Chef Cody James of Manhattan Catering LLC visits Keyways Winery this week to prepare another fabulous meal. You can watch the show Saturday morning at 8:30 on Cox 4 in San Diego, or click Catch The Spirit at Keyways to see it now. Here are the recipes: Chilean Sea Bass with a Citrus Beurre Blanc [...]
All this week, women from 31 nations have gathered in Perris, CA to combat a mortal enemy: breast cancer. Forgive me for straying off the subject of wine, but I felt this was important enough to merit a story. My friend Ginger Giordano of Going Grape (there’s a wine connection!) told me about this event [...]
I sat with winemaker Doug Wiens on a cool September morning at Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula. Doug told me about the impact the late summer heat was taking on the harvest. It took some of the potential out of what was shaping up to be a perfect year, but all in all, things are [...]
Robert thinks big and he thinks outside the box. No other Temecula Valley winery focuses on Italian varietals to the extent that Robert does. Currently his line up is 95% Italian and that percentage will soon go up to 98. His focus is on esoteric Italian varietals, but of course you’ll find Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio there.
It’s harvest time, the crush is on and life in the vineyards is extremely busy. I visited Thornton Winery for their first crush of the year last month. Crush at a large winery like Thornton is a big deal, involving several tons of grapes. Last week Laura and I were invited by some Fallbrook growers [...]
Marshall Stuart is a hands on winemaker. When I arrived at Stuart Cellars last week, Marshall was driving the forklift and overseeing every aspect of the Viognier crush. I had a hard time setting up an appointment to meet with Marshall. After visiting with him, I understand why. In the hour I spent there, he [...]
Catch The Spirit – Cooking With California Wine made its debut Saturday on Cox 4 San Diego. The second episode from Orfila Vineyard will air this Saturday the 12th at 8:30am. You can catch a sneak preview here. Catch The Spirit at Orfila! “Catch the Spirit, Cooking with California Wine.” Grilled Shrimp Kabobs with tossed [...]
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