Spanish Wines Class – (Friday, May 11) 7pm $25 As far as bang for your buck, it is hard to beat the wines coming out of Spain. Often very inexpensive, Spanish wine can be very complex and pair with many of the food staples of Southern California. In this Spanish wines class, Sommelier Jeff Prange…
Our plan to attend this year’s Paso ZinFest was actually put into play a few months ago, when we visited Janell Dusi at her family’s Dusi vineyard with Mike Ortiz and Carey Babcock, and vowed to return in March to her J Dusi winery club pick up party, which just happened to be on ZinFest…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
I drove myself down to Woodland Hills recently to meet with wine importer of the year Alex Guarachi, the CEO of TGIC (Thank God it’s Chilean) to learn about Chile’s Carmenere grape, TGIC distributing California wines – including Alex’s own Guarachi Family Wines label – and to do some tasting! Oh, and did I mention,…
What a night at Valencia Wine Company for our January 2012 Grape of the Night. One of the largest showings that we have had in a while. Included in our gathering was none other than Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery tantalizing us with some of his latest and greatest wines. Those of you that…
George M. Taber, made famous in the wine world for writing about how Napa winemaking beat out France in the infamous Judgment of Paris tasting, has a new offering, it would seem, for those of us thwarted in our wine buying by the current economic woes felt nationwide, in his book A Toast to Bargain…
I’m of the opinion that Thanksgiving, more so than even 4th of July, is OUR National Holiday Event that bests defines the unique nature of the American Experience. A few other countries (i.e. Canada) may have national holidays to give thanks, BUT I am not convinced that in those countries Thanksgiving is for them what…
Yes, church camp allows wine – from wine made by a congregant’s nephew, to members that love the selection at World Market, in a disposable box sent to me for review and even one gifted to me by my favorite Lil Bastard – a nice way to get to know each other better in the…
Last Day My final day in London had me heading for the underground tube once again. Today’s destination is Spitalfield’s Antique Market. I am most likely looking at a need to check additional luggage at a rate of $60 per bag; ouch! The excitement of the hustle and bustle of people trying to find hidden…
For those of you who lamented the lack of food or wine in Eileen Wright’s previous article, this one more than makes up for it. I got hungry reading it. _______________________________________________________________ Blackburn, England boomed during the Industrial Revolution. Flemish immigrants settled into town and produced cotton products within their own houses (no mills or unions). …