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Most chefs would freeze in their boots and quickly forget everything they were ever taught about fine dining, if they ever had to pair up their menu creations with the best wines from Frescobaldi, a Florentine family whose wine fame …

From Temecula to Napa Valley and beyond, this is the season of the year that can make or break a vineyard in California’s considerable wine industry.  The state has some 10% of the number of vineyards in the U.S. They …

If you are at all a wine lover, you have been to one or more of the many wine events that are staged every week at wine bars, restaurants, hotels, parks and wineries.  Well, you too can be a wine host, …

Now that the pace of life in SoCal has calmed down and constant rounds of socializing at world class parties, events and football bowl games has faded away, it’s time to gather up 2013, put it in to the Guiness …

It fits that the next big event for Temecula Wine Country is the Harvest Celebration November 2nd and 3rd. Temecula is harvesting some big awards these days. From the California State Fairs to New York, Floridaand London England, Temecula’s wines are boldly mixing it up with …

Great wine begins in the vineyard somewhere between January and March as the season matures.  If all goes well and the season ends as it did in 2013 in Sonoma, there will be a collective sigh of relief and another legacy of …

Last week we brought you up to date on the big gains logged in by Temecula Wine Country and its 35 wineries.  There are a group of wineries in that district that are making great strides in moving up to …

Home for the holiday is a choice many Americans make.  The biggest travel date of the year is Thanksgiving Day as relatives and friends assemble with great food, wine and conversation, the centerpiece of this day to count your blessings. But …

A new wine release event flashed across the internet recently, to celebrate the bounty of a special harvest from the Gen 7 winery and its newest releases. It was a time of celebration for the Bacino family in theCrosby community in …

Sensing an opening for their quality wines, Chile has been moving smartly in the American market to consolidate their wine sales gains and find new markets to present their Cabernet, Chardonnay and Syrah. Their “home-town” grape, Carmenere, is getting a reputation as the …