Columns Food & Wine Taste of WineTaste of Wine: Paso Robles – An unbroken circle of world class winesFrank MangioApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021April 12, 20210162 Paso Robles reaches far and wide along the Central Coast, perfectly located between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Its beautiful hillsides and lush valleys reveal
Columns Food & Wine Taste of WineTaste of Wine: Latest Napa Valley cabs from To Kalon vineyardFrank MangioJanuary 4, 2021 January 4, 20210476 Wineries in Napa that can afford to buy grapes from To Kalon have gone on to fame and fortune.
Columns Taste of WineTaste Of Wine: Family of wines at a place like homeFrank MangioOctober 29, 2019October 31, 2019 October 29, 2019October 31, 20190942 Skip and Maureen Coomber have brought their love of wines to downtown Oceanside. If ever there was a craft winery and tasting room that merits
Columns Food & Wine Lick the PlateLick the Plate: Wine, food and fun with Oceanside Wine SocietyDavid BoylanJuly 16, 2019 July 16, 201904813 I’ve never claimed to be an expert on wine, but a stint back in the day as a junior wine rep/merchandiser in Detroit gave me
Arts Cities Community Community News Region Vista Vista Featured‘Meading at the Garden’ in Vista not just for wine loversstaffApril 5, 2019April 8, 2019 April 5, 2019April 8, 20190897 If you thought “Meading in the Garden” had to do with something in the backyard and plants, you’d be wrong.
Columns Taste of WineCaymus comes to Seasalt for historic wine dinnerFrank MangioOctober 29, 2018 October 29, 201801334 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
Arts Community Community News Oceanside Oceanside Featured5th annual Taste of Oceanside returns on Oct. 6Steve PuterskiOctober 4, 2018October 4, 2018 October 4, 2018October 4, 20180567 Food, beer and live music — it's just part of the flavor of the 5th annual Taste of Oceanside starting on Oct. 6 and hosted
Columns Taste of WineTaste of Wine: Gershon Bachus winemaker Dakota Denton gets it rightFrank MangioJune 14, 2017June 14, 2017 June 14, 2017June 14, 20170776 A few weeks ago, the annual DePortola Trail “Big Red Fest,” a showcase of nine key wineries on DePortola Road in Temecula, opened their doors
Community Taste of WineTaste of Wine: Here and there in the wine worldFrank MangioMay 1, 2017May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017May 1, 20170342 This is one of my favorite themes. Every so often, my in-box gets over-run with “short subjects.” They’re not enough to go for a whole
Community Taste of WineTaste of Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon — the classic red wineFrank MangioMarch 6, 2017March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017March 6, 20170885 In Napa Valley, the reviews are in for the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon harvest.