…when I received an “ Oaxaca Criolla” Green Salad recipe from Ix-Chel Ornelas Hernandez from Oaxaca that included a grasshopper topping I knew I had some research to do on what wine might pair with a spciy grasshopper salad. I found several opinions from entomophagy experts and a couple of local SoCal winemakers…
Muscat Makes a Big Come Back
The 2010 Moscato Allegro ($10) is an excellent place to start on your exploration of Muscat based wines. I like its fat sip of orange soda taste and honey and vanilla cream flavors; yet somehow the winemaker crafted all this into a lighter bodied wine. Not cloying, not sticky sweet.
Le Cuvier Small Lot Wines Deliver Big Taste – A Womens Wine Council Review
The April Womens Wine Council wines came from Le Cuvier Winery in Paso Robles, California. Winemaker John Much sent over six very special wines for the Council to taste. These wines were made in small case lots – about 250 cases or less, for a total of 2,500 cases total produced each year by the winery. Can you say small-lot nirvana? We did…again and again.
The Las Vegas Wow Experience
All in all the “Wow” experience at The Palazzo in Las Vegas gets this Wine, Food & Travel Diva’s best recommendation for a memorable luxury adult getaway!
Good Trendy Julian, California
…The key to getting to know this special place is to stay awhile. It’s about an hour away from San Diego and Palm Springs; add another 30 minutes from Orange County and LA. Coming up for two hours for a cup of cappuccino and a slice of apple pie, just doesn’t make sense. This is a smart, hip mountain town that combines all the elements foodies and small-town aficionado’s look for…