Looking back: Top 10 tasting picks for 2008
What a grand year for wine it has been! I attended approximately 250 wine events at wine shops, restaurants, hotels, wineries and special celebrations tasting...
Taste of Wine
There’s one vineyard you need to know in Napa
Cruising north through the Napa Valley on Highway 29, you may not be aware of the vineyard near Oakville known as To Kalon Vineyards. But...
Local author’s book targets the ‘Casual Wino’
When San Diego wine entrepreneur John Alonge first opened his eclectic San Diego Wine and Culinary Center after years in the vineyards of France and...
Taste of Wine
Right out of the gate, I don’t feel there is a problem with a trace of sulfite in wines. But it is the No. 1...
Thanksgiving a celebration of food and wine
If you’re like me, about this time ahead of Thanksgiving, I start planning a menu and the wines that will crown the celebration. It’s the...
A Rose in Temecula Wine Country
About a year or so ago, a new winery emerged at an out-of-the-way location in Temecula Wine Country, operated by a husband and wife team...
Premier San Diego Wine & Food Festival Nov. 12-16
The fifth annual San Diego Bay Wine & food Festival touches down Nov. 12 through Nov. 16, serving up more than 160 wine and spirit...
