Carl Kanowsky: The 2016 Bordeaux UGC wine tasting
The Bordeaux region, a lovely area of southwest France, boasts annual wine production of 700 million bottles over an area of almost 300,000 acres. Bordeaux wines run the gamut of…
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Stephanie Vo and Lauren Jubic conduct wine tastings for guests visiting Jaffurs Wine Cellars.
Carl Kanowsky: Santa Barbara beckons Angelenos
So, this is the third in my series of, “why would you live anywhere else?” The first featured Rideau, the historic home of a guest ranch serving weary stagecoach travelers…
Martin Gauthier is a Quebec Province native and is the owner of the Rideau Vineyard in Santa Ynez.
Carl Kanowsky: From Montreal to Santa Ynez — A wine journey
Martin Gauthier, a Quebec Province native, was doing quite well in Canada in the electricity trade. But he was missing something. California was calling. Gauthier grew up loving Rhone wines,…
Doug Minnick, left, and Scott Page-Pagter display their wines, Hoi Polloi Winery and Pagter Brothers Winery at the Double Trouble Wine Room in Newhall on Friday, December 14, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal
Pagter Brothers add to SCV wine scene in Newhall
By Taylor Villanueva Signal Staff Writer When brothers Gib Pagter and Scott Page-Pagter noticed a need for more wineries in the Santa Clarita Valley, Pagter Brothers Winery was born. Gib…
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Wine tasting to benefit Boys & Girls Club
By Carl J. Kanowsky “It’s so nice – small and intimate, only for 75 people. Really, a celebration of what the Boys & Girls Club does, which is helping kids.”…
Guests sitting in attendance had the chance to try all-you-can-eat-and-drink samplings while listening to Los Angeles-based guitarist Lance Allyn. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
Vine2Wine brings Santa Clarita residents together for fun and to fight cancer
With a wide array of food and beverages to select from, guests from across Santa Clarita attended Circle of Hope’s Vine2Wine fundraiser at California Institute of the Arts on Saturday.
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Tickets will be sold at the door to Circle of Hope’s Vine2Wine fundraiser
Online tickets will be available until midnight Friday leading up to Circle of Hope’s Vine2Wine event on Saturday at the California Institute of the Arts, an effort to raise money to fight cancer in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Christina Newman paints her cat Midnight, layering his face with shadows before adding color. Ryan Mancini/The Signal
Pets are reimagined on canvases at “Paint Your Pet”
Holding a brush in one hand and a plastic cup of wine in the other, guests at Painting with a Twist brought photos of their pets to life with vibrant colors Saturday afternoon.
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Cancer fundraiser Vine2Wine flows to CalArts in August
With more than just wine to offer, Circle of Hope will be having its Vine2Wine event on Aug. 11 at the California Institute of the Arts in an effort to raise money for cancer patients in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Community members paint their furry friends at Pinot's Palette's Pet Portrait event. Georgia Rios/The Signal
Pet Portraits at Pinot’s Palette
About four dozen people came to Pinot’s Palette to paint portraits of their pets Sunday in Valencia.
Reyes Winery hosts sixth annual Sierra Pelona Wine Festival (Gallery)
Reyes Winery in Agua Dulce hosted its sixth annual Sierra Pelona Valley Wine Festival. The festival was held at Reyes Winery on Saturday April 21, from 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Each year,…
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My Twelve Days of Christmas
Growing up we all sang the many holiday carols in school, church or at home with family. As adults we continue to listen to them. More often than not these…
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Alleged wine-throwing incident ends in arrest
A Florida group home worker was arrested this past weekend on suspicion of assaulting her daughter with a deadly weapon - a wine-filled wine glass. Deputies with the Santa Clarita…
Tablas Creek – The Wines and Their Champion
In a column two weeks ago, I covered what Tablas Creek had to do to establish something that hadn’t existed beforehand in California – a winery focused on French Rhone…
Apollo's Barber Shop in Valencia may soon be able to serve alcoholic beverages to patrons over 21 years of age because a new California law signed Thursday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Barber shops, salons get OK to serve beer and wine
Californians will soon be able to get a brewski with their braids or a merlot with their mousse, thanks to a new law signed this week by Gov. Jerry Brown.…
Danny Mascari stands in his vineyard, with grapes that are starting to turn from green to purple -- called "verizon" to winemakers. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Cabernet in the Canyon
Hardly a Sunday goes by that someone doesn’t pull over when they see Saugus resident Danny Mascari, 62, working in his vineyard. “Every Sunday I’m out here, somebody pulls in”…
