Few restaurant proprietors possess the audacity, dedicated staff, and unwavering determination required to successfully organize two wine dinners per month. Among them is Randy Smerik,...
After the success of early sherries and fortified wines such as Tawny Port for medicinal purposes, Penfolds wine company was officially established in 1844 at...
When Cass Winery comes to town, guests at Vittorio’s can expect a sold-out dinner with Cass co-owner Ted Plemons narrating the evening. With his enthusiasm,...
Napa Valley winery Duckhorn Vineyards recently returned to one of Sal Ercolano’s restaurants, this time at West End Bar & Kitchen in Del Mar. Ercolano...
After trying Ranch 45 Local Provisions’ melt-in-your-mouth beef sandwich at the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, I knew I wanted to learn more....
When West Steakhouse shuttered due to COVID-19, North County San Diego lost a premier restaurant and one of a few old school, windowless, classic steakhouses...
Victor Magalhaes, owner of Vittorio’s Italian Trattoria in San Diego’s Highland Village, hosted a celebratory Champagne and sparking wine dinner to close out his 2022...
Lowell Jooste was the perfect entrepreneur to start up LJ Crafted Wines, a winery that booted the bottle and adopted the growler concept borrowed from...
When Alan Goldfarb, a wine journalist for several wine media magazines, including Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and a public relations consultant reached out to...