A Taste of Wine

The Mondavi name in Napa Valley wine lore is indeed alive and well.  It still commands a reverence  for its illustrious history and an intense interest in its re-boot for the future. The Napa Valley Mondavi family tree of wine was rooted by Cesare Mondavi …

Pop the corks, and let the new year of 2015 begin.  2014 by any wine follower’s yardstick was a beauty.  As we noted in an earlier TASTE OF WINE, the price point for a bottle of wine and a night at a …

As wine is the ultimate beverage in France, Italy and the California coast, tequila is the national drink that creates the most pride for most Mexicans. Given that the culture of this adjoining country’s dining and beverage preferences are closely aligned withSan Diego and especially the …

James Limjoco is the easiest interview I have ever had the pleasure to do.  He’s the affable owner of Sublime Tavern with locations in San Marcos, Del Mar and soon to be inNorth Park.  He’s gone through  upgrades in his presentation of comfort food, premium wines by …

It doesn’t get any better than this one.  I’ve been to all of them and they get better each year.  This one is the 11th annual San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival from Sunday November 16 through Sunday November  23rd.  An army of the world’s premier …

Mola Gastro Bar, upstairs in the Del Mar Plaza, is drawing a lot of big time party people since it opened a short time ago.  Meet and greets love the format that promotes easy getting-to-know you over a glass of wine …

It’s not often you find someone who can tell you flat out what he loves about life beside his family, and then go about putting those choices together  to make the world a better place. Skip Coomber and his wife Maureen …

Pinot Grigio, Gavi, Prosecco, Spumanti, Barbera, Dolcetto, Sangiovese, Chianti Classico, Nero D’Avola, Barolo, Barbaresco, Valpolicella… the Italian wine list reads like a journey to Italy, at Il Fornaio in the Del Mar Plaza.  And the nicest thing about this list is …

There is no more knowlegeable or harder-working Advanced Sommelier in San Diego than Josh Orr at Marina Kitchen at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, who in a short time in the wine presenting business, has distinguished himself as the acclaimed winner …

San Diego County, by my count and review of Localwineevents.com, leads the nation on  a per capita basis, in wine/food events. A big contributor to that enviable record is a mild-mannered restaurateur for two Italian style restaurants:  Vittorio’s and Capri Blu in North County. Victor Magalhaes has positioned …