Food & Wine

    This past Thursday we hosted our first wine tasting event since 2020 at Chase's La Verne, and with over 60 people in attendance it was quite a turnout.  With flowing pours of 9 different wines selected by Sommelier Blake...

  Continued from Part I Jeanne Krug: Mme Krug married into the 3rd generation of House Krug. She distinguished herself not as a widow, but as a formidable leader and an heroic individual during her husband’s imprisonment in Germany between 1915...

Historically, men have dominated the field of winemaking. When it comes to champagne, it is surprising that women have been pivotal in transforming the beverage from an overly sweet, cloudy carbonated dessert wine to the glamorous, sparklingly-clear champagne celebrated today....

How to Create your own Charcuterie Board  Charcuterie boards are like a blank canvas. You start out with your surface of choice and just start adding all your favorite things. I always like a wooden cutting board to start. Purchase...

  Our Culinary Specialist Nanette Berning-Pate strikes again with a touch of Spring and a classic brunch dish. Nothing can beat freshly made crepes, let alone healthy ones made with buckwheat. A savory dish combining cheese and asparagus calls for...

This is a year round favorite in our home and it’s not too spicy. Even the kids enjoy it. Grill your steak preferably medium-rare, with a side of potatoes and drizzle this chimichurri on top of the steak or on...

Will AI take over on how consumers buy wine?  Maybe.  However, as that technology scours the internet to find the right wine suggestions, it is missing one very important dynamic… AI hasn’t tasted anything!  Because it can’t.  As we all...

This crunchy crispy and thin chicken is cooked to perfection with arugula, parmesan cheese, and lemon drizzled all over, makes for a delicious salad recipe. Paired with one of the best Sauvignon Blanc’s we’ve tasted this year from Napa Valley....

This vegan & plant-based, Hearts of Palm Ceviche is fresh, light and perfect as an appetizer or meal. This easy recipe can be made in minutes. Serve over mini tostadas, with tortilla chips, in lettuce cups, or in a halved...

  The package arrived unceremoniously at my front door—6 bottles of wine from Plume Ridge Bottle Shop with a note from Wine Buyer, Monica Yu, “This is for your article about the right way to pair wine with cheese and...

Yule logs, also known as Buche de Noel can be traced to Europe.  Now it is a popular Christmas dessert or pudding in a shape of a log and traditionally eaten in France. A quintessential dessert that is usually complex...