Wines

September 5, 2008 by vegasrenie  Steve Lohr of J.Lohr and Me! I was going to write about the entire weekend in just one post and realized that it simply was not possible. So I did separate posts on traveling through California and the Slow Food Nation events, which makes this easier to handle. And since my “official photographer” and I snapped almost 200 pictures over the weekend, it took quite a while to go through everything and edit out the bad, the extraneous, the redundant, and... Read Full Story

September 5, 2008 by vegasrenie  California Travelogue Gallery August 28 I had driven up to Lancaster from Las Vegas the evening before, and the early morning found us up and on the road at o’dark thirty. We headed west with the sun’s light just rimming the horizon behind us. We passed through small, obscure California towns such as Needech and Antelope Acres before finally merging into Highway 5. As the passenger, I was able to completely absorb myself into the Central California... Read Full Story

I visited Healdsburg for the first time some 18 years ago. Seghesio was near the top of my list of wineries to visit. At the time I was working at Bonny Doon Vineyard and became interested in CalItalian varietals. I was also a big fan of Zinfandel, making Seghesio one of my favorite producers in California. Last year, I was back in Healdsburg and admit that Seghesio wasn’t on my list of places to visit, but we were in the area and I figured it would be fun to go back and see how things had... Read Full Story

There seems to be an accepted treasure map for pinot noir. You follow the clues and the dotted line and, arrive at the "X" and the treasure will be yours, with a little digging. The components of the map are simple and the endpoint is always a small, artisanal producer. However, it seems this map can sometimes blind us to treasures somewhat easier to attain. So it was with only moderate expectations that I opened a bottle of pinot noir from one of Oregon's largest producers. After all, big... Read Full Story

This is one of an occasional series detailing Texas wineries. The complete list is here. What does one make of Mandola, which is not only Texas' first celebrity winery, but one of its newest and most costly to build? Visit on a Saturday afternoon, and it's a foodie Disney World, packed with people touring the winery and crowding the restaurant. Complicating the issue is that Mandola, named for Damian Mandola of Carrabba's restaurant fame, has had some problems in its first couple of years... Read Full Story

OK, Dishers, I guess this is going to be Poconos Friday. So far it’s a slow news day so I’m going to share some of the foodie mail I get like this little, cue Bill Murray, joke: California vintners in the Napa Valley area, which primarily produce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night. The new wine will be... Read Full Story

The Amercian Wine Society is a national organization that promotes wine education and appreciation. VINO LAS VEGAS is a member of the Las Vegas Chapter. We have attended many events at Cafe Bleu at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts located in Summerlin and they always do a fantastic job. The students run Cafe Bleu under the guidance of faculty which are tops in their field. We knew this was an event we were not going to miss when our good friends Peter and Rebecca Work of... Read Full Story