. 7, 2022) – Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, has officially opened Morimoto Asia Napa on Sunday, Nov. 6, offering Far East tastes and textures to the Napa region. Located at 790 Main Street in Napa, Calif., guests can experience an eclectic take on some of Chef Morimoto’s favorite Asian flavors, plus a diverse selection of…
MIAMI and DALLAS —Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) — the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol — has unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour, a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. The Liquid Insights Tour kicked off in Houston in February, and included…
WALLA WALLA, WA – L’Ecole N° 41, one of the Walla Walla Valley’s founding wineries, has announced that Wine & Spirits Magazine has recognized it as a Top 100 Winery of the Year for 2022. This is the sixteenth time the winery has received this recognition. Each year, Wine & Spirits designates its Top 100…
So this just happened: How happy are you when you discover a wine in your chiller that you didn’t remember was there? We moved a 2008 Mondavi To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, from our cellar to the chiller and decided to pop that puppy open just for ourselves! (We also have a 2010 waiting for…
After a three-year hiatus forced by COVID-19 related restrictions, Valle Food & Wine Festival is thrilled to announce the 4th Annual Valle Food & Wine Festival to take place at the marquee Valle de Guadalupe location, BRUMA, on October 22 and 23, 2022. The festival was born in the summer of 2017 by a group of bi-national…