“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.” Ted Plemons, CASS winery partner. Guests at a recent CASS wine pairing dinner were treated to more than one Ted-Ism, as Ted Plemons wife, Lisa, calls her husband’s affable speech, on a warm night on Salt Creek Grille’s patio. But first, SCG…
Napa Valleys Newest Sub-AVA Gains Quick Support According to Federal Records (Napa, Calif) If an AVAs presence on wine labels is any indication (and it is), winemakers and wineries have fully embraced the new Coombsville growing region in southern Napa Valley. Since its approval as the newest Napa Valley sub-AVA in December 2011, 300 wine…
Van Gogh Vodka, the highly acclaimed and colorful collection of smooth, unflavored and bold flavored vodkas with remarkable tastes and aromas, and Little Black Dress Wines, the California wines known for their fruit-forward aromas, impeccable sense of balance and versatility, collaborated on several recipes. (loook for two more on this blog next week!buy filitra online…
WOPN will take place at Bacara Resort & Spa on Friday, March 4th & Saturday, March 5th, 2016. Click here to purchase: WOPN Tickets World of Pinot Noir Friday Events Featuring Burgundy wine: The Terroirists: From Bubbles to Burgundy Seminars: A Sparkling Evolution, and The Diversity of Maison Joseph Drouhin’s Burgundy. We are honored to…
December 2015 (New York, NY) – The Women of the Vine Alliance recently published the agenda for the second annual Women of the Vine Global Symposium on its website, WomenOfTheVine.com. The benchmark event is to be held April 4-6, 2016 at the Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa, and will include a recent addition to the…
The historic Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley welcomed early Hollywood celebrities and now offers one of the most unique wine clubs in the business as well as first rate estate wines. Sprawling over 400 acres with a 6,000 square foot restored Spanish-style hacienda dating from the late 1920s and several revitalized casitas that have welcomed…
The Santa Barbara Vintners Spring Weekend is four days of wine, food and fun throughout Santa Barbara County. Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM – to – Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 5:00 PM (PDT) Various Locations Santa Barbara Wine Country, California 93427 More details can be found at www.sbvintnersweekend.com. Schedule of Events: Thursday…
Wrath, the small-production Santa Lucia Highlands winery with the dramatically cool label is assumed to be named after the Steinbeck novel, The Grapes of Wrath, set in nearby Monterey. It works, but the true story is that owner and wine director Michael Thomas was driving to the winery early in its inception and heard the…
When planning a trip to Europe months in advance the last thing you anticipate is that the country will be on the brink of financial disaster and in danger of being kicked out of a powerful union. I mean, I had been to Greece 18 months before and everyone talked about the dire financial situation…
Paso Robles, CA— Vina Robles Vineyards & Winery has expanded its regular tasting offerings to include a new Wine and Food Pairing Experience as well as a selection of tapas plates that pair with the winery’s estate wines. The Vina Robles Wine and Food Pairing Experience showcases a flight of five limited-production wines each paired…