Florence – Presentation of the latest Chianti Classico vintages to the top wine experts marks a unique occasion for learning all about the Chianti Classico appellation, its labels and what’s new in one of the world’s most important wine regions. This is the Chianti Classico Collection, one of the major events on the international wine…
Our esteemed publisher Eve Bushman has had her articles in the Wine Dogs books as well as the sister Wine Cats publication. While I have provided editorial assistance to her on these projects, I have never attempted to write on this topic myself. So here I go, not for the Wine Dogs books but for…
KIDS-TO-FARMS BENEFIT DINNER TO DEBUT AT CAMARILLO RANCH ON MAY 9, 2015 Rustic Dinner Will Feature Cocktails, Fine Wines, Mediterranean-Italian Cuisine, Live Music and Dancing (Ventura, CA) – Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) and Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley (BGCSCV) are proud to debut the Kids-to-Farms Dinner on May 9, 2015 at…
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…
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…
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, nearly 1,600 Los Angeles food lovers and Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) supporters flocked to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar for one of the most highly anticipated gastronomic events of the year: Food Fare. Celebrating its 36th year, Food Fare delivered an outstanding variety of food and drink samples from over…
Several years ago, long before I ever began writing about wine, I received in the mail [that was real mail back then] a letter from a winery inviting me and two guests to the annual Family Winemakers Tasting at the LAX Hilton. I did a little research and determined that this was a huge wine…
For the past seven years that I’ve been writing about wine I would annually run an “All Events” column simply because not everyone, for some strange reason, gets our weekly Dear Wine Friend e-newsletter (email me to sign up: Eve@EveWine101.com) that lists events. I also tend to write these out in a column when there…
Kutrubes Travel launches wine tour in Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria. Discover a region which has been honing its winemaking skills for thousands—yes, thousands—of years. This rich tradition of Balkan wines, a secret which has been largely unknown to Western palettes, has begun to gain recognition among mainstream wine connoisseurs. Balkan wine producers are no strangers to…
Claiborne & Churchill Winery founder, Claiborne Thompson, ponders Riesling’s history and many merits San Luis Obispo, CA – For over 30 years, Claiborne & Churchill Winery in California’s Edna Valley has quietly produced one of the most dependably delicious Dry Rieslings this side of Alsace, France. Always erudite, educational and entertaining, C&C founding winemaker Claiborne…