by Eve Bushman | Jan 31, 2019 | Eve's Wine 101 |
For this issue, hitting your mailbox before Valentine’s Day, I thought of the many romanticized reasons why we may have a love for certain wines. We all know that taste is the most important, but what makes a particular wine really stand out in our memory? One...
by Eve Bushman | Nov 26, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101 |
According to Wikipedia and other Google sources, a “SuperTaster” is defined as, “a person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than average. Women are more likely to be supertasters as are individuals of Asian, African and South American...
by Eve Bushman | Sep 24, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101 |
What bothers me the most about people in the wine industry: those that choose to do a disservice by intentionally talking above someone’s head and/or being in any way snobbish – perceived or real – by others. As a novice once myself I was stopped dead in my tracks –...
by Eve Bushman | Jul 23, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101 |
Rosé is so wildly popular right now, almost reminds me of when White Zinfandel made wine drinkers out of many, but the flavor profile is a bit different. It’s not just made from the Zinfandel grape, but instead it could be made from your favorite red varietal that...
by Eve Bushman | May 18, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101 |
With the fires and extreme heat we’ve experienced here and read about in wine country, many people worry about how our next vintages of wine will do. They wonder, in particular, how extreme weather conditions affect our wine. For answers I reached out to local...
by Eve Bushman | Mar 26, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
The same folks that have brought you Cocktails on the Roof – myself, Amy Daniels, Marlee Lauffer and the entire WiSH Education Foundation committee – have a new event, due to your demand for wine, and it’s coming up fast Wine on the Roof…Dine on the Roof:...
by Eve Bushman | Jan 19, 2018 | Dynamic Couple |
They opened the first Sisley thirty years ago, on Pico Blvd. Armed with family recipes and a dedicated staff they endured everything from the L.A. riots, to their first deposit being walked into a bank as it was being robbed (Jamie didn’t hesitate, he turned and ran...
by Eve Bushman | Jan 19, 2018 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
While we are sipping our favorite wines in the comfort of our homes, out at dinner, an event, with friends and family I thought it would be interesting to find out what the winemakers are doing at press time, while we, forgive the cliché (or is it a pun?), enjoy the...
by Eve Bushman | Nov 21, 2017 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Reading up on all the award-winning Ladies in Business featured in this issue, it reminded me of something I learned recently at the Western FoodService Expo from Mixologist and Bar Rescue star Rob Floyd: It’s the women that are setting the trends in our bars and...
by Eve Bushman | Sep 25, 2017 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
Starting off, this article isn’t about public shaming – if after reading this you discover that you haven’t been storing your wine properly then my job, of rescuing your wine investment, has been accomplished. My own journey goes back more than two decades, when our...
by Eve Bushman | Jul 24, 2017 | Bridal, Eve's Wine 101 |
Selecting a sparkling and still wine for your wedding shouldn’t add any more stress to your planning. Many times the venue will limit you to their wine list, and paying corkage for several bottles to bring in is a costly alternative. However, if the wine is important...
by Eve Bushman | May 23, 2017 | Eve's Wine 101, Food & Wine |
With the summer months arriving and no escape from the heat in sight, I often get questions about what to drink to stay cool. In my tenure I’ve written about “Hot Summer Drinks”, “Summer Sun and Martinis Galore”, “Hot Summer Calls for Cooled off Wine” etc. etc. So...
