by Christina Waters | Mar 21, 2014 | Home, Wine |
From Muns Vineyard comes a spectacular example of Santa Cruz Mountains terroir.
Muns’ 2009 Estate Pinot Noir is everything you could want in a brilliantly balanced wine. From the nose of white pepper, roses, and licorice, straight into an expanding heart of tangerine, bay leaves and a long, slow finish ot black cherries, this is a gorgeous pinot noir. Its luscious 100% pinot noir grape composition has been coaxed into elegant nuance by aging in Hungarian oak, and at a highly desireable 14.1% alcohol it is light enough to partner almost anything, yet won’t get in the way of simply kicking back and enjoying.
This could be one of the top five pinot noirs I’ve ever tasted, and one that justifies our pride in what the SCMtn appellation can produce. Stop by VinoCruz and buy what remains after my recent purchase (I emptied out my piggy bank). At $40 this memorable Muns creation rivals many Burgundies at triple the price.
by Christina Waters | Mar 5, 2014 | Art |
Led by choir director Nathaniel Berman, UCSC’s Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble will join forces in a rare performance of modernist master Lou Harrison’s La Koro Sutro. Considered Harrison’s choral masterwork, this unusual music involves an Esperanto interpretation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra set to gamelan.
Berman’s sensitivity and musical expertise should power the choral group to a memorable interpretation. Santa Cruz area residents who knew the composer will find inspiration in this hypnotic creation.
Also on the program is music by two renowned Harrison associates, John Cage and Virgil Thomson.
Tickets — act swiftly!— are available at the UCSC Ticket Office (831.459-2159). Saturday, March 8 – 7:30 – Music Center Recital Hall.
[photo: Eva Soltes]
by Christina Waters | Mar 4, 2014 | Art |
Prolific plein air painter Tom Maderos is expanding his gaze to include the figure in great Diebenkornesque gestures evoking the introspective after-hours of 21st century life. Specifically coastal California after-hours.
Some of Maderos’ explorations of the figure have been seen recently on the walls of Gabriella Cafe.
Come see an even wider swath of broad-brush figural work, at Iveta this Friday, March 7 —reception starts at 7pm. See you there!
TOM MADEROS: FIGURE PAINTINGSÂ Â Â MARCH 7 – APRIL 1
IVETA , 2125 Delaware Ave, Suite F
Santa Cruz, (831) 713-0320
Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 7-9Â PM
