“A Celebration of the Remarkable Wine and Cuisine of the Central Coast of California and the Napa Valley” might be a bit of an understatement when it comes to this year’s highly anticipated Central Coast Wine Classic’s Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir Symposium featuring a panel of winemakers passionately discussing the noble grape that is [...]
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Central Coast Wine Classic 2012 Pinot Noir Symposium
May 2nd, 2012 
Georgina 
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Wine 
Tags: Adam Tolmach, Archie McLarenJim Clendenen, Au Bon Climat Winery, Babcock Vineyards, Benjamin Silver, Benjamin Silver Wines, Brian Babock, Carlson Wines, Central Coast Wine Classic, Chanin Wines, Chuck Carlson, Ernst Storm, Frank Ostini, Gavin Chanin, Greg Brewer, Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Wines, Melville Winery, Pinot Noir, Rusak Vineyards, Steven Gerbac, Storm Wines, The Ojai Vineyard 
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Warming Up to Ice Wine
February 9th, 2012 Georgina The first time I tried Ice Wine, it was like a first kiss: sweet, soft and lingering both on my palate and my mind for the rest of the night. I know champagne and sparkling wines are always a tradition for Valentine’s Day, but what about a little sweetness for your sweetheart? The pleasurable and [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Wine Tags: aphrodisiac, Ice Wine, Inniskillin Riesling, Tastes of the Valleys Comments Off
October Wines Notes from My Wine Guru
October 17th, 2011 Georgina When I think of October, I look for a wine that can compliment cooler weather meals rich with golden fall flavors and warm spices. As always, I trust my Wine Guru, Ash Mehta of Tastes of the Valleys, to recommend wines best suited to pair with those rich autumnal flavors we all love to savor [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Reviews, Wine Tags: California Food and Wine Reviews, Carlson Pinot Noir, Qupe Grenache Comments Off
The Dinner at Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California
August 2nd, 2011 Georgina 2011 Central Coast Wine Classic: The Revival of Avila Beach: To say that the 2011 Central Coast Wine Classic Dinner at Hearst Castle was fabulous would be an understatement; to say that it was incredible would be also an inadequate description. The energy of everyone involved in this superb night was positive, amiable and enthusiastic. The [...]
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Wine Tags: Archie Mclaren, Central Coast Wine Classic, D.K. Kodama, George Mavrothalassitis, Hearst Castle, Jackie Lau, James Sly, Michael Hutchings, Roy Yamaguchi Comments OffScent: Wild As The Wind
March 18th, 2011 Georgina The power of scent is terribly underrated by most of us. Everyone longs for sensation — like the experience of when you see someone and it hits you like a thunderbolt as the Sicilianos call it. Frankly, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful people in my day, but looks don’t seem to strike me with [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Market Report, Restaurants, Wine Tags: Italian parsley, M5 Risotto, Margerum M5, Market Report, Renato Moiso, Scent, Via Maestra 42 Comments OffChick Magnet
March 4th, 2011 Georgina I thought that one of the craziest decisions that I ever made was to procure my horse Fabio, a retired and compromised polo champion as I like to remind people. At one time this horse was quite the athlete and at 26 years of age, he remains the Jack Lalanne of horses. After Fabio became [...]
Posted in Features, Market Report, Reviews, Wine Tags: backyard chickens, Martha Stewart Living, My Pet Chicken, Susan Orlean, The New Yorker Comments OffWhy I Love Wine
February 14th, 2011 Jennifer “Wine is bottled poetry.” Robert Louis Stevenson La Vita Fresca knows that a perfect Valentine’s Day is spent cuddling up with tuo amore and enjoying your favorite bottle of wine. We have reposted this article written by our very own Barrie Cleveland also of California Winery Advisor, wine expert extraordinaire. Cheers to lots of love today and every day! Why [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Wine Tags: Barrie Cleveland California Winery Advisor, California Winery Advisor, Why I Love Wine Comments OffThe Father of California Wine
January 6th, 2011 Georgina My ten year old is now in fourth grade and in California, the State Standards require that California State history be taught and this includes the extensive study of the California Missions. Now, to compound the issue, she attends a Catholic school, so some of the historical information has been “cleansed” and it’s customary to [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Wine Tags: California Food and Wine, California Wine History, Father Junipero Serra, Mission San Juan Capistrano Comments OffGood Morning from Appalachia, California
November 25th, 2010 Georgina It’s 4am. I am now enjoying my coffee, biscotti, and my five cats are all sitting on the table staring at me even after they’ve eaten — it’s all mental telepathy with those guys. I’m starting to wonder about the things I do for them that were, unbeknownst to me, planted in my mind by [...]
Thanksgiving Irony
November 24th, 2010 Jennifer It is so pop culture to blame our parents for our short-comings and not to accept responsibility for our actions and behaviors. So I’m going to jump in here and add myself to the list of adult children whining about their family who has contributed somehow to a major deficiency in their life. Two years [...]
Posted in Wine Tags: cooking turkey, Martha Stewart Cranberrie, Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner, vegetarian foodie Comments Off
