Happy New Year! We often have a bone-in prime rib roast for Christmas dinner each year. When we do, I always make a vegetable beef soup with t…
FROM THE VINE We may still not be allowed to visit wineries to (gasp) taste their wines, at the least until Jan. 29. But the wineries are offe…
Rabble Wines in Paso Robles has been acquired by O’Neill Vintners & Distillers, producers of northern, Central Valley and California Centr…
Happy New Year! We often have a bone-in prime rib roast for Christmas dinner each year. When we do, I always make a vegetable beef soup with t…
FROM THE VINE Let’s all raise a toast to welcome in 2021, and a healthier, happier new year.
With Christmas right around the corner, I’m always looking for an eye-popping appetizer that is sure to please everyone. The kids will probabl…
FROM THE VINE I believe we wine aficionados all love Champagne and sparkling wines for celebrating special moments in our lives. Yet I intend …
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In an effort to support those in need this holiday season, the Santa Barbara County Women Winemakers collective is hosting a virtual fundraisi…
Does this look like a high protein dish? Believe it or not, it is! Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), and lentils are both high in protein and fiber.
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Recently, my wife, Jan, and I visited the Lafond Winery. Several years ago, we had been members there, but let our membership lapse. Everythin…
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FROM THE VINE The 2020 harvest has begun at many vineyards on the Central Coast, and let’s hope it’s going to be a better year for the grapevi…
After failing to get approval from the Board of Supervisors to move forward with a regional 1.5% wine assessment on all tasting room sales, th…
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