Had a Blast ... Well, the 18th SOBE festival, which takes place mostly in South Beach, FL has come and gone, and what can one say, but what a lot of fun times, great eats and sipping were available down along Collins Ave and South Beach. Lee Schrager, the man who dreamed up the fest, [...]
Winemaker Quider returns to SOBEWFF... Ferrari-Carano's Executive Winemaker, Sarah Quider, has poured her wines at SOBEWFF before and loved the experience. So it was a natural to have her return to showcase their wines at Eden Roc Hotel in the Key Biscayne Room on Friday, Feb 22nd at 4 pm. Ferrari -Carano has long been at the [...]
Something to Celebrate... Looking for rare, new, small production and coveted wines? Acme Fine Wines located in Saint Helena has been hooking up and connecting fine wine lovers and wineries through their memberships and shop to tantalize your senses for great experiences. Acme Fine Wines's proprietor, Karen Williams, began her passion in a tasting room [...]
Cool Guy in The Vines... There is a LOT of food and wine festivals in the world, especially in the USA during the summer. But to crack the top ten on Google, you got to be doing something right and the upcoming Taste of Sonoma Wine Festival is in there.. (Sat. Sept 1st Green Music [...]
Not A Celeb Chef in Sight ... Casino restaurants have gotten a bit of a bad rap for being overpriced and not that good and perhaps deservedly so. How many celebrity chefs have stuck their name on a restaurant in a casino, taken the check and run? Too many to count. But that sure isn’t [...]
Great Views at Vancouver Wine Fest ... My liver took a pounding but had a lot of fun. Victoria’s 5th annual craft beer festival kicked off at the Victoria Public Market. Vancouver Island Brewery had a raspberry export stout that was delicious. Normally I try to avoid beers with fruit titles in them as they [...]
Great Food and Wine... Had some great food and drinks and viewed interesting exhibits as the Seattle Wine and Food Experience celebrated 10 years down at Pier 66 at Seattle’s Bell International Hall. Most of the wine sampling was concentrated on the ground floor with over 30 Washington State wineries and a dozen each or so [...]
Top Winemakers & Chefs ... The 13th annual Pigs & Pinot weekend hosted by Chef Charlie Palmer is about a month away and the already talent-filled line up tied a bow on the event in the form of Winemaker Tom Rochioli and Chef Chris Cosentino. Both icons will be pouring and cooking for the Friday [...]
KJ Wines Heading North... In 2017, Randy Ullom reached a milestone – 25 years working for the Jackson Family – in the same year Kendall-Jackson celebrated 25 years producing America’s number-one selling Chardonnay. With that kind of experience Ullom was a natural pick to represent Kendall Jackson at the upcoming Vancouver Wine Festival, one of the best wine fests [...]
Potpourri of Tastings... Any winery starts with a vision. No doubt, no one starts out to make undrinkable plonk with a tasting room that resembles uncle Joe’s rec room. Unfortunately it happens. Thankfully, not too often in Napa and Sonoma. Especially so at Sonoma’s Ram’s Gate Winery. Only in biz since the fall of 2011, [...]
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