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">De Portola Trail’s Big Red Fest Serves Up Wine & More from the Best Temecula Wineries
Best food of the day honors has to go to Gershon Bachus for bringing in Adrian from Sorrel who did a Chermoula roasted pork shank over almond cherry cous cous. It was also a treat to see Robert Renzoni singing Neil Young’s “Old Man” with Phil Goddard of Blue Sutra. Enjoy a few photographic memories.
April 5th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wine & Music,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »
">Masia de Yabar – The Temecula Country House of the Yabar Family
Although he still practices dentistry, wine is in Wilmer’s blood. He studied viticulture at UC Davis and winemaking at Mt. San Jacinto College and San Diego State. “Wine gets into your soul little by little and becomes a passion.”
March 30th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wine & Music,Wineries | Read More »
">Craig Boyd – Crafting Temecula Wines at Mt. Palomar
He explains that he’s making wine for a broad range of customers, from the person who has never tasted wine to the true connoisseur. “I don’t buy enough wine to keep us in business”, he says, so he makes wines for the people on the other side of the counter. He listens to his customers, too, and enjoys interacting with them.
March 26th, 2011 | Posted in Wine & Food,Winemakers,Wineries | Read More »
">A Team Effort – Just Part of What Makes Orfila Winery Shine
I recently attended a media dinner at Escondido’s Orfila Winery. Ten of us visited with the team that runs the day to day operations at Orfila and enjoyed an extraordinary dinner prepared by Chef Mark Kuhlmann of San Diego based Culinary Underground.
January 31st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">Glorious Nova Scotia – Wolfville to Lunenburg
In late September and early October of last year, I visited Nova Scotia for the first time. I am certain it won’t be my last. I’ve already written about Halifax, The Bay of Fundy and Tatamagouche. Our next destination was Wolfville, where we visited Domaine de Grand Pré for a wine tasting and scrumptious dinner [...]
January 29th, 2011 | Posted in Travel,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">Welcome To Alabama’s Gulf Coast – The Water’s Fine
We strolled underneath a canopy of oak trees to Moore Brothers Village Market and Jesse’s Restaurant for dessert. Nicole Houser and her husband Shay operate this delightful place, serving steaks and seafood and desserts you simply have to try to believe.
December 15th, 2010 | Posted in Travel,Wine & Food | Read More »
">Resurrection – The Rebirth Of Brookside Winery
Initially Brookside will be sourcing all of its fruit to make its wine, but eventually he plans on planting vineyards and opening a tasting room. With today’s economy, quality fruit is readily available and it doesn’t make sense to plant vineyards… yet.
December 6th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
