48 garagiste winemakers – 50% pouring for first time – at third annual festival in Paso Robles The Garagiste Festival has unveiled the line up for the third annual Garagiste Festival to be held in Paso Robles November 7 th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Over 48 garagiste* winemakers are scheduled to pour at the festival,…
With the excitement of the holiday season around the corner we thought that it would be fun to see what wines the GOTN group serve for Thanksgiving. This was the first time the door was opened allowing everyone to bring wines they would normally drink rather than searching for a particular varietal that had been…
This is NOT another wine event story. Trust me. Sure, it has a load of photos (Scroll down if that’s what you’re after) and a lot of wine, but this wine event has something NO OTHER WINE EVENT HAS: members of our very own Santa Clarita Valley Vintners and Growers Association serving wines, in some…
If you’re new to reading me I try and do these one-bottle-posts because I firmly believe that the time it takes to review a wine in no way compares to the time a winemaker takes in making said wine. That seemingly obvious statement is my way of paying due respects to any and all winemakers. …
Assistance League will celebrate their autumn fundraising event, Sunset in the Vineyard, Sunday, November 4th, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the home and Compa Vineyard of Jeannie, Chris and Tim Carpenter. This occasion will be one to remember with samplings of a variety of wines, beers and cheeses from the following Santa Clarita private…
Vine 2 Wine, in this its second year morphed with The SCV Wine Classic, has successfully created an event that leaves nothing, sans your own notes on the wines, left to the imagination. Let me explain… Vine 2 Wine, run for nearly a decade by the former Betty Ferguson Foundation, was a lovely afternoon affair…
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…
Since 1995, Single Mothers Outreach has focused on restoring dignity to single parents who struggle to provide for their families in the midst of major life changes. Through your support, together we can strengthen both families and communities. Single Mothers Outreach is holding the 4th Annual Fools’ Paradise Golf Tournament and Wine Tasting event on Thursday,…
I’ve known Les Deux Chats (The Two Cats) for a few years now, they are another couple of local winemakers going commercial: Chris and Patty Connolly. And I’m so excited to hear of their first wine pairing dinner created with Chef Tamra Levine at our very own Salt Creek Grille Valencia. Tamra said, “It will…