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    May 15, 2012

    10 California Summer Wine Events

    Summer is a wine-drinking marathon in California, and up and down the coast, each weekend brings pleasant opportunities to imbibe outside. The diversity of events reflects the state's varied wine-growing regions. Those on hotel grounds come with a room night package -- a smart way to go. Because i ... More >>

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    May 8, 2012

    Wine Cellar: Master Sommelier Richard Betts on "Feral" Chardonnay

    We've long been keen on winemaker Greg La Follette's Pinot Noir style, his bagpipe back story and the Friday night Bingo shirts he sports at wine tasting events. He's also weathered the wine business long enough that he doesn't worry about telling the whole wine truth, and nothing but the truth (so ... More >>

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    May 1, 2012

    Everson Royce: Silverlake Wine's Pasadena Spinoff Now Open

    Opened last Saturday, Old Town Pasadena's Everson Royce is not quite a sequel to Silverlake Wine. Think character spinoff. Two out of three Silverlake Wine owners are involved; approximately 25% of the same small-production wine brands are stocked. Potential customers are greeted immediately at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Amelia Ceja of Ceja Vineyards on Wine With Mexican Food

    You've picked out a good Cabernet. What should you serve with it? Beans -- Mexican beans. That's what Amelia Morán Ceja would do. Ceja is the first Mexican-American woman to head a wine production company, Ceja Vineyards. "People never thought to pair wine with Mexican food until we came along," s ... More >>

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    March 2, 2012

    Happy Hour: Vinoteca Farfalla in Los Feliz

    The Place: Vinoteca Farfalla, 1968 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles; (323) 661-8070. The Hours: 4-7 p.m. every day. The Deals: Wines for $5 and $6, beers for $3 and $4, and discounts on the entire menu. The Digs: You might expect Vinoteca Farfalla, a wine bar about equidistant from hot spots The Alc ... More >>

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    February 28, 2012

    Q & A With Christina Machamer: Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay, Heading to Napa Her Anti-Establishment Wine Tasting Tips

    After winning season four of Hell's Kitchen, Christina Machamer became sous chef at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant at the London West Hollywood. But these days, she's traded the rapid-fire kitchen life to become the wine educator and resident chef -- albeit one with limited kitchen opportunities -- at B ... More >>

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    February 15, 2012

    Colorado Wine Company Celebrates 7 Years

    There is no seven-year itch for the Colorado Wine Company. The Eagle Rock wine shop is more popular than ever with customers who are drawn to owner Jen Morgan and John Nugent's all-inclusive approach to selling wine and the unpretentious vibe of their weekly wine tastings. "I would say it's our rel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Top 5 Pink Sparkling Wines for Valentine's Day (or Any Day, Really)

    Bubbles are the spot-on match for Valentine's Day, and not just the holiday: Champagne and sparkling wine have the ability to elevate even the most ordinary moment. Kick that special moment up notches (Thanks Emeril!) with a rosé. From pale pink to rubyesque, rosé's signature light red color seems ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Ben Flajnik: Winemaker First, TV's The Bachelor Second

    Sonoma MagazineIn the vineyard with The Bachelor and partners​Most people dream of quitting their day job to be on TV. ABC's The Bachelor Ben Flajnik says his reality star turn is a means to an end: His heart is in winemaking. (He auditioned for The Bachelorette originally as a way to pursue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Meteorito Wine Is Out of This World, Literally

    Sure, that nice vintage Cabernet Sauvignon you have sitting in your wine cellar may have notes of dark chocolate and hints of sweet cherries, but does it really taste out of this world? No? Well then, you may want to head to Chile for the Meteorito, a red wine that is infused with the potentially ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    LudoBites 8: The Wine List

    LudoBites 8 (with its eminently more sane booking policy) debuted last night, which means a new wine list curated by Domaine LA along with chef Ludo and his wife, Krissy. The big news: the wine list now includes beer and cider (a Normandy cide from Domaine du Manoir in Montreuil, France, to be preci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Pinot Days Is Back: How To Fit 80 Wine Producers Into An Airport Hangar A Special Discount

    JGarbeeThe Pinot Days Aftermath At Barker Hanger​With so many wine festivals and tastings out there these days, forking over $60 ($54 with the 10% discount code for LA Weekly readers below) seems somewhat excessive for your everyday Chardonnay and Merlot pours. But this is Pinot Days, the ann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Glass of Red Wine a Day Could Keep Breast Cancer Away, Says New Cedars-Sinai Research

