Ingredients •3 cups brut Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled •2½ cups simple syrup*, chilled •1½ cups bottled spring water, chilled •2 lemons, juiced •*Simple Syrup: •2 cups water •2 cups granulated sugar Directions Combine 2 cups water and 2 cups sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a full rolling boil for 2 minutes, remove…
First Crush http://firstcrushwinemaking.com/ First Crush’s full name is First Crush Winemaking Experience, and First Crush does in fact offer a variety of different experiences. They provide programs for picking, crushing and eventually bottling your own wine, vineyard tours, blending seminars, all the way through complete winemaking education. There are lots of choices depending how deeply…
Bodegas Riojanas, a fifth generation producer from La Rioja, Spain who has been hand-crafting wines since 1890, hosted a VIP Tasting on July 11 along with K&L Wine Merchants, in the uber-cool Hatfield’s Restaurant in Los Angeles, and organized by Allison Levine of Please the Palate. And if you thought that was a lot in…
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I’m going without diary products these days (Don’t ask why) and this was one of the first dishes that I made that I had to divide up the recipe: one part for me, and two parts for my fam. I could have everything in the wrap except the best part – the Caesar dressing! I…
My fire captain husband, Eddie, was injured on duty over a year ago. (I must first explain that being injured on duty doesn’t always mean in the act of actual fire fighting. For Ed if meant, simply put, that he underestimated the space between where his office chair was and where he thought it was. …
Nichols Family Preserve Another Link to Santa Ynez Valley History with Renovation of Building and Return of Brothers Restaurant Brothers Matt and Jeff Nichols, owners and chefs of the new Sides Hardware and Shoes, a Brothers Restaurant in Los Olivos and the former Brothers Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern, confirm that they have acquired the Red…
Makes 2 qt Red wine – dry…..2 sm., or 1 lg., bottle, your choice which brand. Frozen concentrate lemon-lime….1 can Ginger Ale………to be added per serving Brandy………………………..couple shots Squeeze into mixture, lemon, lime, & orange Slice the following fruits, than add to “Sangria” mixture NOTE: Any fresh fruit you’d like. i.e. Lemon, lime, oranges, kiwi,…
Silver Horse Winery http://www.silverhorse.com Awhile back, we attended a tasting at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles put on by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. One of the highlights of this tasting for me was Silver Horse Winery, which is located in San Miguel. This is essentially Northeast of Paso Robles, and is sometimes…
I recently queried Facebook pals, restaurant owners and those that receive our Dear Wine Friend newsletter to collect corkage fees around Santa Clarita. This article is the result. But first a definition of a corkage fee: For my wine 101ers a corkage fee is a set amount a restaurant or wine bar may charge you…
