First Communal Tasting Room on the Urban Wine Trail Showcases Wines from Stellar Wineries – Babcock, The Paring, Fess Parker, Ca’ Del Grevino, Sandhi and Qupe SANTA BARBARA, California – The Santa Barbara Wine Collective, the newest trail-blazer in the celebrated Urban Wine Trail centered in Santa Barbara’s downtown Funk Zone announces new partnerships with…
HALL has announced the launch of new experiences at both its St. Helena and Rutherford locations that appeal to a diverse group of visitors to the Napa Valley. From the novice wine drinker to the aficionado, modern art lovers to foodies, locals and jetsetters alike – all will have the opportunity to choose from a…
‘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…
Before the event (Wine 101 Moves Up: Leccio Gold Award-Winning Valentino Restaurant Paired with 2010 Brunello di Montalcino, Part One, 2/27/15) I received a 12-page press packet to familiarize myself with the Consortium: the history, the wine and the people. Among other things I learned: The Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino was created in…
US premier artisan wine festival supports education for aspiring winemakers; festival announces Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture program continues as beneficiary for 2015 Paso Robles, CA – The Garagiste Festival presented a check for $20,000 to the Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture department from proceeds raised at its 2014 Garagiste Festivals. It also announced…
Knew that would get your attention! Now, stop reading right this second if you think there are such things as free wine events. Nonsense. At least there are none for you. On the other hand, and that would be my other hand, there are plenty for moi. In seeking a career as a wine writer…
Two Seminars Added To The Line Up Of Events March 20 – 21, 2015 (Paso Robles, CA) – Paso Robles Wine Country’s signature weekend celebrating all things Zinfandel just became more desirable. Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Weekend, March 20 – 22, 2015, will now feature a series of educational wine seminars, called Zinposium, focused on Paso…
Happy 2015, Eve’s Wine 101 fans! I hope your New Year is off to a great start like mine is, hitting the ground at a gallop. It didn’t hurt to start the year almost 100 pounds thinner than last year to begin with, but that is another story (one that includes not limiting my access…
It’s tough not to judge people based on what wine they order….sounds terrible, yes, but it’s true. Let me explain. This week’s article was prompted by another article, on what bartenders think of your drink orders: http://matadornetwork.com/nights/bartenders-actually-think-wine-order/ However, instead of explaining things, the article took a tongue-in-cheek approach about if you order a certain kind…
I wrote an article a couple of years ago, The Young Wine, to illustrate that a fresh-faced 21-year old nowadays has far more choices then we did a couple of decades ago, IMO (in my opinion), in alcoholic beverage choices. (But yet those choices don’t automatically translate to a developed palate.) In my youth I…