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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tastes of the Valleys’
Warming Up to Ice Wine
February 9th, 2012 
Georgina 
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Wine 
Tags: aphrodisiac, Ice Wine, Inniskillin Riesling, Tastes of the Valleys 
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The Wine Guru: Wines for Christmas Dinner, Chocolate & Gifts
December 9th, 2011 Georgina My Guru and I, accompanied by our friends Lissa, Rosalind and John, spent hours tasting different kinds foods and chocolates (even Peppermint Bark); pairing the foods and chocolates with wines; and consequently, taste testing the combinations and then, coming to a consensus on our findings. Here are our California Food & Wine reviews for the [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine Tags: California Food and Wine Reviews, Tastes of the Valleys, Wine and Chocolate pairing, Wine for Christmas Comments Off
Central Coast Wines for Indian Summer
October 7th, 2011 Georgina Even though summer is coming to a close, some of our warmest weeks are still ahead of us. I asked my trusted wine guru, Ash Mehta, for a couple recommendations for Central Coast Wines that will best compliment those romantic Indian Summer Picnics or terrace dinners of fresh cool salads, cheese, charcuterie and fruit.
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Reviews Tags: California Food and Wine, Hearst Ranch Rose, Tastes of the Valleys, Valor Sauvignon Blanc Comments Off
Contemplating The Sexiness of Wine
May 26th, 2011 Georgina On Wednesday, I was a guest of Dan Dunn, The Imbiber, on his premier Playboy Radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The topic was “the sexiness of wine.” It was great fun to be his guest and he is a crazy, intelligent, hilarious person but the most entertaining part was sending out a request for [...]
Posted in Events, Features, Food and Wine, Product Reviews, Reviews Tags: Bob Dickey, Brander Vineyards, Chuch Carlson, Curtis Winery, Dan Dunn, Fabian Bravo, Larry Shaffer, Margerum Wine Company, Pinot Noir, Playboy Radio, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Sirius, Tastes of the Valleys, Tercero wines, The Imbiber, Viognier 2 Comments »Butterflies or Wine? Decisions, Decisions…
January 26th, 2011 Georgina Butterflies or Wine tasting — decisions, decisions…oh, what shall I do first? It’s that time of year again – no, not when the swallows return to Capistrano but better yet, when thousands of Monarch Butterflies hover over Pismo Beach’s Butterfly Trees – limbs of Eucalyptus and Monterey Pines. They’re absolutely fascinating and will remain in [...]
Posted in Features, Food and Wine, Resorts & Spas, Restaurants, Reviews Tags: Avila Beach, Baileyana, California Food and Wine and Travel Reviews, California Winery Advisor, Central Roast Coffee, Chamisal Pinot Noir, Classic California, Cracked Crab, Dr. Burnsteins, Edgewater Hotel, Edna Valley Wine Tasting, Encantado, Laetitia Brut Cuvee, Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, Shell Beach, Tastes of the Valleys 1 Comment »Weekend Escapes to the Central Coast
November 26th, 2010 Georgina Desperate for a place to get out of town and leave behind the stresses of Los Angeles, I blessedly found California’s Mecca for food & wine lovers, wide-open space cravers, ocean worshippers, hikers walkers & cyclists, art junkies and just lovers: California’s Central Coast & Valley. Recently, I have had the good fortune of attending [...]
