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Wine

Wine Sonoma County

J Vineyards & Winery Cultivates Inclusivity With “Shifting The Lens” Guest Chef Series

  • Wine
  • October 24, 2022
Healdsburg based J Vineyards & Winery has had female leadership since 1986, when Judy Jordan founded the business. J continues to have women in key positions and now spans six estates in Russian River...
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Hong Kong

2013 Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival Draws Record Crowds

  • Wine
  • November 15, 2013
The 5th American Express Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival moved across Victoria Harbour this year after four years in Kowloon, occupying a prime swath of land in Hong Kong’s New Central Harbourfront. Approximately...
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Sommeliers

Interview: Brian McClintic (Master Sommelier + Les Marchands)

Brian McClintic, a Master Sommelier and key player in the documentary SOMM, co-founded Santa Barbara’s Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchants with fellow wine pro Eric Railsback. We met at SOMM’s Pebble Beach Food...
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Wine Movie

SOMM: Documentary Spotlights Master Sommelier Candidates

The Court of Master Sommeliers is one of the most exclusive societies in the world, with less than 200 people demonstrating a mastery of Theory, Service, and Tasting surrounding wine, spirits and cigars since...
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Everson Royce: Refining Silverlake Wine Vibe in Old Pasadena

During my days as a Silver Lake denizen, Silverlake Wine was a de facto community center, with winemakers and chefs finding a forum in Randy Clement, April Langford and George Cossette’s boutique shop. Many...
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Winemaker Santa Barbara

Interview: winemaker Steve Clifton (Palmina + Brewer-Clifton)

I first met Steve Clifton on September 29 at the Hawaii Food & Wine festival’s “Streets of Asia” event. The accomplished winemaker, based in Santa Barbara County, focuses on two unique expressions of the...
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