CarlsbadCommunityCommunityCommunityDel MarTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Gelson’s Markets open with ‘top shelf’ winesFrank MangioMarch 7, 2016March 8, 2016 March 7, 2016March 8, 20160979The subject has been kicked around like an old can ever since I started writing on wine....
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Here and there in the wine worldFrank MangioFebruary 29, 2016 February 29, 20160234It’s not unusual for me to get more than 200 emails a day from those that have wine news to use in TASTE OF WINE....
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: A coming-out party for Washington winesFrank MangioFebruary 26, 2016 February 26, 20160861I’m again on the mend, after getting acquainted with yet another Scripps Health Care surgeon....
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Seasalt takes the lead in wine dinnersFrank MangioFebruary 1, 2016 February 1, 20160596Sal Ercolano’s Seasalt Seafood Bistro, along the shoreline of a Del Mar lagoon, is shaping the wine and dine experience as it enters its second...
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Merlot is the queen of red winesFrank MangioJanuary 26, 2016 January 26, 201601197Cabernet Sauvignon is without a doubt the king of red wines....
CarlsbadCarlsbad FeaturedCommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: New owners at Witchcreek Winery will revitalize Carlsbad VillageFrank MangioJanuary 18, 2016January 19, 2016 January 18, 2016January 19, 20162 1187Carlsbad’s my hometown. The city has......
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Mastro’s is the maestro of Palm DesertFrank MangioJanuary 11, 2016 January 11, 201611372One of my top 10 views is the one coming off the peak on Highway 74 to Palm Desert....
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Nick Gislason — Napa Valley’s boy wonderTony CagalaJanuary 4, 2016 January 4, 201603457My jaw dropped as I uttered something like “could you say that again, only slower,” as we sat in a swank Dallas restaurant and the...
Taste of WineTaste of Wine: My review of 2015 and the Top 10 TastesFrank MangioDecember 28, 2015 December 28, 20151280TASTE OF WINE has come a long way, about to step into its 11th year of bringing you news and views of a procession of...
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Banfi, the pursuit of excellence — accomplishedFrank MangioDecember 21, 2015 December 21, 20151626A few weeks ago at Solare, a lovely Italian restaurant in the Pt. Loma district of San Diego, packed with fans of the great international...
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Wine Spectator’s 2015 top wines in the worldFrank MangioDecember 15, 2015 December 15, 20150693I have been a subscriber to the world’s leading wine magazine, Wine Spectator, since I began writing TASTE OF WINE...
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: In praise of the ‘Wine Bible, 2nd Edition’Frank MangioDecember 7, 2015 December 7, 20150386The first “Wine Bible,” authored by Karen MacNeil, a former New York Times writer, was published in 2001...
CommunityTaste of WineTaste of Wine: San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival hosts the wine worldTony CagalaNovember 30, 2015 November 30, 20150726San Diegans, and many more, came from all over the world, descending on the Manchester Grand Hyatt and the Embarcadero Park in late November for...
Taste of WineOrange County continues to pour it onFrank MangioNovember 20, 2015 November 20, 20150415Let me be clear right away, we don’t mean orange juice. Wine events are lining up with the major wine players, many of them from...
CommunityCommunityDel MarTaste of WineTaste of Wine: Here and there in San Diego’s urban wine sceneFrank MangioNovember 16, 2015November 18, 2015 November 16, 2015November 18, 20151593This is one of my favorite formats for TASTE OF WINE. I love to explore and check out what’s new and wonderful in the wine...