San Diego Food & Wine

It should come as no shock to anyone that we hold Chef Patrick Ponsaty in the highest regard. He is a master in the kitchen and we have a Pavlovian response anytime anyone mentions French cooking. The guy knows his stuff!  We have reviewed him before and given him rave reviews, and nothing there has …

When you are out of town and go to the store or local wine shop, how do you decide what to buy? We always look for the name that we know. Even so, that can be dicey. When we talk about cars, Mercedes make a $10k car on the low end and a $200k car …

Pomerol, in my humble opinion, is the greatest of all of the French wine regions. Some amazing names come from Pomerol, like Le Pin, Petrus, L’Evangile, L’Eglise Clinet, and La Conseillante. This is by far, my favorite wine region, and when out and about, I always look for wines and finds from Pomerol. Over the …

Chateau Mouton Rothschild is indeed, one of the five most famous wines in the world. Known to the world as “First Growth” wines, they are the most collectible and the most sought after of all French Bordeaux wines. Are they the best? Arguably. Are there better? Yes, there are, but for now, let’s focus on …

Cheval Blanc “the White Horse” is by far one of the finest wines coming out of Bordeaux. While not one of the five most famous “First Growth” wines, this is a well crafted and highly sought after bottle for any wine lover. The Chateau is located in Saint Emilion, on the “Right Bank”, which means …