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I just had a very nice tasting with a female vintner new to me – and I bet new to most for making wine here and in Bordeaux? Really? Read on as all will be revealed after the tasting. Tasting RareCat 2014 Grenache Rose “Brigitte”, California (East Napa Valley, sourced near Davis) $24 With a…
I met Count Audoin de Dampierre at a small tasting that Guy LeLarge held at The Oaks Grille in TPC Valencia a few years back. I was quite taken with the man and the Champagne. I’ve since enjoyed his Champagne, in fact it’s my favorite, at Valencia Wine Company’s annual Holiday Tasting, at Valencia Wine…
Ojai, CA – The twenty-ninth annual Ojai Wine Festival will take place Sunday, June 14, 2015 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm on the scenic shores of Lake Casitas. From its humble beginnings in 1987 the event has grown into a leading regional event attracting nearly 5000 people from throughout the Central Coast and Southern California….
California’s Central Coast hosts a globe-trotting celebration of the world’s favorite grape April 02, 2015 (Pismo Beach, Calif) –The world’s foremost gathering of Chardonnay producers, The International Chardonnay Symposium (thechardonnaysymposium.com) will feature top global Chardonnay winemakers during this year’s events, May 28-30, 2015 at The Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa (thedolphinbay.com) and The Cliffs Resort…
PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA – Can you imagine leisurely sipping wine and sampling gourmet food while listening to live music and perusing an art show – in the woods? And that scene will unfold just an hour or so north of Los Angeles in Pine Mountain Village at the top of the 5-freeway known as…
Recently I was thrilled to meet one of my Facebook wine friends in real life: Carmen Russo. We both attended Kirk and Nicole Stinson’s 4th of July party and met, don’t you know, over wine. I had brought a couple of “picnic” wines, a French Rose and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, while Carmen brought wine…
Annual celebration of Cabernet Sauvignon and red Bordeaux varietals, Saturday, May 2, 2015 Paso Robles, Calif – On Saturday, May 2, the Paso Robles CAB (Cabernet And Bordeaux) Collective (PRCC) (pasoroblescab.com) will hold its annual CABs of Distinction Grand Tasting bringing consumers face-to-face with acclaimed producers and over 75 different Cabernet and red Bordeaux varietal…
The SCV Custom Crush Services, the only winemaking facility in Valencia, will play wine tasting host and wine educator for fundraiser on Sunday, May 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. A large portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the work of the Unitarian Universalists of Santa Clarita. Just like in the UUofSCV church,…
Today Beacon readers get an answer, via Jennifer Gerard from Whitening on Wheels*, to the age-old question: Can I enjoy my red wine and keep my pearlie whites? But of course you can. I don’t advocate changing your habits – they keep me in business! Tell us about yourself and about your company Whitening on…