Rosé Fest 2011- Part 1 Hurray for Pink Wines!

Posted by Gisele Perez on Aug 5, 2011, 9:27 am in Celebrations, Wine | 8 comments

I have a thing for Rosé wines. I’ve been drinking then for almost as long as I’ve been drinking wine. In 2000, I began the (mostly) annual tradition of the Rosé Fest tasting party. Over the next couple of posts, I will be sharing thoughts and dishes from this year’s Rosé Fest.

Santa Barbara Getaway- Part 5- A Stop Along the Urban Wine Trail

Posted by Gisele Perez on Aug 3, 2011, 2:34 pm in Food and Drink, Travel, Wine | 2 comments

On this last day of my Santa Barbara getaway, I stay in the coastal resort town and make a stop along the Urban Wine Trail.

Santa Barbara Getaway- Part 4 – Foley Wines and Ollalieberry Cobbler

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 24, 2011, 2:59 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Sweet, Travel, Wine | 3 comments

A drive up coastal 101 to the wine country, where I’m treated to the sight of rolling green hills with occasional grazing horses to my right, and the vast Pacific to my left, leads to at the blue highway, 246, and Buellton to visit Foley Wines and search for ollalieberries.

Santa Barbara Getaway-Part 3-Spot Prawns and a Perfect Rosé

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 19, 2011, 3:54 pm in Food and Drink, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | 3 comments

Dinner at Coast Restaurant during a Santa Barbara getaway offers a perfect Rosé, and the local So Cal coastal delicacy, spot prawns.

Santa Barbara Getaway- Part 2- on the Hunt for Rosé

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 15, 2011, 9:44 am in Travel, Wine | 3 comments

I happen to have a deep fondness for Rosés, so when I noticed a sizable selection of them on display at Metropulous, I struck up a conversation with the cashier, who directed me down the street to the Santa Barbara Winery to sample one.

Santa Barbara Getaway- Part 1

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 12, 2011, 8:22 pm in Food and Drink, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | 3 comments

A drive up the Santa Barbara coast and a great lunch in a discovered spot go a long way to relieving the pressures of life in L.A.

Arizona Wine Country- Who Knew?

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jul 22, 2010, 10:10 pm in Travel, Wine | 2 comments

Dinner at The Phoenician and Jean-Georges Tuna Tartare Recipe

Posted by Gisele Perez on Jun 30, 2010, 2:16 pm in Food and Drink, Recipes-Savory, Travel, Wine | 4 comments

A progressive dinner at The Phoenician in Phoenix, Arizona and and the recipe for Jean Georges Vongerichten’s mouth watering Tuna Tartare served at the J & G Steakhouse there.