Winemakers in Happy Canyon (Santa Ynez Valley) celebrate a stellar harvest and hope to attract consumer and industry attention during a tough year for better-known AVAs While heavy rains late in the harvest season have raised eyebrows and concern about the outcome of the 2011 vintage in some of Northern California’s wine regions, the Golden…
ROLL YOUR LEG OVER – CHEF MIKE IS “BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!” by Michael Fraschilla (A Postscript from Barbara Ringuette can be read in Part 2 on 12/1/11) As October 1 drew close I felt my nerves getting the best of me…. It had been years since I did the role of “Chef Mike”…….
It’s that time of year again peeps, Halloween decorations are up and holiday shopping has begun. I’m here to tell you the best way to shop – while drinking! It begins with a beautiful venue, about a dozen pages of wines to sample that all can later be ordered at discounted prices. And, to make…
Last Thursday, at Waterloo & City in Culver City, I attempted to sample as many double gold wine and spirit winners I could in about an hour. The time constraint is because I don’t want to deal with the traffic home, and for now, these events occur at lunch and not at the time I…
As usual, we had a great turnout for our GOTN, to my surprise as we did our first white wine grape. I was very excited to see that there was a lot of enthusiasm and curiosity from the members of the group that normally would not venture outside of reds, myself included. Though Roussanne grapes…
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…
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…
Join Mike Perlis and me as we once again traverse the Rhone valley…via Los Angeles and our own rhone-producing friends! The venue, the food pairings and the winemakers all come together to present a very classy event, that just happens to highlight rhone blends. Whether you are new to rhones and didn’t even know that…
Edward Sellers Vineyards & Wines www.edwardsellers.com As I mentioned in my previous article, for some time I’ve been a fan of the Rhone varietals coming out of Paso Robles, along with the Zinfandels. These days, the big focus is the Rhone varietals, which may prove to be what Paso becomes primarily known for, although I…