Culver City, CA: With the exciting announcement of Executive Chef Brendan Collins and Chef de Cuisine Ali Haji taking over the kitchen at The Corner Door, the Culver City mainstay has undergone a culinary transformation with its new dining menu, highlighting the ever changing flavors of the season. From the opening of The Corner Door…
STARS of California will be here next Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at The Peninsula Hotel located at 9882 South Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills, CA. Top “Artisan” California Wineries Set to Participate in SoCal’s Exclusive Wine Event Beverly Hills, Calif. – The Peninsula Hotel and wineLA join together again to host the annual STARS…
I just had a very nice tasting with a female vintner new to me – and I bet new to most for making wine here and in Bordeaux? Really? Read on as all will be revealed after the tasting. Tasting RareCat 2014 Grenache Rose “Brigitte”, California (East Napa Valley, sourced near Davis) $24 With a…
Happy 2015, Eve’s Wine 101 fans! I hope your New Year is off to a great start like mine is, hitting the ground at a gallop. It didn’t hurt to start the year almost 100 pounds thinner than last year to begin with, but that is another story (one that includes not limiting my access…
I know that I say this every year but the Pinot Days event is something that you do not want to miss. This year, the 6th Annual Pinot Days Southern California wine tasting event was held at the Skirball Center on November 15. This facility is gorgeous, offering a flavor of elegance and character for…
Did you do anything interesting or fun on Sunday, October 26th? Yard work, shopping, maybe a laid back day of football may have been your way of relaxing a day before heading back to the Monday routine of work. For hundreds of people (myself included), we spent the afternoon roaming the beautiful, tree lined Plaza…
Vintners Terry and Pam Davis Donate Their Time and Wine Terry and Pam Davis, proprietors of Napa Valley-based Frisson Wines, helped raise $52,000 for the Westside Homeless Partnership by helping to create an inaugural golf tournament charity event held on November 11, 2014 in Houston, Texas. “I’m very pleased,” said Terry Davis. “The original goal…
LIMERICK LANE http://www.limericklanewines.com/ Several months ago, we attended the Sonoma in The City event held in Beverly Hills. At the time, my concern that I would just be inundated with a plethora of taste-alike Chardonnays and Pinot Noir was put to rest when I sampled a stellar lineup of Zinfandels and Rhones, although there were…
FLAMINGO CONFERENCE RESORT AND SPA http://www.flamingoresort.com How do you pick where to stay in wine country? For us, it’s a combination of things, and checking out the reviews of a place definitely factor into the equation. The decision is based a lot on location, since we like to be in the general area of where…
Most guests at the second annual TPC/West Ranch Art & Wine Gala, held this past Saturday night, had never been greeted with mellow jazz, Dampierre champagne and a Sancerre, appetizers and this on the opening page of any evening’s program: More than 80 years ago, my great uncle, Walt Disney, realized the need to support…
