Wine and olive oil tasting at Villa Di Calabro in Temecula
I had a few minutes before meeting Steve and Valerie Andrews and Mike and Mindy Calabro, the new owners of Villa Di Calabro in Old...
Taste of Wine
Amaya Grand Del Mar means garden-fresh time
The Mediterranean splendor that is the Grand Del Mar has been documented in this column and publications worldwide. The decorative arts of Spain, Portugal Italy...
Tickets on sale for San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
It is a joy for me to see a hard-working, street-smart team create a public event that is a masterpiece of perfection. I used to be...
Top 10 wine tastings for first half ’09
What a wonderful last six months it has been for the wine experience. Of course the recession has hurt wine sales a bit and on...
FESTA Italiana fun set in Carlsbad Island Center
The sights of Italian people and products, the smells of homestyle Italian food, the tastes of Italian wines and the sounds of Italian music. It’s...
Wines of today reflect the taste of a woman
I saw it coming shortly after I started covering wine events and writing about wine developments four years ago. At first it was a curiosity,...
Romantic gondola wine parties dock at Loews Coronado
In Venice, the gondola has been the most romantic symbol in all of Italy. Handsome men in striped shirts and pie hats take couples along...
New wines previewed in the Regal Portfolio
High over the San Diego skyline and with a heavenly view of the Padres’ Petco Park, Regal Wines, a leading distributor of some of California’s...
Italian wines flourish at Belle Marie Winery
When Italian wines are featured at special event dinners, the host winery or restaurant is suddenly transformed into extended family celebration. The talk is loud...
A salute to owners of Thornton Winery in Temecula
John and Sally Thornton, owners of Thornton Winery in Temecula with their son Steve, recently added three more awards to their decades-long accomplishments in wine...
Crab is king at Truluck’s Restaurant in La Jolla
When a restaurant owns its own fishery and can guarantee freshness for its seafood, focusing on an array of succulent crab, it gets my attention....
Pacific Coast fest touts Chateau St. Michelle
If your travels take you to the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle area, a trip to nearby Woodinville and Chateau St. Michelle is a must....
Muscle wine Nebbiolo earns Witch Creek Gold
With the heady scent of high tide at a Carlsbad beach, I entered Witch Creek Winery on the Coast Highway. It had been a while...
The Italians pour some of the finest wines in San Diego
Italian wines are on a roll, having had several years of wonderful harvests and increasingly kind words in the wine press. This has emboldened the...
Concert season begins in Temecula Wine Country
A vineyard setting, beautifully crafted wine and food creations, outdoor vineyard setting and some of the coolest jazz and pop music, awaits you this season...