Rum Punch: kasa.com The lovely Nikki Stanzione on New Mexico Style invited me back to finish out 2011 with a sip and a pop of a cork. This rum punch follows a classic style – and is topped with a little Sutter Home Bubbly Moscato … a sweet and effervescent addition to any celebration.
Category Archives: Wine, Port, Sherry & Vermouth
Sippin’ Sangrias – Viva Las Fiestas (TV Appearance)
I created these “Cinco Sangrias” to help you sip away the gloom of the last year, whether you are a Santa Fean or living anywhere in the world. Join us in our celebration… Que Viva!!
Sparkling Summer Cocktails (TV Appearance)
Sparkling Summer Cocktails by Natalie Bovis, The Liquid Muse: kasa.com Sparkling Pomegranate (nonalcoholic) martini glass Featured in Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-To-Be 1 ounce pomegranate juice ½ ounce lemon juice 2 teaspoons granulated sugar Fre® Alcohol-Removed Brut Sparkling Wine Rim a champagne flute with sugar, set aside. Shake pomegranate juice, lemon juice and remaining…
Empordalia Wine Cooperative of L’Alt Emporda, Spain
he northeast corner of Catalonia, known as L’Alt Emporda (or “high Emporda”) is nestled below the Pyrenees and looks out over the Mediterranean, bumping up against the French border… mong the small villages of this area that mom-and-pop vineyards are still tended by the people that live on the land, and small producers proudly continue the traditions of grape-to-glass without the mechanics, technology or marketing afforded by actual wine companies…
Getting Lucky in Japan: Shochu
This overview of shochu is provided to us by Vanessa McGrady, a LA-based writer who also blogs at 40Licious and Art of the Find. I’m a lucky person, it turns out. So lucky, in fact, that I was invited on a 10-day press trip to Japan, where the good folks of the Japanese External Trade…
Getting to Know Burgundy…
If you noticed a spring in the step of wine writers last week, it could be that they attended a special wine tasting at the SLS Hotel. A couple dozen wine makers came in from Burgundy, France, touting their wares and pouring samples. It was all kinds of oo-la-la. However, prior to the tasting room…
“A World of Wine” in Temecula
The “World of Wine” Barrel Tasting Event returns to Southern California’s wine country this weekend, March 6-7 from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm. The Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association is proud to host this annual event, now in its nineteenth year, and welcomes wine lovers to sample pre-release wines straight from the barrel along with current…
Screaming Sake Down the Cheese Highway
“I am a curious character.” Declares Barrie Lynn, better known as The Cheese Impresario. “I really wish I could be ten people so I could explore more flavors and meet more great people.” The former Ad-Exec-turned-Cheese-Expert has found her passion educating the masses on the splendors of curdled milk. I’ve had the pleasure of nibbling,…