    RadarOnlineDoctor's orders.​Does drinking wine affect a girl's odds for breast cancer? Battle of the studies! Just a couple months ago, Harvard University released some buzz-killing stats showing that "women who drink just four small glasses of wine a week increase their risk of developing br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Boxed Wine That Doesn't Suck: Thinking Inside The Box With Colorado Wine Company

    Kathy A. McDonaldDrink wine from inside the box​'Tis the season for imbibing. However with the economy being what it is, 'tis also the season to look for bargains when it comes to holiday wine drinking. For the budget conscious wine buyer, boxed wines are a bargain alternative. However, many b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Wine Gifts From The Other Guy, Courtesy Of Your Humble Grower

    Ah, the holiday party wine gifting season. That time of year when you'll inevitably spot a bottle of Shafer Hillside Select sporting a shiny red bow among the hostess gifts -- right as you hand over a $19.99 Cabernet you snagged off the Ralph's weekly special list on the way to the boss' house (but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    5 Ways To Celebrate The Release of Beaujolais Nouveau 2011

    Guzzle and Nosh​ Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé! Did you know that the 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wines are being released at midnight tomorrow,Thursday, the 17th? Are you excited? The vintners of France would very much like you to be, and they would like you to buy a bottle or four, uncork th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Winemaker Q & A With Joel Peterson: On His First Thanksgiving Wine, Atomic Bombs Alice Waters

    Joel PetersonThe Young Wine Fiend, Peterson, And His Mom (Center), 1955​Joel Peterson, founder of Ravenswood Winery, isn't exactly the sort of winemaker to veer off the conversation track into lilting conversations about the similarities between playing the bagpipes and making wine. Rather, Pe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Silverlake Wine: Best Weekly Wine Tastings

    Kathy A. McDonaldNo attitude, pretension-free wine tastings blow up weekly at Silverlake Wine ​Is Silverlake Wine a religion? Consider what makes it so: Devoted followers, a weekly schedule and a straight-up welcoming-to-all philosophy of no pretension at this neighborhood wine shop that speci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    The Chef vs. The Sommelier: Fig Restaurant's Pinot Chardonnay Face-Off

    flickr user cherylknauerPinot or Chardonnay?​When we popped by Fig in Santa Monica recently for a Happy Hour glass of wine, sommelier Matthew Lehman was happy to chat about the new Fig Pinot Noir we spied on the menu -- Lehman helped make it under the watchful eye of La Fenetre winemaker Josh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Q & A With Amavi's Jean-Francois Pellet: On Wine Life, Tequila (Why Not?) Coors Light

    pepperbridge.comPellet And Friends At Pepperbridge, with Champagne​When Washington winemakers like Jean-François Pellet of Pepper Bridge and Amavi Cellars swoop into town, there is usually one thing on the tasting agenda: Serious wine talk. About their own wines, of course. But during our rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Hearst Ranch Winery: What Wines to Pair with A Castle Visit Free-range Zebras and Grass-fed Beef Burgers

    Jeff KirshbaumBranding takes on its original meaning at the Hearst Ranch Winery ​ Free-range zebras, undeveloped California coastline as far as the eye can see and an epic house museum: Welcome to the Hearst Ranch Winery's neighborhood. Few California wineries can compete with the tasting room ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Support Your State: Drink California Wine During CA Wine Month

    Kathy A. McDonaldLearn more about wine this month at a wine tasting seminar​These days, every foodstuff or drink gets a day in its honor. Did you know there's a National Pecan Cookie day (September 21)? One guess on how to observe either National Guacamole Day (September 16) or National Beer D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Urban Wine Making: Rock Wall Wine, Or How To Share That Bottle Opportunity

    www.alamedamagazine.comUrban Winemaker Shauna Rosenblum​Back in the early days of pre-Prohibition winemaking, setting up a winery adjacent to a vineyard was hardly a winemaking prerequisite. A warehouse or garage worked just fine for turning those purchased grapes into wine, particularly in Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Your Perfect Summer Party Wine: Franz Etz Grüner Veltliner

    A bottle of Franz Etz Gruner Veltliner.​Franz Etz Grüner Veltliner -- good luck saying that ten times fast, especially after you've had a couple glasses of this Austrian wine. This is a dry, crisp white wine that we first tasted at Domaine LA but have spotted at a handful of local wine shops ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    The Chardonnay Symposium: Wine, Santa Maria BBQ Chardonnay Clones (Yes, Clones)

    Bob DickeyChardonnay Symposium's Grand Tasting Byron Vineyard​America's favorite wine is getting the star treatment. This weekend, July 22-23, the second Chardonnay Symposium in the scenic Santa Maria Valley puts the spotlight on all aspects of the wine varietal: where it comes from (clones!), ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Happy Hour: Wine Expo's Santa Monica Wine Bar

