by Eve Bushman | Jul 22, 2021 | Eve's Wine 101
Paso Robles Is Open And Waiting for You to Visit It was our first time to stay at the new Stables Inn, as well as visiting tasting rooms in downtown Paso owned by Justin and Diablo Paso. We visited both Artisan Uprising and Jeff Branco Cellars in their large-scale...
by Eve Bushman | May 20, 2021 | Eve's Wine 101
Whisky – What to Look For at a Store, Bar and Restaurant I’ve covered the basics of whisky before for readers: the differences between the different types offered and what to stock in your liquor cabinet. Many of you asked me for my own favorites. So this time I...
by Eve Bushman | Mar 23, 2021 | Eve's Wine 101
Eve Chimes In: Favorite Wineries In and Around Santa Ynez What’s so special about the Santa Ynez wine area in the Central Coast? Besides the fact that they are closer for us to drive to than other notable wine producing areas, like Paso Robles and Napa Valley, they...
by Eve Bushman | Jan 25, 2021 | Bridal, Eve's Wine 101
Specialty Drinks and Catering For Small Groups From Our Favorite Locally Owned Restaurants At press time, which means that I’m writing this in late December, my publisher wanted to feature a few of our local restaurants and what they are doing with specialty drinks...
by Eve Bushman | Nov 23, 2020 | Eve's Wine 101
The Mysticism Behind Mystic Hills Vineyard I met Judy and Joel Cox over a decade ago when I volunteered for the non-profit dedicated to assisting Santa Clarita women and named after Judy’s mother, the Betty Ferguson Foundation. (Judy’s passion and hard work made our...
by Eve Bushman | Sep 29, 2020 | Eve's Wine 101
Wine Cellar Essentials In the last issue of élite Magazine, I shared my take on liquor cabinet essentials, so I thought it apropos to share Wine Cellar Essentials for this issue. Much like your liquor cabinet the wine cellar/chiller/rack in your home should be stocked...
by Eve Bushman | Jul 27, 2020 | Eve's Wine 101
Essentials For Your Liquor Cabinet We have a well-stocked wine cellar and liquor cabinet, and both come in handy. And while it takes years of tasting to amass a decent cellar, it only takes one or two trips to the supermarket or liquor store to have the staples needed...
by Eve Bushman | Mar 19, 2020 | Eve's Wine 101
Taking it all in – The Wine That Is – In Paso Robles Thacher Winery Described as a “boutique” winery, with an emphasis on two of my favorites: Rhone blends and Zinfandel. We found that they are one of the few wineries not pulling out their Zinfandel vines, are...
by Eve Bushman | Jan 20, 2020 | Eve's Wine 101
Finding Whiskey in Santa Clarita and Beyond With whisky – single malt Scotch whisky, single malt whisky from outside of Scotland, blended whisky, rye and bourbon whiskey – quickly becoming the most popular category I thought it was high time that I reached out to some...
by Eve Bushman | Nov 25, 2019 | Eve's Wine 101
Beautiful Napa Valley Joseph Phelps Insignia Event, Beringer Veranda, Alpha Omega Terrace, Caldwell Cave, Knights Bridge Vault + Shout Outs We try to visit Napa Valley every other year to discover new places and to enjoy club member events – and now both seem to last...
by Eve Bushman | Sep 23, 2019 | Eve's Wine 101
Santa Barbara Wineries In and Around the Funk Zone We don’t know why we never visited Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, but when we read that Doug Margerum of Margerum Wine Company was opening a tasting room there, joining quite a few other wineries and wine bars, we decided...
by Eve Bushman | Jul 19, 2019 | Great Escape
Discovering Spain’s Number One Monastery Turned Hotel, Winery and Spa: Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine When I was invited to visit a winery in Spain, I didn’t hesitate. Why travel thousands of miles for one winery? Because Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine isn’t just a winery....
