(April 26, 2012; Los Angeles, CA)—The 7th Annual LAWineFest, benefiting City of Hope, has partnered with Los Angeles magazine in lining up 350 global vendors to pour more than 500 wines, craft brews and artisanal spirits at this year’s event. Known as the largest educational wine tasting event in Los Angeles, LAWineFest affords Angelenos a…
It was a recent Saturday evening, and we were searching for somewhere new to go. My wife Karen searched the internet for wine oriented restaurants within a reasonable distance and came up with Chablis Wine + Food (www.chablisca.com) in Tarzana. A perusal of the online menu made us wonder why we hadn’t visited sooner. And…
Our next stop was Turley Wine Cellars, where they were presenting a blending seminar. The panelists were National Sales Manager Christina Turley, Winemaker Karl Wicka and Vineyard Manager Brennan Stover, and the topic was how the various blocks of the Pesenti Vineyard in Paso Robles are blended together. The Pesenti Vineyard was originally planted over…
Wine Tasting and Dinner Celebration! On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7 PM. Le Chene will be featuring the following wines: Domain Barat Chablis Premier Cru Les Fourneaux 2002 to start, paired with Baby Mixed Salad with Apples, Olive Oil and Meyer Lemon plus Coquilles St. Jacque with Leek au Gratin. Followed by Lous Max…
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…
I thought it was time for another sneak peek at what is going on at Cheers @ All Corked Up. They are still working on finalizing things and establishing a grand opening date, but in the meantime they are hard at work on the menu and wine list. With the assistance of the Santa Clarita…
A couple of weeks ago was the Weekly Best Buy Wine Tasting featuring new and cellared wines from Mr William Terry of PWS. Unfortunately a traffic mishap (Not to worry William is fine!) kept him from his duties as host leaving yours truly to carry the day. Here are my notes from The BEST BUY…
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…
Harmony Wynelands Winery – http://harmonywynelands.com/ We had one more stop to fit in before heading downtown and eventually our dinner. Rod and Rene said I needed to see Harmony Wynelands and give them a try. They had described a beautiful facility and grounds, fit for weddings. They also told me the tasting room was cool,…