    JgarbeeTim Guest Serving Guests At Wine Expo​It's been nearly 10 months since Wine Expo opened a tasting bar/retail food shop next to its flagship Santa Monica wine store. In other words, plenty of time for manager Roberto Rogness to work out the inevitable kinks of suddenly jumping into the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Lompoc Wine Ghetto: Get Your Wine On Alternative

    Jeff KirshbaumWinemaker Sashi Moorman of Piedrasassi New Vineland at work in the Lompoc Wine Ghetto.​ Substance outshines style at Santa Barbara County's low-key Lompoc Wine Ghetto. A semi-industrial office park that's in the heart of land-that-time-forgot Lompoc, California, Lompoc Wine Ghett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Summer Wine Deals: Five Picnic Friendly Wines

    Flickr/lovelornpoets​The word "bargain" is always consumer relative, but perhaps rarely more so when the subject is wine. Even without getting price involved merely the word "Chardonnay" can start a (polite, of course) wine bar fight. And we've all learned the hard way that at the lower end of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Wine Report: Flip-Flops For Summer Sips?

    JgarbeeMatching Placemat Optional​It's summer. So yeah, call us beach party poopers, but the very name association of flip-flops and wine makes us nervous. We're having visions of FlipFlop Wine advertising campaigns featuring Chardonnay bottles half-buried in the sand and sporting the latest i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard's Latest Mission

    Jeff KirshbaumFamed winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard at his winery's tasting room.​Bonny Doon Vineyard's founder and winemaker Randall Grahm wants to do something really different. Once he ran the 28th largest winery in the U.S.; these days he's on a quest to grow grape vines fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Your Memorial Day Weekend Wine Event Report

    Flickr/Xipe Totec39wine glasses​ Beer and barbecue are definitely on the Memorial Day Weekend agenda but with three days to fill, make some room for a glass or two of wine. In Santa Barbara, one of the region's most illustrious winemakers Jim Clendenen opens a tasting room after decades in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Viva Vino LA: Italian Wines Flood Los Angeles

    Lisa MattsonChianti, Italy's Castello de Volpaia is one of 130 wineries pouring at Viva Vino LA​There's much more to Italian wine than Pinot Grigio. The number one U.S. import is only one of the 3,000 kinds of grape varieties that grow on the Italian peninsula. Learn about the many others this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Q & A With Municipal Winemakers' Dave Potter: On Surfing, Sourcing Grape Stigmas His New Tasting Room

    JGarbee Potter In The Former Scuba Shop That Will Become His Tasting Room​If you need an excuse to for a coastal drive, winemaker Dave Potter is your man. He is the face behind Santa Barbara-based Municipal Winemakers, a small but mighty 600 cases per year operation that he tends to between ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Champagne and Oysters? Not in this Competition

    B. Hansenthe Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition​ What kind of a wine contest requires judges not to pay too much attention to what they are tasting? It was the 17th annual Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition, where wines were rated only for how they played up the briny, creamy, succule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Wine Deals: New "Climber" Pouch Wine From The Clif Bar Folks (Get It?)

    JGarbeePairs Well With Those Who Don't Fear Heights​No sooner do we mention the debut of the AstraPouch in California, and a Napa winery releases their wines in the giant CapriSun-like pouches that holds 1.5 L (two bottles) of wine. It's a pretty great idea, and not because it has a one-way va ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Wine Shop Report: The Food Is "Fresh & Easy" But How's The Wine?

    JGarbee​ For this month's Wine Shop Report, we hit another grocery store chain, Fresh & Easy. Not because we are particularly fond of shopping for wine under fluorescent lights, but because that income tax check is still a little too fresh in our mind. And so we gathered up our recycled wine b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Indulge Wines Debuts The AstraPouch In California

    JGarbeeJust Add Pie​Wine in a bottle, wine in a box, wine inside a bag inside a box. Just when you think the bagged wine market is over saturated, the AstraPouch makes its U.S. debut. New York's Glenora Wine Cellars was the first American wine producer to pouch its Riesling and Chardonnay last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Book Review: Eataly L.A. May Still Be Iffy But Joe Bastianich's Grandi Vini Is Solid

    ​With all the rumors about Joe Bastianich and Eataly L.A. last week, we thought it a fine time to check in on Bastianich's latest book, Grandi Vini: An Opinionated Tour of Italy's 89 Finest Wines. Bastianich is, as the book's press release reminds us, "co-owner of twenty [mostly Italian] rest ... More >>

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    March 24, 2011

    Wine Shop Report: Has Trader Joe's Grown Up Since Two Buck Chuck?

