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Michael Perlis Discovers: Wine dinner at a|k|a An American Bistro
Last time, I wrote about the Santa Barbara County Vintner’s Association winetasting event that was held on August 29th at a|k|a An American Bistro in Pasadena. After the event, two wine dinners were held, one at a|k|a and one at Bistro 45. We attended the dinner at a|k|a Bistro. The menu is below, with my…
Michael Perlis covers the Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association Winetasting at a|k|a An American Bistro
Previously, Eve’s Wine 101 ran my article about a|k|a An American Bistro in Pasadena and my interview with owner Robert Simon. One of the items covered in that article was the upcoming Santa Barbara County Vintners wine tasting event and dinner on August 29th. The wine tasting event was to be held at a|k|a Bistro…
a / k / a (An American Bistro) and SANTA BARBARA VINTNERS WINE TASTING
Last Monday, while my hubby had been deployed to Hurricane Irene, before it was downgraded from a Category 3 to a Category 1, I took my distracted self to a wine tasting. One must trudge on in adversity… Right. But, with that said, I was a little off my game as doing double duty at…
Michael Perlis: Rhone Rangers from the inside looking out
The Rhone Rangers is an organization devoted to U.S. wineries making wines from the Rhone varietals. Examples of white Rhone varietals are: Viognier Marsanne Roussanne Grenache Blanc Examples of red Rhone varietals are: Syrah Grenache Mourvedre The Rhone Rangers event held annually at Pier 59 Studios in Santa Monica is one of the events I…
Perlis Discovers: The Stars of California
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Stars of California event presented by Learn About Wine. According to the invitation, the purpose of this event was to focus on “Newer or smaller brands that will make the difference in the future of wine in your stores, wine lists, and events.” The event was held…
Michael Perlis: Clavo Cellars (Part 2) with Friends
It was Saturday afternoon, and we were wrapping up our visit to Paso Robles. The previous day, we had spent much of the afternoon with Neil Roberts of Clavo Cellars, tasting through the wines he had in barrel. It was now time for our last stop of the weekend, visiting the Clavo tasting room…
Michael Perlis discovers: Clavo Cellars
I’ve known Neil Roberts of Clavo Cellars for some time, having met him at several winetastings. I’ve been a fan of his Petite Sirahs for awhile, and when our paths would cross he often invited me to visit him in Paso Robles to taste through his full line-up, as well as promising me some barrel…
Wine and Dine with Les Deux Chats (Two very local CATS)
I’ve known Les Deux Chats (The Two Cats) for a few years now, they are another couple of local winemakers going commercial: Chris and Patty Connolly. And I’m so excited to hear of their first wine pairing dinner created with Chef Tamra Levine at our very own Salt Creek Grille Valencia.online pharmacy https://www.childhealthonline.org/scripts/js/neurontin.html no prescription…
Underground Eberle Tour
What a treat to tour caves at least at one winery in Paso Robles last week. Got us out of the rain, AND SNOW, and allowed us to imagine that we were dining at an exclusive candlelit wine dinner or an intimate wedding. Rows seemed endless, barrels calling out to us with their vintage years…