Daou Vineyard’s flagship wine dinner at Del Mar’s West End
When guests walked into Sal Ercolano’s West End with sweeping panoramic views of Del Mar’s wetlands and coast, they also had another view. This second...
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Vittorio’s hosts top-rated US winery Hope Family Wines
When I learned that Victor Magalhaes, owner of Vittorio’s Italian Trattoria, was hosting the Wine Enthusiast 2022 American Winery of the Year, Hope Family Wines,...
Wines of the World at San Diego’s Westgate Hotel
Descobres and Winebow Imports teamed up to curate a true Wines of the World tasting. Of the 34 brands represented at the show, only two...
Bubbles flowing at Vittorio’s sparkling wine dinner
Victor Magalhaes, owner of Vittorio’s Italian Trattoria in San Diego’s Highland Village, hosted a celebratory Champagne and sparking wine dinner to close out his 2022...
Taste of Wine’s Top 10 Wines of 2022
If I had one theme for the food and beverage industry for 2022, it would be “Returning to Normal.” And for Frank and me, “normal”...
Cordant Winery tasting at Beeside Balcony in Del Mar
When Alan Goldfarb, a wine journalist for several wine media magazines, including Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and a public relations consultant reached out to...
Vittorio’s ‘A Night in Italy’; Napa’s Fiftyrow Vineyards
It was fitting for Victor Magalhaes, proprietor of Vittorio’s Italian Trattoria, to host a wine dinner titled “A Night in Italy” featuring wine and food...
Penfolds displays best of Australia, Napa Valley at Flora wine dinner
Flora Bar and Kitchen owner and restaurant maestro Sal Ercolano and John Parker, a Republic National wine sales representative, recently orchestrated an exquisite five-course Penfolds...
Something for everyone at La Jolla Art+Wine Festival
From the title, La Jolla Art+Wine Festival, it is obvious that both art and wine would be present, but there was much more. In the...
Mangia e Bevi dinner showcases Wagner Family Wines
When I first came up with the title of this column, I hesitated with putting “Wagner Family Wines” in lieu of “Caymus Vineyards” to recap...
Ten tasty wine picks to enjoy the first half of ’22
Wine picks: Rico and I scrambled to keep up with the rush of new wines and wine events that sprang to life in the last...
Daou Family Estates present and future
This column starts Taste of Wine’s three-part series on its recent press tour of Paso Robles. We were able to enjoy seven wineries and start...
Enophiles descend on Carlsbad’s Park Hyatt Aviara for California Wine Festival
Carlsbad, the beautiful coastal headquarters for Taste of Wine, finally had its own beachside California Wine Festival this past weekend at Park Hyatt Aviara Resort....
A brief look around the world of wine
The world of wine is breaking down new barriers and charging into the summer with new wines, wineries, wine shops and special events like never...
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...