Guy Lelarge, and your friends at Valencia Wine Company, are welcoming spring in a whole new way: they’ve just announced their first-ever mid-year over-the-top wine tasting event for the afternoon of Sunday April 27. Starting at 2pm guests will have a ticketless tasting of several hand-picked wines, beginning with Champagne Nicolas Feuillate D’luscious (a Demi…
Riesling Wines are very interesting and allure many different types of wine drinkers. It has been my finding that people that are not really serious wine drinkers tend to go for the sweeter versions of this style of wine but it goes much deeper than satisfying non wine drinkers. There are many different styles of…
His name wasn’t Andre, but since I didn’t ask if I could use his name I have taken poetic license just to give readers a catchy title. It was mid-evening—just shy of eight o’clock— on a Friday night, holiday lights twinkling at us on Towne Center Drive, bracing (only in the SCV) Santa Ana winds…
Grape of the Night explored a varietal that originated in Spain. In fact, it is known as the native or noble grape of Spain. That grape is Tempranillo. This varietal originated in Spain and was believed to be related to Pinot Noir, however, ampelographic studies have shown this not to be the case. This wine…
Of course, if you think about it, there is only one person that owns one wine bar that has had ten annual Halloween parties and ten annual Holiday Tasting events: Guy Lelarge and Valencia Wine Company. Read on to see what is new and what will, and never should, change at the VWC. First up…
Join Soroptimist of Greater Santa Clarita Valley, and returning Title Sponsor Comfort Keepers In-Home-Care, to sip wine, enjoy the sounds of live music, and savor tastings of delicious food, as you stroll many venues on Town Center Drive, in support of health programs for women and girls… Sunday, October 20th 2 to 6 p.m. In…
Grape of the Night (GOTN) got together to explore the elegance of Chardonnay. This varietal is claimed to be the most popular of both the reds and whites. Chardonnay wines have a huge following by people that want that crisp, fresh,pure quality that this wine delivers. The palate gives way to flavors of pear and…
During our last Grape of the Night (GOTN) group’s adventure we sampled the elegant Pinot Noir wines of Oregon. Oregon has been producing wines since before the time of prohibition. The proliferation of wineries in all areas of Oregon has been astounding. The wines from this region are cherished by many that enjoy the complex…
The problem as I see it is that we all dream of this: The lush vines sagging under the weight of their fruit, the intimate backyard tastings, the rocky earth, the turquoise sky above a mountain, wind chimes barely making their music, the coolness of the winery, the large-bowled stemware filled to just under 1/3,…
For our last meeting of GOTN for 2012, the varietal chosen was Italian blends from Italy.online pharmacy http://www.handrehab.us/flash/swf/flagyl.html no prescription drugstore There were no stipulations on whether your wine selection was white or red which opened the door to both parties of wine drinkers. We even received a couple of twists in our line-up…