Jarman Tasting Room Opens June 2015 CARMEL VALLEY, CA — Terroir is the most important force in creating distinct wines. The French word speaks to a wine’s place of origin, its subtle nuances of traceable character, flavor, lineage and integrity. An estate wine from Carmel Valley, Jarman’s terroir refers to a special place — and…
Save the Date for July 15th CARMEL VALLEY, CA — Join some of the best chefs and artisanal food producers in Monterey County for a picnic like no other: think elegant farm-to-table benefit dinner, but much more informal, with an opportunity to stroll and eat or perch on blankets at the stunning, historic Holman Ranch…
It seems like only yesterday that I sat down with Doug Minnick, one of the founding organizers of The Garagiste Festival, to discuss their upcoming inaugural event in Paso Robles. It was an exciting time, with the Garagiste Festival being unique in focusing solely on small [maximum 1,200 cases per year] wineries, most without tasting…
What’s the one thing that you must have when you visit wine country? A driver? A roadmap? Reservations? Okay, there’s more than one thing. But for me, the one thing I don’t want to leave out is: A Plan. And the only way to get said plan is to research. Talking to friends, Internet search…
Our esteemed publisher Eve Bushman has had her articles in the Wine Dogs books as well as the sister Wine Cats publication. While I have provided editorial assistance to her on these projects, I have never attempted to write on this topic myself. So here I go, not for the Wine Dogs books but for…
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…
The International Chardonnay Symposium, Wine Waves & Beyond and Taste of Pismo Scheduled for April and May (PISMO BEACH, CA) – This spring, Pismo Beach is welcoming the return of three exceptional food and wine events to California’s famous Central Coast: The International Chardonnay Symposium, Wine Waves & Beyond and Taste of Pismo. Both a…
Chateau Lettau and Grizzly Republic Tasting Rooms host a Vintage Hollywood party to celebrate the famous Vintage Paso Zinfandel Weekend March 20-22. Paso Robles – Two Downtown Tasting Rooms join forces for the first time to celebrate Vintage Paso Zinfandel Weekend. Join Chateau Lettau and Grizzly Republic March 20th through the 22nd for a Vintage…
‘Wildly exuberant and fun wine event’ returns to Solvang March 27th – 29th; features hard-to-find, cutting-edge micro-production wineries from Santa Barbara County and Santa Ynez Valley; adds new Winemaking Symposium, Winemaker Mixer and Big Red ‘Shoot Out” Paso Robles, CA – Garagiste Events today announced that tickets are now on sale for the third annual…
Starting out in the World O’Wine it’s normal to look for shortcuts to get your wine into your gullet sooner. In fact, as soon as we have our wine epiphany/moment the sooner we feed our new hobby the better for all concerned. 🙂 For me, a couple of decades ago, I started with wine classes…