What do 3 winemaking couples in Simi Valley have in common with 2 winemaking couples in Santa Clarita besides, of course, wine? Both have websites, belong to their local vintner’s association, a tasting room – or one very soon- and have met at the same crush pad in Paso Robles. Thousand Oaks via Paso Gary…
Slow Food International presented the 2015 edition of Slow Wine Guide at a wine tasting featuring more than 50 producers from 15 Italian wine regions that I attended at The Taglyan Center on Vine in Hollywood. Clearly the plan was to completely taste through the 17-page program. However, from one Italian to another, I got…
This Sunday, November the 8th from 3-6pm, (was) the one place to find many, if not all, members of the Santa Clarita Valley Vintners and Growers Association sharing their wines and knowledge with a very thirsty crowd all to benefit our local Assistance League. We’ll be there, will you have your your tickets in time?…
HARVEST UPDATE: WINEGROWERS OF DRY CREEK VALLEY PROCLAIM 2014 ANOTHER EXCEPTIONAL VINTAGE HEALDSBURG, Calif. — The 2014 vintage is shaping up to be an excellent vintage for the Dry Creek Valley, the Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley® (WDCV) announced today.online pharmacy https://www.dino-dds.com/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/new/singulair.html no prescription drugstore One of 16 appellations in Sonoma County, California, Dry…
On November 5th my husband Eddie (the photographer that forgot the camera) and I ventured out to the Beverly Hills Hotel and met “the new generation of Chilean producers – eight critically acclaimed wineries, showing their wines together in the United States for the first time. Many of these producers have won prestigious international medals…
Most guests at the second annual TPC/West Ranch Art & Wine Gala, held this past Saturday night, had never been greeted with mellow jazz, Dampierre champagne and a Sancerre, appetizers and this on the opening page of any evening’s program: More than 80 years ago, my great uncle, Walt Disney, realized the need to support…
My husband Eddie and I spending a day wine tasting in Santa Clarita (SCV) is not news. But wine tasting at two different vineyards within ten minutes of our house in SCV is. Chris and Jeannie Carpenter of Newhall have a cellar I have long coveted. Free standing and temperature controlled, with an attached sitting…
For our upcoming edition of our Local Treasures Dinner, our executive chef, Jason Paluska, and local winemaker, viticulturist and owner of Larner Vineyards and Winery, Michael Larner, have collaborated to create an amazing 5-course pairing dinner. Chef Paluska has carefully chosen local and seasonal ingredients to be specifically paired with Larner’s wines from Ballard Canyon. This event will be held…
No, I didn’t just go to Maria’s and order dinner and write a post about it. There was one, maybe two, more steps. The first step was that was when I was there ordering dinner I spied some really cool items in their freezer: Ziploc bags of meatballs, cheese ravioli and spinach ravioli. About a…
The last time we visited Tobin James Cellars www.tobinjames.com was in 2012, when I had a great conversation with Toby that I wrote about here: http://evewine101.com/2012/07/07/michael-perlis-reports-tobin-james-cellars/ We’ve visited Paso Robles a few times since, but with so much going on there all the time, we had not stopped in to the always busy and fun…