MELISSA SMITH, FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE "WINE CHEF", MELISSA SHARES WITH US SOME SPECIAL WAYS TO COMBINE WINE AND FOOD
Melissa Lavrinc Smith has paved a unique path in the culinary world. A graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America Greystone in Napa Valley, a certified sommelier and a certified sake professional, Melissa also earned her stripes in some of the top restaurants across the country, includingTerra, The French Laundry and The Inn at Little Washington. In her role as a restaurant consultant, helps restaurants write their own recipes for success. This fall, Melissa released Enotria Guide, an iPhone app that helps users correctly pronounce more than 200 French, German and Italian wine terms.
TERESA & REECE CORDI, BOTH OWNERS OF CORDI WINERY, TALK WITH US ABOUT THEIR NEWEST WINE RELEASES
My husband, Reece, and I have the first winery in Sutter County. We are a small limited production (200 cases or less per varietal) boutique winery nestled at the base of the Sutter Buttes - touted as the World's Smallest Mountain Range. Our story is an interesting one with Mother Nature providing a huge push. Our tasting room is not yet open to the public because we need to finish the handicapped accessible bathroom and parking. Our local New Earth Market is carrying our wine. But our best news is that we recently won a gold medal for our 2010 Primitivo at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! It is an exciting time since this was our first competition. We do have a simple website: cordiwinery.com and you can access local news articles about us from our local paper at appealdemocrat.com We look forward to chatting with you about our wines.
Kim Stare Wallace, Owner Of Dry Creek Vineyard Joins us to talk about their newest wine releases
For the twelfth consecutive year, Dry Creek Vineyard wines were poured at the Screen Actors Guild Awards® which were held on Sunday January, 29 and televised on TNT and TBS. Second-generation proprietor Kim Stare Wallace and her hospitality team were on hand to pour their wines for the entertainment industry’s elite. “It was such an honor to have our wines selected for this momentous occasion. People have come to recognize our wines at the event for their quality and complementary nature with food.” Dry Creek Vineyard has proudly served their family’s wines to the who’s-who of filmmaking and television since 1999. Once again, the winery provided a memorable large format (1.5L) bottles to commemorate the occasion. At the 18th Annual SAG Awards® dinner, Dry Creek Vineyard poured its premier estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Endeavour, as well as the winery’s flagship white wine, 2010 Fumé Blanc. The winery also continued its tradition of offering wine tasting bars for sampling of select Dry Creek vintages during the pre-show cocktail hour.
This year’s additional tastings included Dry Creek’s 2009 Foggy Oaks Chardonnay and 2007 Mariner. Dry Creek Vineyard wines are also featured in the current online SAG Awards Ceremony Auction to benefit the SAG Foundation.. Wine aficionados can bid now through February 2 at www.sagawards.org/auction for Dry Creek’s Ultimate Connoisseur’s Trio: three six-liter bottles of Dry Creek Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Meritage. The SAG Awards auction benefit’s the SAG Foundation’s children’s literacy, actor assistance and educational programs. Pouring wine for the world’s finest actors has served the winery well over the years. A number of celebrities have visited the property and Kim Stare Wallace says it is a win-win for everyone involved. “It’s always an honor to present our wines to Hollywood luminaries. Participating in this nationally televised event provides incredible exposure not just for Dry Creek Vineyard wines but also for Sonoma County at large.”
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards®, LLC. For more information about the SAG Awards, SAG, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about, “like” SAG Awards at Facebook.com/sagawardsofficialpage and follow SAG Awards at twitter.com/sagawards. Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, Dry Creek Vineyard is located in the heart of Sonoma County, just outside of the charming wine country town of Healdsburg. As the region’s first new winery in the Dry Creek Valley following Prohibition, founder David Stare paved the way for a viticultural reawakening in this vibrant winegrowing region. Among other industry firsts, Stare is recognized as being the first vintner to plant Sauvignon Blanc in the Dry Creek Valley. He was also responsible for the region’s AVA status in 1983 and was the first vintner to use the term Meritage on his wine labels with the 1985 vintage. Now celebrating 40 years of family winemaking, Dry Creek Vineyard has remained a successful family owned winery, with the second generation – Dave’s daughter Kim Stare Wallace, now running the family business.
Movie Guy Steve Evans Gives us the Movie Hits and Misses!
Steve Evans, the Movie Guy, is going to tell us what we need to run out and see and what we can avoid in the movie theaters, this week
So, grab your popcorn, folks! Get your movie news and reviews right here on the What's Cookin' Today show! Steve “The Movie Guy” will take a look at what’s hot at the box office and the new films being released this weekend.
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