
They want to see “How Rich Can You Get?” Break out the boas; I’m in if you are!

After years working in restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area, traveling up and down the coast of California, and calling the Temecula Valley home for over 10 years, I have developed quite an affection and palate for California wines. From Napa, to Paso Robles, to Temecula, I know what grows well in each region [...]

There is something about live music that moves us in a way that no recorded volume ever could. The first beat of the drum, the first notes reverberating through the silence inspire the heart to swell and grow until we cannot help but smile, sway and then dance to the sounds swirling around us. If [...]
">All Aboard For Fun – Brewen’s Empire TrolleyBut wait, there’s more. On to the main course of “Roasted Pork Loin with Guinness Stout Glaze,” which requires a 12 oz bottle of beer. Chef Marty says that beer should never be bought in odd numbers and recommends employing the phone-a-friend option for remaining beers. I’m now begging Mr. W to cue the crane to get me out of my seat.
">Gold (and Wine) Country – Calaveras and Amador Counties
In the just over a year we’ve been publishing WINEormous, we’ve visited the Temecula Valley and Paso Robles extensively and have toured the Santa Ynez and Napa Valleys as well as the states of Washington, Texas, Idaho, Maryland, Virginia and Texas. We’ve barely begun to scratch the surface. Recently we visited Calaveras and Amador Counties [...]
">WINEormous Week of Wine Tasting In Southern California
It was a busy week for wine aficionados in Southern California. Last Monday I went to San Diego to the beautiful Lounge Six at the Solamar Hotel in downtown for R & R Wine Marketing‘s Spring Portfolio Tasting. The weather was picture perfect and the views were awesome… Petco Park, the downtown skyline and the [...]
">Calcotada In Temecula – Nick Palumbo Style
I had never even heard of a Calçotada until a few weeks ago. Chef Frank Miller talked with me in detail about the famed Spanish festivals, where calçot onions are charred over coals and served with a Salsa Romesco. Then lo and behold I read there was going to be a Calçotada at Palumbo Family [...]