New York’s popular LUCKYRICE Festival presented by Bombay Sapphire East heads west for the summer with the LUCKYRICE Los Angeles Feast at Create Nightclub in Hollywood on July 30 followed by the LUCKYRICE San Francisco Feast at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco on August 7. This is the sixth anniversary for the LUCKYRICE Festival,…
La Cosecha Bar + Restaurant adds barrel-aged cocktails, unique drinks and wines to its trend-setting menu May 12, 2015 (Paso Robles, CA) The already-progressive menu, wine list and craft cocktail programs at Paso Robles’ La Cosecha Bar + Restaurant recently kicked up a notch with the addition of several new items including barrel-aged cocktails designed…
Popular Rosé Joins Their Award-Winning Ranks Paso Robles, CA – After the 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition awarded Mystic Hills Vineyard’s 2011 Unforgiven red blend a Gold Medal and both their 2011 Sequel red blend and 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon received Silver Medals, they didn’t slowed down. Their newly released Rosé has received nothing but…
Los Angeles, CA – Abundant and diverse, Mexican cuisine is a culture in itself, boasting a multitude of recipes and dishes which all differ in style, preparation and ingredients, each distinctive to various regions of Mexico. Arguably the epitome of Mexican fare, the single common element, which is the inspiration for all of these recipes,…
I met Count Audoin de Dampierre at a small tasting that Guy LeLarge held at The Oaks Grille in TPC Valencia a few years back. I was quite taken with the man and the Champagne. I’ve since enjoyed his Champagne, in fact it’s my favorite, at Valencia Wine Company’s annual Holiday Tasting, at Valencia Wine…
California’s Central Coast hosts a globe-trotting celebration of the world’s favorite grape April 02, 2015 (Pismo Beach, Calif) –The world’s foremost gathering of Chardonnay producers, The International Chardonnay Symposium (thechardonnaysymposium.com) will feature top global Chardonnay winemakers during this year’s events, May 28-30, 2015 at The Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa (thedolphinbay.com) and The Cliffs Resort…
Sherman Oaks, CA: Coming up on one year this April, Tipple & Brine’s eponymous combination of craft cocktails and oysters (along with fresh and sustainable seafood of all kinds) has been getting lots of attention. And now the Downtown Sherman Oaks hot spot is taking its next step in shaking up the local food scene…
For the past seven years that I’ve been writing about wine I would annually run an “All Events” column simply because not everyone, for some strange reason, gets our weekly Dear Wine Friend e-newsletter (email me to sign up: Eve@EveWine101.com) that lists events. I also tend to write these out in a column when there…
Belated condolences to the Dusi family on the passing of Dante Dusi late last year. A Paso Robles pioneer, his legacy to the wine world is being carried on by granddaughter Janell with her J Dusi Wines. Morgan Twain-Peterson of Bedrock Wine Company recently posted on Facebook that the Historic Vineyard Society will be releasing…
Wine and Food Pairing Challenge with 100% of Ticket Sales to Benefit Napa Valley and Bay Area Charities The HALL Cabernet Cookoff will return for a sixth year on April 25 featuring an all-star line-up of both Napa Valley and San Francisco-based chef teams. Bringing together foodies and wine for a culinary pairing challenge, chef…