Ventura County Winery Association Presents Valentine N’ Wine 2015 a Five Day Wine Event
Wine and romance just seem to pair perfectly together, and this February–it is time for a little of both! Valentine N’ Wine returns to Ventura County this Valentine’s Day Weekend with one HOT wine tasting passport that will take you on a romantic vino adventure to 11 different local […]
4th Annual Food and Wine Challenge: The Super Bowl Event in Ventura County
. . By Raven West Like the runners of the Houston Marathon or the NFL playoff games, the teams competing for the 4th Annual Food and Wine Challenge on Sunday, January 18th was the day when all that training, practice and preparation finally came to a head. The 13 […]
4th Annual Ventura County Wine Trail Food & Wine Challenge Announces Teams for Wine Challenge!
By Raven West The 2015 teams competing in the 4th Annual Ventura County Wine Trail Food & Wine Challenge taking place on Sunday, January 18 at the Westlake Hyatt have been announced. ◾Main Course & Aldabella Winery ◾Cafe Zack & Alma Sol Winery ◾Aloha Steakhouse & Labyrinth Winery ◾Paradise Pantry & Plan B Wine Cellars […]
Feelin’ Groovy at BlendZ Winery: Heard It On The Grapevine–What’s up, What’s hot, Ventura County’s Local Wineries
If you’re looking for a place where you can “let it all hang out” then you’ll feel right at home at BlendZ Winery in Ventura. The newest, hippiest, trippin’ hang-out opened their doors on December 3rd, 2014 to the delight of Baby Boomers and Boomer wannabees everywhere. “Gary […]
The Ventura Winter Wine Walk Event 2014 – A Success For All!
Under clear skies and a bright full moon, participants of the 5th Annual Ventura Winter Wine Walk sipped and danced through more than 60 wine tasting locations along Main Street in downtown Ventura. The sold out event was even bigger than the previous four years, with more than 500 early holiday revealers eating, drinking and […]
Warning: Using Club Member Volunteers for Winery work may cost you $$$$ and your business
Westover Vineyards Castro Valley was forced to close after being hit with more than $100, try 000 in fines by the Department of Industrial Relations. Last July, state investigators visited Westover Vineyards and immediately put owner Bill Smythe on notice that he was in violation of California’s minimum-wage law and wage-reporting requirements. He was then slapped […]
Holiday CHEER is Finally HERE: Lifestyle columnist Raven West tells you what’s hot for the holidays
‘Tis the holiday season and what goes best with good friends and good food than GREAT wine and fantastic events? Here in Ventura County we are fortunate to have plenty of both!
The California Wine Club – Delivering Great Wine to Your Door for Nearly 25 Years
By Raven West Wine, wine everywhere …. there’s wine up and down the California coast and not nearly enough time for wine lovers to try every one. Chris and Pam Boring, founders of The California Wine Club, located right here in Oxnard have the solution. They travel the world tasting, selecting and bringing home selected […]
Clos des Amis Vineyard
By Raven West Clos des Amis A Truly Local Wine Experience… from Grapes to Bottle To Glass Bruce Freeman’s hands are covered with blue stains from the hours he’s spent hand-picking, pressing. and bottling his signature wines at Clos des Amis in Santa Paula. With his commitment to “all things local”, Bruce takes an enormous […]
“Sideways” in Oxnard- wine trail to the sea
By George Miller I read Raven West’s new wine column- “A Decade of Decadence Celebrated “Sideways”, touting the 10th anniversary celebration of the Iconic “Sideways” movie. It motivated me to bring my wife to the Ventura County Wine Trail Sideways celebration in Oxnard. Oxnard??? We stopped off first to visit Rancho Ventavo Cellars, located on 741 South […]
