“The weather outside is frightful, but inside it’s so delightful,” oops, that’s been done before. Speaking of having been done before, I was going to write an article on wine glasses. However, I defer to my friend, and colleague, Rusty Sly. He has a must read article in our archives entitled, “A Glass is a…
Saturday February 2 and Sunday February 3, 2013, 11am-4pm. Truffles and Toffee Event. We will have Vladimir Litt from Truffles and Toffee http://www.trufflesntoffee.com sampling and selling his delectable chocolates. At the same time we will have our Agua Dulce Delight and White Delight Ports available in gift baskets for Valentine’s Day with Reyes Winery Glasses….
From one of my fave educational sources, Ian Blackburn of LearnAboutWine.com, I received an invitation to attend a VIP luncheon with 16 other vinophiles followed by a tasty tour of the STARS of Santa Barbara held in the beautiful Beverly Hills Peninsula Hotel. Winemaker Luncheon There were seventeen names on the guest list, four winemakers…
The 13th Annual World of Pinot Noir Friday, March 1st and Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 Shell Beach, Ca. – During the first weekend in March, Pinot Noir aficionados, with their hearts and palates seduced by the wine, make an annual pilgrimage to the World of Pinot Noir. The local vineyards, after a usually wet winter,…
Vom Fass, meaning from “the cask”, is a store I discovered a couple of years ago in Westlake Village. Infused olive oils and vinegars, but also cask strength scotch, liqueurs, wine and a generous absinthe fountain – all for tasting and purchase. While keeping up with them, mostly via email, I liked this recipe to…
I have never attended anything like the UGC tasting. Quite remarkable considering all of the events I’ve been to, right? So here’s why Wally’s Wine, the event host, was so successful: Between the two thick tasting books – that could fit in a man’s pants pocket – every winery was listed by region, by page…
Prior to coming to Paso Robles, a couple of my friends that are regulars to the area introduced me to wines from a new winery called Daou. I was very impressed with the quality of the wines from this new winery. So continuing our Paso Robles adventure Tracy and I decided to stop at the…
Long before Sideways, LearnAboutWine was telling their audience that Santa Barbara winemakers are producing some of the best wines in the world. We invite the “Best of the Best”, “the brand standards” and “the newest and most up and coming” to our participate in the 10th Annual STARS of Santa Barbara at the 5 STAR…
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…