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...
Daou Vineyards
Taste of Wine: Daou launches 2018 Soul of a Lion at West Hollywood party
This iconic wine has put Paso Robles Wine Country on the world map and competes head-to-head with Napa Valley blue chip wines....
Taste of Wine: North County Wine Company celebrates 11 years
Senior Editor Frank Mangio and I were on-site to celebrate the 11th anniversary of one of the region’s premier wine shops — North County Wine...
Taste of Wine: DAOU’s Patrimony Estate dream team is born
Lead winemaker Daniel Daou adds to family legacy with a California “first growth” Bordeaux-style Cabernet Sauvignon....
Taste of Wine: One night, two legends — Morton’s and DAOU
We were instantly salivating when we saw the “A Taste of Two Legends” Morton’s The Steakhouse DAOU Wine Dinner announced....
Taste of Wine: Rock royalty makes a splash with French Rosé
The latest international celebrity to join the Rosé sweepstakes is the king of ’80s rock, Jon Bon Jovi....
Taste of Wine: Here and there in the world of wine & food
Dine Diego will take the place of San Diego Restaurant Week, an annual iconic event for value dining up and down the county for close...
Taste of Wine: Daniel Daou dazzles at Il Fornaio Wine Dinner
For Daniel, winemaking is a labor of love fusing art and science....
Taste of Wine: Cabs & Zins dominate in Paso Robles – Part 2
After an over eight-year search, some 13 years ago Daniel and Georges Daou planted their first Cabernet Sauvignon vines on what would become DAOU Mountain...
Caymus comes to Seasalt for historic wine dinner
You can’t get any better California wine than the historic brands at Caymus Vineyards in Napa Valley. It’s better known in winery circles as the...
