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Vintage Eve March 2012: Santa Clarita Wine Fest – Part Deux!
It was a picture perfect day for wine tasting. The pesky wind was held at bay and white wine stayed chilled under the expansive tents while guests collected at tables serving wine, spirits, beer and lots of goodies to pair them with. Also cool this year was that the event was held at the Bridgeport…
American Wine Society Announces 2016 National Conference
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio – The American Wine Society brings a world of wine to Costa Mesa, Calif. for its 49th annual national conference Nov. 3-5. The nation’s oldest and largest organization of wine consumers released the agenda for the conference, which includes 49 sessions presented by internationally-known leaders such as Peter Mondavi, Jr. of Charles Krug…
Perlis Picks: Urban Exposure 3 – Part Two
Last week I gave you information about the seminar at the latest Garagiste Festival as well as the list of wineries pouring. I couldn’t taste everything, but of the wines I tasted, these were the standouts for me: Alta Colina Vineyards – Rhones from this Paso producer continue to impress. Especially liked the 2012 Grenache…
Perlis Picks: Historic Vineyard Society 6th Annual Tour and Dinner, Part 2
Let me start with some information about the vineyards we visited on our tour… Papera Ranch – the vines were planted in 1934 by Celestino Papera. Head-trained and dry farmed, the vineyard is mostly Zinfandel with Carignane, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Valdiguie. Stuart Coulson purchased the property in 2007 and he and Chris Bowland of…
Vintage Eve 10/2011: How Wine Can Save Your Dinner
This week I will give you two very simple Italian recipes, Chicken Parmesan and a No-Bake Lasagna, to illustrate how wine can make the meal. Wasn’t where I was headed. It just worked out that way because…well…read on. I’m a Pulchella wine club member. I found myself drinking some of what I received from a…
Perlis Picks: MASTERS OF TASTE
If you missed it, you missed it. What was “it”? “It” was the inaugural Masters of Taste held on April 3rd at the Rose Bowl. Actually, in the Rose Bowl – on the football field! For the first time for many like me who did not participate in college football, cheerleading or marching bands got…
Vintage Beacon Circa 4/2011: Wine Breather…Who Doesn’t Love New Gadgetry?
A new wine accessory? Something you can’t buy at a store? Something that was designed by an artist with an artist’s sensibilities?https://landmarkfamilydental.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg/lipitor.html Something that looks different from all of your other wine essentials? Can you say “Wine Breather”? Former Santa Clarita resident and now Oregon-ite, Rick Russell, recently sent me his single AA batteried Wine…
Perlis Picks: Epoch Estate Wines
EPOCH ESTATE WINES It’s been over five years since we first tasted Epoch Estate Wines in Paso Robles. At the time, they were still making their wines over at Denner with Justin Smith as consulting winemaker. Current winemaker Jordan Fiorentini had just come on board. A lot has changed. Winemaking has moved to the Epoch…
Perlis Picks: GARAGISTE MIXER
Hard to believe that this is already the 5th vintage of the Garagiste Festival held in Paso Robles every year since 2011. We reported on it back then and have continued to keep Eve’s Wine 101 readers updated on the Paso event as well as sister events in Solvang and Los Angeles. As the years…