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Al Scheid, who started one of the county's largest wineries, dies at 91.
Eat + Drink

Al Scheid, who started one of the county's largest wineries, dies at 91.

  • Dave Faries
  • Apr 3, 2023

Al Scheid, founder of Scheid Family Wines, died at his home in Pacific Palisades on Friday, March 31. He was 91 years old.

Burning Question: How do wine tasting rooms select their background music?
Eat + Drink

Burning Question: How do wine tasting rooms select their background music?

  • Dave Faries
  • Feb 23, 2023

If you happen upon the Comanche Cellars tasting room in Monterey late one evening—and by late, we mean a respectable 8pm—don’t be surprised to…

Pairing Off: A cool wine for Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
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Pairing Off: A cool wine for Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jul 22, 2022

Somewhere a diabolical chef is huddled over a grill, tossing Flamin’ Hot seasoning over strips of Wagyu beef. Another is preparing Flamin' Hot…

Pairing Off: Holding out for a gyro.
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Pairing Off: Holding out for a gyro.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 28, 2022

Say it was in the realm of possibility that Greek history played out in Texas rather than the Hellespont.

Pairing Off: Remember pigs in a blanket? Well there's a wine that goes with them.
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Pairing Off: Remember pigs in a blanket? Well there's a wine that goes with them.

  • Dave Faries
  • Apr 26, 2022

Let’s say you are Darrin Stephens or Rob Petrie and you’ve invited the gang over for casual hors d’oeuvres. Samantha and Laura would be doing …

Pairing Off: Pitting a wine against smoked oysters from a tin. Yes, we went there.
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Pairing Off: Pitting a wine against smoked oysters from a tin. Yes, we went there.

  • Dave Faries
  • Mar 1, 2022

Remember when we could afford to order a pile of Belon oysters flown over fresh from the coast of France?

Pairing Off: Finding the right wine for a veggie burger.
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Pairing Off: Finding the right wine for a veggie burger.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jan 25, 2022

Climbing Mount Everest is comparatively easy. The success rate for the thousands who have made the attempt is around 60 percent, after all.

With wildfires becoming ever more frequent, some local wineries can’t get insured.
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With wildfires becoming ever more frequent, some local wineries can’t get insured.

  • David Schmalz
  • Aug 6, 2021

When Jason Smith, president and CEO of Valley Farm Management, which manages vineyards across Monterey County, kept struggling to insure his f…

Entertainment is allowed in eateries and wineries again. Just don’t expect big concerts.
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Entertainment is allowed in eateries and wineries again. Just don’t expect big concerts.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • Feb 5, 2021

“Pivot, pivot, pivot. That’s been the word for this whole thing,” says Koly McBride, who runs Paper Wing Theatre in Monterey. She just receive…

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