Robert Plata’s Rose of Syrah is pure LA - this latino winemaker chose a local graffitti artist to create this sexy label - perfect to cure your winter blues - or for a great v-day! available at customerservice@wine-valet.com ($20). This wine is served by the glass at the new Bouchon in Beverly Hills.
WINES OF SUBSTANCE - Periodic Table of Wines
Each bottle has its own ‘element’ symbol ie:
Ch = Chardonnay
Re = Riesling
Pg = Pinot Gris
The website is annoying (I hate flash) but the packaging is so ultra clever, I don’t care. #wine #wino
Doing some last minute stuff before we go to Yosemite tomorrow for the Vintners Holiday at The Ahwahnee Lodge with winemaker Amelia Ceja, grower extraodinaire Andy Beckstoffer (congrats on Vintners Hall of Fame!), Steve Reeder winemaker from Simi, Frederick Schrader of Schrader Vineyards, and Dan Goldfield of Dutton-Goldfield - can’t wait!
photo by Kenny Karst
Fresh Asparagus at the Central Market in San Sebastian, Spain
If you’re in Spain in last March/April/May you can’t miss this incredible treat - thick fresh white asparagus. They show up at every meal and are so delicious that you’ll buy the canned version to take home with you. The price of a can with 8 spears of this thickness is about $38 dollars in the states so even if it’s too heavy to carry home buy it anyway (p.s. if you have to change planes in the U.S. it will not make it through the TSA scan in U.S. airports so check it in your luggage.)
