tastings

Let’s Do…Italian Vino & Mozza Pizza!

11.06.2011
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I’m teaching another class with Let’s Do! This time it’s all Italian wines and pizza pies. The hips and the haps: Thursday, Nov. 17th. 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Domaine LA. $35 gets you your own pizza, tastes of 5 Italian wines and a bunch of edumacation. If you missed the first class, it was [...]

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The Basque High Pour

11.04.2011
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So, I think I will start at the end of my trip and go backwards. Sound good? Good. I finished and began my trip in the beautiful city of Barcelona. But, the last bit of the wine trail portion of the adventure was in Basque country. Christina and I spent our final few days together [...]

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Movia Puro: The Sequel

10.12.2011

So, remember back like a year and a half ago when I was down in San Diego at Jayne’s Gastropub? Yeah- probably not. Well, I was there. And I got to witness my first Movia Puro disgorgement. It was exciting! Read that post to get a little background info on the wine if you aren’t [...]

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Let’s Do…

10.06.2011
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Wine with Whitney? Yes, that’s a thing that’s happening. Let’s Do is a brand spanking new website! And it’s got fun things to do in this fair city of Los Angeles. One of those fun things (we hope) is spending an evening with me and some wine. There will be wine. There will be cheese. [...]

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Take Out: Ricky’s Fish Tacos & Riesling

08.22.2011
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Introducing the first episode in a series of food and wine pairing videos brought to you by the very talented Miss Claire Thomas of The Kitchy Kitchen and little old me. Remember when I gave you a sneak peek a few weeks ago? Well, here it is! We thought, “What if we paired awesome wine [...]

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Top of the Popped

08.12.2011
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Look! The survey is already working! This here post is a direct result of some of the requests I received. People want to see more of what I’m tasting on a daily basis and what my favorites are. Thus- Top of the Popped. I’ll post whatever excites me throughout the week. You dig it? Yesterday [...]

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Bottle Stock Does Bachelorette

06.10.2011
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Did you know that Bottle Stock also does wine tastings? Well, now you do! Esther was throwing a Bachelorette party for her gal pal Chrissy and thought a wine tasting would be a good idea. I couldn’t agree more! Learning AND drinking. It’s a win-win. I proposed an entirely pink flight of wines- 5 very [...]

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Anti-Wine

04.09.2011
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Guess who I got to see the other day? My good buddies from Proof Wine Collective! The guys and gal (shout out to Alyssa!) were in town for Wine Riot; a big old party of a wine tasting held at Santa Monica Place and hosted by Second Glass. I arrived and went straight to booth 33. I [...]

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A Reader Needs Help: Winter White Out

03.01.2011
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John, all the way up in snowy South Dakota wrote to me asking for some help with his Winter White Out wine tasting. He already had all the wines picked out (and artfully photographed in the snow) and just needed some advice on what dishes he and his friends should prepare. Ms Brunello, I enjoy [...]

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Tasting Notes of Yore

02.14.2011
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I have lots of notebooks. All shapes and sizes. There’s also loose scraps of paper, scribbles on pamphlets, brochures from wineries I’ve visited on trips, etc. I get to taste a lot of wine and I try most of the time to take notes on those wines. I’ve talked before about how I feel about [...]

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