When planning a trip to Europe months in advance the last thing you anticipate is that the country will be on the brink of financial disaster and in danger of being kicked out of a powerful union. I mean, I had been to Greece 18 months before and everyone talked about the dire financial situation…
Iconic American Winery Supports Military with Care Packages St. Helena Calif.— Sutter Home® Family Vineyards, an iconic American winery, is working to make the holidays brighter for U.S. military personnel and their families. Through its Sutter Home for the Holidays initiative, Sutter Home has partnered with Operation Gratitude to send care packages to deserving troops…
Well, we did it. What started as a Facebook chat between Eve Bushman and me took on a life of its own. Enlisting Al Robles and Terri Rivera [owners of the wine bar and restaurant Cheers at All Corked Up] as well as Shelly Schutz of wine storage facility All Corked Up, a fundraising event…
On this eve of Thanksgiving Day I, among all other Signal columnists, have joined the throng of interviewers looking for a crisp new idea to be thankful for. Driving through one of our local Coffee Kiosks led me to that undiscovered site. But would they go for it, would they let me in “the back…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Distillers’ Association today announced that Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. in Louisville and Hartfield & Co. Distillery in Paris are the two newest members of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour®. A total of 10 micro distilleries now comprise the tourism adventure that was founded in 2012 to complement the KDA’s…
Today readers get to virtually enjoy gastronomic delights from Japan to France from Maru Sushi’s Jason Park: Jason, the menus on Valentines Day were over-the-top gastronomic delights! One appeared to be Japanese, the other, French? How did you design the menus and recipes? Japanese and French are very similar in that they have a lot…
On November 1ST The Finest White Truffles from Abruzzo will Grace a Spectacular Menu of Italian Dishes Served with Optional Wine Pairings Executive Chef Hugo Vasquez of TOSCANA. Chef Hugo has been an integral part of TOSCANA for over 25 years, starting in the back kitchen and learning the art of Tuscan cooking at the side of the renowned…
Paso Robles, CA— Vina Robles Vineyards & Winery has expanded its regular tasting offerings to include a new Wine and Food Pairing Experience as well as a selection of tapas plates that pair with the winery’s estate wines. The Vina Robles Wine and Food Pairing Experience showcases a flight of five limited-production wines each paired…
Law Estate Wines I’ve written a few times about the great wines that relative Paso newcomer Law Estate Wines put out from the “get go”. From their inaugural 2010 vintage, which my wife Karen and I loved, to their outstanding across the board 2011 releases, I don’t think I had ever tasted such an outstanding…
Lots of new faces at this year’s annual holiday tasting, though most of the wine representatives serving pour after pour had been present before. Lovers of wine, in general, populated the 12th Annual Holiday Wine Tasting hosted by Guy Lelarge at Valencia Wine Company. The wine store had converted its tall tabletops into wine pouring…
