We went back to Australia for the fifth wine of the day, 2010 Graffigna Malbec reserve. At $13 this wine spun some heads in our group. The color was deep dark and I picked up chocolate and cherries on the nose.
I was assigned to pair a dish to go with the 2009 Château Paynaud Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge, 50% Merlot/35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc . After some digging, I found a recipe for wasabi mashed potatoes, and yes, they are amazing.
Louis Metoyer and mother Velma
While the Mardi Gras celebrations were going on in New Orleans during February, Temecula was (and still is) also celebrating ...
Every once in a while a bottle of wine captures my attention and I simply must have it. You know the one: the artisan series, the kitschy logo or the sassy...
Just about an hour's drive form the Temecula Valley lies Idyllwild. Nestled in the pines, it's a quiet, funky, vibrant, eclectic and artsy community. On October...
"Dorland Enchantment". It's a term Johnny Roberts used when he told a group of writers about reading Barbara Horton's history of Dorland Mountain Arts Colony. T...
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 th...
A campaign Callaway launched ruffled some feathers, however: "White Wine Is All We Make". Joe says the German winemaker Callaway had at the time was trained in whites, primarily Riesling and the reds he produced weren't so good. The inside joke at the time was "white wine is all they know how to make."
Dan Atwood has settled into his role as host of The Wine Company quite comfortably. The recent renovations are a nice improvement and things continue to improve...
From the first moment you step inside Francesca's Italian Kitchen, you feel as if you've been friends with Alessio and Francesca Di Sabatino for years. Francesc...
