0 0 0 I first met Cameron Bogue at a meet-n-greet in 2006.  He was living in Vegas at the time, and had won his way into being Smirnoff’s Brand Ambassador / Mixologist via a cocktail competition, which Cameron calls “a great way for young bartenders to gain publicity and build a repertoire.”  He won…

So, you’re whizzing along the freeway in your perky little Prius, natch, and you’re in the mood for a tasty liquid pick-me-up. But you don’t want the whopping 200+ calories in a Starbuck’s pre-bottled iced coffee, and you wouldn’t be caught dying of thirst holding one of those freeze dried packets no matter how hard…

Although oenology was practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans, its roots in the New World go back only a few hundred years.  In the 1600’s, European explorer ships carried grape vines among their provisions – along with Priests – so the predominantly Catholic Spanish and other early Southern European settlers could have wine for…

Caroline on Crack, the wildly popular LA-based food and drinks blogger, posted a wonderful piece about Lil ol’ Me and the Ultimate Playmate Wine Tour I created for Pourtal Wine Bar in Santa Monica. Caroline, who is just about the coolest chick you’ll ever meet, called our first meeting “an evening of hilarity, jaw-dropping storytelling…