Ten tasty wine picks to enjoy the first half of ’22
Wine picks: Rico and I scrambled to keep up with the rush of new wines and wine events that sprang to life in the last
Frank Mangio and Rico Cassoni
Paso Robles, Part 2: Niner and Hope Family visits
Frank and I started our second day in Paso Robles at Niner Wine Estates.
Daou Family Estates present and future
This column starts Taste of Wine’s three-part series on its recent press tour of Paso Robles. We were able to enjoy seven wineries and start
Duckhorn delights at Flora
Maestro restaurateur Sal Ercolano hosted two Duckhorn Wine Dinners last month at FLORA bar&kitchen in Carmel Valley.
Gator by the Bay: Bourbon Street comes to San Diego
The Bon Temps Social Club’s Gator By The Bay Festival from May 5 to May 8 brought Bourbon Street to San Diego. With Blues music
The Seabird’s Piper restaurant offers inventive Oceanside cuisine
The Seabird, a destination by Hyatt Resorts, opened in May 2021. This fashionable beachfront estate with 226 rooms offers guests a seaside resort experience with
Enophiles descend on Carlsbad’s Park Hyatt Aviara for California Wine Festival
Carlsbad, the beautiful coastal headquarters for Taste of Wine, finally had its own beachside California Wine Festival this past weekend at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort.
Mangia e Bevi hosts Daou wine dinner
The Italian restaurant in Oceanside pulled out all the stops for a four-course premier Daou Family Estates wine dinner.
A brief look around the world of wine
The world of wine is breaking down new barriers and charging into the summer with new wines, wineries, wine shops and special events like never
Flavor explosion at Flora’s Beringer Reserve wine dinner
At this past week’s Beringer Reserve wine dinner at Flora Bar and Kitchen, John Parker, senior sales manager at Republic National Distributing Company had the
