Hello Wine and Sake lovers. Tonight June 5, 2009 at 5pm to 8pm I will be serving Sushi and Sake for a fun Friday night. Friday is a great night to start your evening festivities at Ralphs with a little Sushi and Sake then head out to your favorite places in town o get your [...]
Author Archives: Mike Berger
Hello Wine Lovers!
June 1, 2009 – 9:35 am
Hello wine lovers it has been a few days since I have written. I was invited to the Los Angeles International Wine Competition. The event was held at the Los Angeles County Fair grounds in one of the exhibition halls. The 50 plus judges were set into 5 and 6 person panels Judging started at [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
May 18, 2009 – 9:57 am
Hello Wine lovers. Tonight Monday from 5pm to 8pm we roll the clock back to the classic wines of Europe namely Bordeaux. The region of Bordeaux is to the south west of Paris France sitting along the Gironde river the region is split by the body of water. One side of the river is known [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
May 15, 2009 – 12:25 pm
Hello wine lovers today, Friday, May 15 we are tasting great Pinot Grigio’s from 5pm until 8pm in our wine café.
Pinot Grigio can be grown in California as well as in Italy. California has a Mediterranean climate like that of Italy. Pinot Grigio is not a blended white wine like many people think, it [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
May 13, 2009 – 2:09 pm
Hello Wine Lovers, Mike Berger here from Ralph’s Grocery. Last night we tasted Zinfandels from California. I picked Ravenswood Teldeschi Dry Creek Valley, Ridge 40 Year Anniversary, Ravenswood Belloni Vinyard and Ravenswood Lodi Old Vine.
The Lodi region is an especially warm climate and perfect for growing bold high alcohol deep fruit forward style wines. [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
May 11, 2009 – 1:13 pm
Hello wine lovers, today is Monday the 11th of May and its Monday Merlot Madness! . Tonight from 5pm until 8pm at the wine café at Ralphs we will be hosting Kendall Jackson Winery and the Merlot wines they feature. Kendall Jackson wine is a household name in the wine industry. What most people do [...]
Hello Sushi And Sake Lovers!
May 8, 2009 – 11:21 am
Hello Wine and Sake lovers. Tonight May 8th at 5pm until 8pm I will be serving Sushi and Sake for a fun Friday night. Sushi and traditional Sake at Ralphs is a great way to start your evening festivities. Sake is an alcohol product distilled from the rice grain. Originating Japan and slowly made its [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
May 4, 2009 – 10:03 am
Hello wine lovers tonight we are in for a special treat, Champagne for Mothers Day will be served tonight from 5pm to 8pm Monday the 4th of May compliments of Pierre Jouet. Champagne is a region of France about 60 miles to the north of Paris. Cooler climate dominates this area in the winter months [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
April 29, 2009 – 10:13 am
Hello Wine lovers tonight from 5pm til 8pm we will visit the region of South America and Spain for our wine tasting. Malbec is considered a blending grape in most Bordeaux. In certain parts of the world this varietal is treated as its own single wine. Much like that of a Cabernet from Napa valley, [...]
Hello Wine Lovers!
April 28, 2009 – 10:11 am
Hello Wine Lovers tonight April 28 at 5 pm the tasting is a challenge between two areas of the world with the same types of wine. Meritage from the United States, vs European Blended Red wine. Yes Bordeaux will be involved !. The players in tonight’s competition will be as follows. Estancia Meritage from Paso [...]
