Graham Dodds, the patron chef of goats, hosted an old friend for a sold-out wine dinner at Hibiscus last night. On the menu: lots of really good food, lots of really good Willamette wine and lots of Dodds’ magic way with goat (including ...
Once a year, Sigel’s puts together a stellar lineup of pinot noirs, pops the corks, unscrews the caps and pours big glugs into nice glasses for a small group of wine lovers. Considering the caliber of the wines served and the $50 door charge, ...
donnie and marie osmond master somm keith goldston really is a captivating speaker my other favorite master somm, melissa monosoff If the Mayan calendar is right and world goes up in a puff of smoke next month, the epicenter might just be a wine bar ...
Wow–Sigel’s is making it really easy to wrap your arms around Pinot Noir, that finicky grape of Burgundy fame that every sommelier in town will tell you we all love but takes a back seat to big Cali cabs. Sigel’s is co-sponsoring ...
While eating and drinking (and golfing) my way across New Zealand last week, I was invited to lunch with Alastair Maling, a Master of Wine (MW) and the chief winemaker for Villa Maria Estate wineries, one of NZ’s highly regarded ...
March Madness may be drawing to a close, but another intense rivalry extends into April as a group of Master Sommeliers go head-to-head in the Pinot Noir Tasting Challenge, another pre-Gala Cotes du Coeur event. Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks, ...
What do you taste when you pop open a good bottle of Pinot Noir made from grapes grown in the cool, misty Carneros region of Napa, California? If I close my eyes and focus on the wine’s aroma and flavor, I usually taste and smell baking spices ...