The Southland’s signature celebration of wine, beer, spirits and
food will return May 31st & June 1st to Raleigh Studios Hollywood. The event will be benefiting Make-a-Wish, Greater Los Angeles.
Photos & story by Karen Ostlund Images are from LAWineFest 2013
9th Annual LAWineFest is back to Hollywood’s Historic
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave. for two days; Saturday,
May 31st, 2-6 p.m. and Sunday,
June 1st, 12-5 p.m.
In 1915, the studio operated as “Famous Players Fiction
Studio”s, with a Mary Pickford production as one of the first features to be
filmed on the lot. This was during the silent era, and the owner had already
vision to build one of the world's first soundstage, complete with a glass top,
so light could enter without disrupting sound recording.
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| Ventura Limoncello |
Among the 100 wineries, breweries & distilleries
featured are Allied Importers, Rosenthal Estate Winery, Jada Vineyard, Ventura
Country Winery, Wilson Creek, Vibrant Rioja, Cielo Malibu Estate, ZAP –
Zinfandel, Karl Strauss, K & L Wines and Phantom Rivers Winery.
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| Leblon |
LA Wine Fest was founded in 2005 by renowned wine personality Dr.
Joel M. Fisher Founder. He writes has
written for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of
California, for the Beverly Hills Courier,
and since 2010 for the Underground Wine Letter.
From 2007-2009 he taught at Cordon Bleu in Pasadena. Prior to that, he
was the wine instructor for the Culinary Arts Department of the Art
Institute of California — Los Angeles for seven years and is a founding partner
of the educational Wine Vine and Dine, which conducts programs throughout Southern
California and Wine Discoveries.net. A Sommelier for the Escoffier Association
of Southern California, he is also a member of The Tasting Panel (formerly
the Bon Appetit Tasting Panel) and is a Wine Host for CRN’s What’s
Cooking Show.
Dr. Fisher is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, The
Circle of Wine Writers (UK), and the International Federation of Wine and
Spirits Writers. Awarded a Wine Enthusiast Media Scholarship for 2005 at the
Culinary Institute of America, he is the author of the Wine Work Book,
now in its 6th edition.
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| Founder Joel Fisher |
The Main Stage schedule is ready at www.LAWineFest.com It will feature:
-Get up close and personal with Michelin-starred Chef Tony
Esnault of Church & State on Saturday.
-Learn how to chose the
perfect wine for your home diner with Del Frisco’s Grille Sommelier Adem Sash.
On Sunday Vietnamese cuisine expert Chef Connie Tran present a signature dish, paired with a Vietnamese-inspired cocktail from noted mixologist, Andrei Kissin of Rivera.
On Sunday Vietnamese cuisine expert Chef Connie Tran present a signature dish, paired with a Vietnamese-inspired cocktail from noted mixologist, Andrei Kissin of Rivera.
-Learn how to taste like a master in a relaxed session with
Dr. Patrick Farrell – one of only 33 Masters of Wine in all of North America.
2014 Event Sponsors:
Southern California Acura Dealers, Los Angeles Magazine; Icelandic Glacial Water; UBER, DelGrosso Foods, Weaver’s Coffee & Tea, Tasting Panel Magazine; CRN Digital Talk, Vin Village Radio.
Parking:
Southern California Acura Dealers, Los Angeles Magazine; Icelandic Glacial Water; UBER, DelGrosso Foods, Weaver’s Coffee & Tea, Tasting Panel Magazine; CRN Digital Talk, Vin Village Radio.
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| Music by SAZON |
Street parking (metered on Saturday) and $10 paid parking available at
Paramount Studios lots on Bronson and Van Ness.
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| Crowd at LA Wine fest 2013 Raleigh Studios |
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