On Saturday, March 7, you'll get the chance to experience firsthand what all the excitement is about. Managing partner Collin Rand has planned an evening of sumptuous food and grand entertainment at Wilson Creek Winery.
Paso Robles has certainly made a name for itself with its Zinfandel, but there are few regions that can rival their Petite Sirah, either. Thanks to Clavo Cellar...
Wherever they wind up, they will have their hands full with renovations and rehab, adding an entire stage to a restaurant. Investment opportunities are still available. I for one am excited to see this vision become a reality.
"We make wine we like, because we might have to drink it" explained Judi, who serves as vineyard manager and assistant winemaker. It's advice they took to heart from Wes Hagen from Clos Pepe Winery. He told them early on to only grow and produce what they really like. Wine is really hard to sell if you're not passionate about it, he explained.
Tony said "Oh my! That's a good one. My fav of the night" and gave it a perfect five-star score. Brian called it an excellent Cab with dark fruit, earth and spice.
Cara Cara oranges are also known as pink navels and are delightfully sweet. Blood oranges are the common orange in Sicily, much like navels and Valencias are here. We sampled four different members of the grapefruit family: Oro Blanco, Pummelo, cocktail grapefruit and Melo Gold, all sublimely sweet, and learned that skin color has nothing to do with sweetness.
I received a nice package last week from Wine of the Month Club. In a nice burgundy colored box was a bottle of Chardonnay and a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. E...
Chef Seth starts with an eight-day brine, then rubs the brisket with Santa Maria rub and puts it in the fridge for a day before smoking it for two days on a mixture of mesquite and hickory. Words simply don't do it justice.