Lifestyle
It has been a challenging two years for restaurants, to say the least! After two years, I returned to Kali, one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants that is not in...
You know you've had a great meal when you cannot stop thinking about it. And I cannot stop thinking about the meal I had at Hanchic this week. The creativity...
Happy 2022! I am shaking my head at how quickly this year has gone by. It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming 2021. Looking back on the past year,...
Have you been to Temecula? Only 100 miles from my home, I had never been. I have driven further distances to visit Santa Ynez and Paso Robles. I have even...
Regenerative farming is the new buzzword in the wine industry. But it is more than a marketing term. It focuses on soil health, animal welfare, and social fairness and Robert...
As we approach a new year, I typically have a list of things to do around my house, such as the ever exciting changing of air filters and such. Another...
When planning a meal, different wines are selected for each course. We might start with sparkling wines, then have a white wine with the first course, a red wine with...
As we start buying presents for our friends and family for the holidays, what do you get the wine lover? I know for me, the last thing I need is...
Over the past 20-30 years, women have made significant in-roads into winemaking. In California, it is not uncommon to find women as winemakers, assistant winemakers, cellar rats, and more. It...
Port, the famed fortified wine from Portugal’s Douro region, is most commonly enjoyed as a dessert wine. But it’s also great in cocktails—one of the most popular examples being the...