    J. GarbeeThe Partial Trader Joe's Tasting, Including That Il Valore Sangiovese ​Welcome to the wine shop tasting edition of Squid Ink, an occasional roundup of current offerings at select local wine shops. Take note of the word "select," as it basically means those we can afford. As in, this w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    $80 Wine Beats $5,000 Wine in Blind Pinot Noir Taste Test

    ​A bottle of New Zealand pinot noir edged out several high-profile French and Californian wines to take the top spot in a recent blind tasting. Talk about bottle shock. Courtesy of World's Top 20 Pinot NoirsTim Fleming judges a pinot noir.​Proving that price is no guaranteed determiner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Clos du Chateau: or, The Continuing Joy of Chardonnay

    Felicia Friesema​While white wine drinkers have certainly broadened their horizons over the years, they would be remiss to turn their collective backs on the one that started it all: Chardonnay. Though it has been used in questionable ways, when grown on the golden slopes of Burgundy, Chardonn ... More >>

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    February 22, 2011

    Big Table Farm: From Pigs To Prosciutto Really Great Pinot Noir

    bigtablefarm.comEverything Is House Made At Big Table Farm​There are the obvious reasons to start a food or beverage business. You love 16 hour workdays, wearing a back brace, and explaining (again) to customers why your small-batch goat cheese costs a few bucks more than the generic grocery s ... More >>

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    February 8, 2011

    Q & A With Adam Carolla: His Sledgehammer Wine, Jimmy Kimmel's Pizza Oven, "Mangria" Where to Eat Pie

    ​ It only took him 35 years, but Adam Carolla finally learned to stop worrying and love wine. Well, at least the part about loving wine is true. The Manny Pacquaio-bashing, Antonio Villaraigosa-hating comedian, budding podcast entrepreneur and notorious complainer recently declared Sledgehamm ... More >>

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    February 2, 2011

    How To Become A Wino: International Sommelier Guild Classes & Tastings

    Guzzle & Nosh​ Yes, friends, dreams do come true. Whatever your job is now, forget it; it's time to become a sommelier. The International Sommelier Guild will begin their Spring 2011 wine education classes in Los Angeles on February 2nd at Le Petite Vendome, and they offer three different le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Q & A With Winemaker Rolando Herrera of Mi Sueño, Part 2: Out Of The Trenches And Into Wine The 2010 Harvest

    Mi Sueño WineryRolando Herrera​When we left off yesterday's baseball and Cabernet chat with Mi Sueño Winery's Rolando Herrera, the winemaker was recalling how he wound up in a hard labor construction job at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (he thought he was being recruited for grape vine pruning). ... More >>

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    January 20, 2011

    A Recipe From The Chef (And Winemaker): Rolando Herrera's Syrah Marinated Rack Of Lamb

    flickr user another pint pleaseEven Lambs Love A Good Syrah​Judging by our two-part interview, Mi Sueño owner-winemaker Rolando Herrera is the sort of guy who can talk about baseball and winemaking dreams one minute, the hard-ass work he put in as a teenager just to survive the next -- and m ... More >>

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    January 19, 2011

    Q & A With Winemaker Rolando Herrera Of Mi Sueño: Vineyards, Baseball The Teenage Career Plan

    Mi Sueño WineryRolando Herrera​Five minutes into a conversation with Rolando Herrera, the owner-winemaker at Mi Sueño in Napa, it's clear that what first comes across as shyness is really more of a quiet conviction for winemaking. He didn't come from a longstanding winemaking pedigree. He di ... More >>

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    January 13, 2011

    I'M BOUQUET, YOU'RE BOUQUET

    Mi Sueño WineryRolando Herrera​Five minutes into a conversation with Rolando Herrera, the owner-winemaker at Mi Sueño in Napa, it's clear that what first comes across as shyness is really more of a quiet conviction for winemaking. He didn't come from a longstanding winemaking pedigree. He di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Pinot Days 2011: Wine And Mushroom Bisque Sips At Barker Hangar

    J. GarbeePinot Days 2010​Tasting through West Coast Pinot Noirs from nearly 100 producers typically requires a long drive up the I-5. But this Saturday, January 15th, you can taste through the offerings of 90 producers at Pinot Days, the second coming of the event at Santa Monica's Barker Han ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Q & A With Winemaker Greg La Follette, Part 2: What 6 Kids Will Do To Your Pinot Noir

    lafollettewines.comGreg LaFollette's True Love​When we first spoke with Greg La Follette, winemaker at his namesake La Follette Wines, he was telling us how making wine isn't all that different from playing the bagpipes. And why getting to know Pinot Noir isn't all that different from taking o ... More >>

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