Café plans spring
schedule
Los
Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, 2879 Grand Avenue,
Los Olivos, has announced its spring Tuesday and
Wednesday events.
Understanding
Your Pallette will be offered on Tuesdays.
The
monthly class includes wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres, beginning at 5 p.m.
Upcoming
classes are Feb. 19, Rhone Tasting Journey; and Mar. 18, Tuscan Tasting
Journey.
The
Wednesday classes are scheduled weekly from 5 to 6 p.m. and include wine
tasting and hors d’oeuvres. Classes and dates are Jan. 30, Gary Burke, Costa D’Oro; Feb. 6, Norm Becko,
Cottonwood Canyon; Feb. 13, Norm Huber, Huber Cellars; Feb. 20, John Falcone, Rusack Winery; Mar. 5,
Jeanette, Montia Wines; Mar. 19, Ariel La Vie, La Vie
Winery; Mar. 26, Whitcraft Winery; Apr. 9, Ken Brown,
Ken Brown Wines; May 7, Michael Grace Wines; and May 14, Ross Jay Rankin,
Imagine Winery. For more information call 688-7265.
Restaurant receives
awards
Two
awards were given to Los Olivos Wine Merchant &
Café, 2879 Grand Avenue, Los Olivos, in 2007 by wine
publications, Wine Spectator, and Wine Enthusiast.
The
restaurant received the Wine Enthusiast’s American’s Best Wine-driven
Restaurants 2007 Award of Unique Distinction, and Wine
Spectator’s Best Restaurants for Wine Award for the second year in a row.
The
restaurant offers more than 500 wines, as well as wines from uncommon varietals
and emerging wine regions.
It
also has weekly by-the-glass specials for several high-end wines, which are
typically only available by the bottle. Its wine program includes a wine club,
monthly wine specials, quarterly winemaker dinners, and weekly themed tastings.
The
company is the official tasting room for Bernat
Wines, a winery established by café owner Sam Marmostein.
Dog clinic, competition
planned
Cappy Pruett, a Colorado-based stock dog
trainer, will host a dog clinic at Rancho Oso Guest
Ranch on Paradise Road Feb. 2-3.
The
clinic is held held in conjunction with the Stock Dog
Trials Competition, set for Feb. 8-10 at the ranch.
The
competitions include herding sheep and cattle and offer cash prizes.
The
entry fee is $50, and entry forms are available at www.rancho-oso.com.
Call
683-5686 for more information about the clinic and races.