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...
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Monserate: Fallbrook’s new destination winery
Jade Work, owner of Monserate Winery in Fallbrook, grew up in the Gird Valley area playing golf at the Fallbrook Golf Course dotted with 100-year-old...
Carruth Cellars holds 2022 Barrel Tasting Party
What is impressive about Carruth Cellars events is the knowledge of the workers....
Family time at Mangia e Bevi’s Hope Family wine dinner
We were excited to reconnect with Tore Trupiano, a world-class competition pizza chef and co-owner of Mangia e Bevi, especially after he invited us to...
Taste of Wine’s ‘discovery’ wines you must try
The year 2022 is off and running along with new vintages and brands that are flooding the market. Rico and I discovered the best of...
Family Winemakers returns to Del Mar Fairgrounds
It was a pleasure to have Family Winemakers return to Del Mar Fairgrounds for its annual tasting event. The event features family-produced and hard-to-find California...
Chalk Hill Estates chalks one up at Del Mar’s West End
I love how wineries have a knack to come up with simple, effective, and descriptive names for their properties. Sonoma’s Chalk Hill is a great...
Prunotto Winery comes to Scuderie Italia
When Silvio Di Silvio invited Taste of Wine to try out some premier wines from Prunotto Winery, of Piedmont, Italy, the answer was easy: “Heck,...
A tasty tour of Alexander Valley Vineyards, Sextant Wines
Victor Magalhaes, owner of Vittorio’s Italian Ristorante in Carmel Valley, recently hosted a wine dinner showcasing the wines of Alexander Valley Vineyards. Caitlin McDonald, account...
‘Unshackled’ at Vittorio’s Prisoner wine dinner
One of the challenges with writing a column is finding a catchy title. At least for me, once the title is in order, the rest...
North County Wine Company aka ‘Wine Hangout’
As a kid, we all had that one special hangout — a magical place where no matter what was going on, you could meet your...
Seafood reigns supreme at King’s Fish House in Carlsbad
For seafood lovers, King’s Fish House is a must! With nine locations (seven in California), each location has custom menus. Taste of Wine enjoyed dining...
Flora kicks off wine dinner series with Daou Family Estates
I could not think of a better way for Sal Ercolano, owner of Flora Bar and Kitchen to kick off this year’s wine dinner series...
Meet Orfila’s newish winemaker Andrew Wisniewski
Frank and I were excited to meet Orfila Vineyards’ new winemaker, Andrew Wisniewski, who has been on board at the winery since April 2021. However,...
Vittorio’s spirited Champagne and sparkling wine dinner
This was the year for holiday Champagne dinners. And why not? As the restaurant industry has been especially hard hit by the pandemic, I suspect...