I read Nat MacLean’s Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass before a brief trip, via cruise ship, to her native Canada. Chapters like compiled columns – one was working a single night as a sommelier – and I was smitten with her unassuming, easily approachable, style. When her…
Very soon I will be in Napa Valley – though I won’t give you the exact dates lest you find the time – and desire – to pilfer my wine cellar while I’m gone! This may very well be my 20th time to the Napa – Sonoma – Calistoga area.https://thecifhw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/png/flagyl.html But for the first…
2011 was a great year for Sonoma County wines, as the wine industry’s top publications and wine competitions honored many of the region’s top producers, and the 2009 vintage of Sonoma County wines, most notably Pinot Noir, garnered outstanding coverage. The 2011 San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 American Wines report featured 27 Sonoma County wines,…
Just a couple of days more, and this Saturday will be PinotDays LA in the ginormous Barker Hanger in Santa Monica Airport. And today, I have the ginnormous list of participants to fill it (Remember to USE EVESC12 CODE FOR 10% DISCOUNT to get your ticket from http://www.pinotdays.com) : Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards Amalie…
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2012 EVENTS NEW – Paso Robles Hotel Month: February 1 – 29 Stay two nights in Paso Robles Wine Country this February and receive your third night free! Excited? We’ll throw in a bottle of Paso Robles wine just for you. online pharmacy amoxicillin no prescription pharmacy Visit www.travelpaso.com for more…
3RD ANNUAL PINOT DAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRAND FESTIVAL PUBLIC TASTING http://www.pinotdays.com/home.asp for more details, maps and tickets (My discount code IS working now: EVESC12 for 10% off) Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:00pm-5:00pm Barker Hangar, Santa Monica – 3021 Airport Avenue, Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Cost: $60 Saturday’s Grand Tasting will showcase over 125 phenomenal producers of…
Big news for local fans of Paso Robles Pulchella Winery (with a local tasting room in downtown Newhall) or of Salt Creek Grille Valencia: Pulchella has bottled a red wine blend exclusively for Salt Creek Grille called the SCG Blended Red. The launch party was Thursday January 12th on the SCG patio with paired hors…
Happy New Year everyone. I hope the holidays were great to all of you. As for me it seems as if they haven’t stopped yet, with so much going on at the start of 2012. Speaking of that, here is part 2 of my series on the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Here is…
The members of the Paso Robles Chapter of the Rhone Rangers invite you to the 2012 Paso Robles Rhone Rangers Experience Windfall Farms Sunday, February 19th, 2012 Seminar and Luncheon 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM Grand Tasting and Silent Auction 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Join the 45+ members of the Paso Robles Chapter of the Rhone…
Piero Selvaggio Revisits the Past and Looks to the Future with a Classic $40 Menu Plus 40 wines for $40 on Mondays As Valentino in Santa Monica gears up for a momentous fortieth anniversary next December 2012, owner Piero Selvaggio has already begun his plans for celebrating the staying power of his ground-breaking fine dining…
