Salt Creek Grille
Wine-ing and Dining with Opolo Vineyards and the Salt Creek Grille Patio
Last week a much-needed rain storm pummeled Santa Clarita, but the day of the much-anticipated Opolo Wine Pairing Dinner at Salt Creek Valencia, it was a beautiful day. And the patio at Salt Creek screams out for events! Perfect for a group of, I don’t know, maybe 60, to mingle, hear a speaker, have their…
Vintage Beacon, Circa 3/09: Chile comes to Santa Clarita
Inhale for a minute. Now do it again, but this time imagine that you have traveled to Chile and an expert chef has made you a 5-course meal with no less than shrimp empanadas, corn and coconut soup, basil-scented mashed corn tamale, sea bass, pheasant breast stuffed with Porcini mushrooms, chorizo laced risotto in a…
Opolo Wine Pairing Dinner: Lobster, Duck, Steak, and Oh My, Chocolate Filled Beignets! Not to mention ’12 Albarino, ’11 Grand Rouge, ’11 Petite Sirah and ’12 Mountain Zinfandel! Meet me there!
The Salt Creekers are pretty excited about their upcoming Paso Robles wine dinner on February 27. They tasted through an extensive line-up of wines from Opolo Vineyards last Monday and Chef Munoz then came up with a very inspired menu. I’d have to say there is something for everyone here: Foodies and Wine peeps alike. …
SCV Press Club Wine Tasting Fundraiser Announced
The Santa Clarita Press Club cordially invites you to attend its fall fundraiser in support of the journalism programs at the six public high schools in the Santa Clarita Valley.https://westsomervilledental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jpg/xenical.html Meet special guest, author Ralph Frammolino, who was part of the Los Angeles Times team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting of the…
A Preview: Donelan Wine Pairing Event
I attended a pre-event tasting of Donelan Wines paired with bites designed by Chef Tamra Levine at Salt Creek Grille Valencia last week. I was able to meet with Cushing Donelan, the Director of Branding and Marketing at Donelan, and taste some awe-inspiring wines. The plan was to have this “mini preview” so I could…
Carl Kanowsky On “THE ARTIST AS WINE MARKETER”
Cushing Donelan (Cush for those who know him) trained at the prestigious liberal arts college, Amherst, as an artist and sculptor. He was mega-hunk, Matthew McConaughey’s, personal assistant, joining him on set and in intimate meetings with Michele Obama. Google him and you’ll find gorgeous photos of his wedding and his turn on YouTube as…
Wine Tasting at Salt Creek to benefit the Boys & Girls Club
Local friends Terry and Carl Kanowsky are hosting another Wine Tasting at Salt Creek to benefit the Boys & Girls Club on Thursday, August 23rd, at 6:30. The featured winery is Talley, based in Arroyo Grande. Robert Parker describes Talley as a “winery dedicated to classy, elegant, long-lived Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.” Parker recently devoted…
For Locals: Wine Pairing to Benefit our Boys and Girls Club
On March 21, 2012, at 6:30, at Salt Creek Grill, Adam Lee of Siduri/Novy Wineries will conduct a wine and food pairing to benefit the SCV Boys & Girls Club. Siduri is a highly-acclaimed Sonoma winery, focused on creating ultra-premium Pinot Noir. Robert Parker, the dean of wine critics, says of Siduri, “One of California’s…
Launching Pulchella
Big news for local fans of Paso Robles Pulchella Winery (with a local tasting room in downtown Newhall) or of Salt Creek Grille Valencia: Pulchella has bottled a red wine blend exclusively for Salt Creek Grille called the SCG Blended Red. The launch party was Thursday January 12th on the SCG patio with paired hors…