In the first of an exciting new “pairing”, SAKE Bistro has teamed with Valencia Wine Company for their first Wine Dinner on June 21. The “Meet the Winemaker” format will feature only the wines from Paso Robles’ Grey Wolf and their winemaker, Joe Barton. I asked Guy Lelarge, the owner of Valencia Wine Company, what…
Santa Maria, California – June 29-July 1, 2012, Chardonnay, the world’s beloved noble white grape, is once again being celebrated at The Chardonnay Symposium in the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County. Internationally recognized producers, new-comers to the craft and pioneering growers will gather in this leading Central Coast appellation to analyze, discuss,…
Doors Open for Full Service of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Historic Los Olivos Building Brothers Matt and Jeff Nichols, chefs and long time Santa Barbara County restaurateurs, have opened their new restaurant, Sides Hardware and Shoes, a Brothers Restaurant, at the former Side Street Café located at 2375 Alamo Pintado Avenue in Los Olivos,…
Club Culinaire’s 32nd Picnic des Chefs is next Sunday, May 20. In wanting to prep readers as to why they may want to attend this gastric feast of both food and wine I reached out to local winemaker, Stephen Hemmert, to tell us a little more about the kid-friendly event: Hi Stephen, could you tell…
The Paso Robles Wine Festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary, May 18 – 20, 2012, embracing historical roots. In 2012, wine enthusiasts are invited to experience how personality and rich history are reflected in every wine created both in the Downtown Park and throughout Paso Robles Wine Country. Tickets for this marquee wine event of California’s…
The Sta. Rita Hills designation has deservedly become one of the most renowned in the greater Santa Barbara wine producing region. One of the smaller AVAs in California, the eastern edge of Sta. Rita Hills is about four miles west of Highway 101 in Buellton and continues to the western boundary, about two miles east…
Our plan to attend this year’s Paso ZinFest was actually put into play a few months ago, when we visited Janell Dusi at her family’s Dusi vineyard with Mike Ortiz and Carey Babcock, and vowed to return in March to her J Dusi winery club pick up party, which just happened to be on ZinFest…
The photos below are from my recent Napa Valley wine trip. I was tasked with finding wineries with great wines and great architecture…but these photos are mine so the only “architecture” might be my back end. The magazine story should be online here: http://scvelitemagazine.com/component/search/?searchword=eve+bushman&ordering=&searchphrase=all, more articles are also in the West Ranch Beacon here: http://westranchbeacon.com/category/eve-bushman/…
Family Winemakers of California Thirteenth Annual Trade Tasting Pasadena Convention Center Tuesday, March 13th If I had to go to only one wine tasting event per year, it would be the Family Winemakers of California tasting held annually in Pasadena. With typically about 200 wineries represented, many of which are not readily available, this event…
What a pleasure to once again attend the Family Winemakers tasting for media and trade in the Pasadena Convention Center. I’m always amazed at the array of talent – from winemakers to sommeliers – that take the time to educate and pour for us. I know that the event, as is the trend for all…