Wine

  Many wines were flowing at my boyfriend Andy’s house last night as we sat in on a twitter tasting (more on that tomorrow), and unloaded the latest samples shipped to me just in time to show you before Easter arrives. One of the wines is the one you see above: Carpenè Malvolti Prosecco Brut ($19.99)....

Last weekend, Andy and I joined a group of other travel journalists on a media tour of the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa. Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa (which underwent a $65-million renovation in 2009), features 550 guestrooms (32 suites), a President’s house, TusCA Ristorante, Knuckles Sports Bar, Lounge, fitness facility, tennis courts,...

PLYMOUTH, CA – March 22, 2013 – Everyone is invited to Enjoy All That is Spring with the Wineries of Steiner Road on Sat., April 27, 2013 11am-4 pm. This FREE Food and Wine event will delight the senses. Guests can stroll through the beautiful grounds of nine wineries, taste a variety of wines, listen...

PLYMOUTH, CA – March 22, 2013 – Everyone is invited to Enjoy All That is Spring with the Wineries of Steiner Road on Sat., April 27, 2013 11am-4 pm. This FREE Food and Wine event will delight the senses. Guests can stroll through the beauti...

I was asked what my favorite champagne was.  That was a very easy answer, hand down, it’s Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut.  It not cheap but not so expensive that I can’t indulge on occasion.  Part of the reason I love this Champagne has to do ...

"Meme," I just learned, is only a fashionable synonym for "idea" and the various ways by which an idea is shared. For the longest time I thought it a bit of intellectual jargon meant to remind me of how out of touch I am. Was it descended from Greek my...

How big a story is it that The Wine Advocate is suing one of its former correspondents, Antonio Galloni, for fraud? It's this big: The Wine Cellar Insider broke the story with an opening sentence that ended with an exclamation point: "The Wine Advocate...

It is my great pleasure to introduce you to Jon Jefferson my latest guest poster. Jon has an associate’s degree in culinary arts and a bachelor’s degree in business.  He is an active home beer brewer for over 4 years who has been in brewer competi...

Spring is almost here and we even have a food and wine event to prove it! You may remember our springtime buzz around the 2011 and 2012 Spring Break charity events, and the event (now renamed Spring Surge) is back this year to help usher in spring in Sacramento. Next Friday, March 22, local...

I’m not a wine expert. I just know what I like and don’t like. Remember this, regardless of whether you’re a wine expert or not, wine taste is individual.  It’s all about personal preference.  So how can you tell what wine to...