Four Sisters Ranch Vineyard & Winery

Wine Pouring by Four Sisters Ranch to benefit Alzheimer's Association and the LA County Sheriffs'Department

2010-06-09T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Four Sisters Ranch is proud to be pouring their Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah wines at the June 19, 2010 Malibu-Calabasas Food and Wine Festival to be held at the Calabasas Inn.

This event will help support the Alzheimer's Association and lend additional support to the hard working LA Sheriff's Department. We hope to promote the "health benefits" of red wine consumption "in moderation" while having fun in this festive wine tasting and food event.

Malibu Calabasas Food & Wine Festival @ the 4th annual Valley Wine Festival

June 19th - Saturday from 2-7 PM
Live music, fabulous food, entertainment, and did we mention the Beer, Wine and Spirits!and entertainment..
EVENT SPECIFICS: When: Saturday June 19, 2010 2pm – 7 pm
Where: Calabasas Inn 23500 Park Sorrento Calabasas, CA 91302
What: A Food & Wine festival in beautiful Calabasas featuring two live cooking demonstrations by celebrity Chefs. All of this along with great Foods from local restaurants, Beers, Wines, and Spirits from all around the world. Entertainment including live bands, dancers, interactive demonstrations and so more…
Why: To celebrate life & happiness; this festival is produced by Barcelona Enterprises to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
To purchase your tickets and for more information on the many special activities planned for the weekend, visit www.ValleyWineFestival.com
Breweries, wineries, spirits and local restaurants…. A selection of delicious hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants and Sausages, Cheeses, Gourmet deli Meats and artisan breads.

Four Sisters Ranch Syrah is served at the Reagan Presidential Library

2010-06-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

FOUR SISTERS RANCH -

California Wine & Gourmet Food Experience

October 29, 2010 at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA,

serving our Four Sisters Ranch Syrah with Roasted Duck.

L A WINEFEST June 5th and 6th, 2010

2010-06-07T11:35:00.000-07:00

FOUR SISTERS RANCH Winery was proud to participate at the wonderful LA Winefest held at the Raleigh Studio in Hollywood where music, wine, and food excited the crowds of thousands.

As good doctors we informed the crowd of the 32% reduction in cardiovascular risk- the benefit of consuming one glass per day of red wine. A good time was had by all!

FOUR SISTERS RANCH pouring wine, to support Cancer Research

2010-01-13T10:42:00.000-08:00

The Four Sisters Ranch was proud to be a part of the wine pouring and food event at the David Streets Art Gallery in Beverly Hills to announce the upcoming "The Long Bright", a Concert of Hope to be held March 11, 2010 at Royce Hall UCLA, on behalf of cancer research .

UPCOMING EVENTS --DAVID STREETS ART GALLERY

2009-12-18T13:29:00.000-08:00

FOUR SISTERS RANCH will be pouring Wine in Beverly Hills January 12th, 2010
....This November we poured wine at the David Streets Art Gallery in Beverly Hills to honor Julie Newmar and Pat York.
.....On January 16, 2010 from 6-8 PM join us for some wine tasting, surrounded by magnificent art, to host the Israel Cancer Research Foundation. The Gallery is located at: 9407 and 9411 South Santa Monica Blvd., in Beverly Hills, gallery phone: 310-275-3464

Health Notes: "Longevity"
Wine Wine Wine ....and...??? dark Chocolate! Everyone, here is the scoop: "Chocolate 'cuts death rate in heart attack survivors.'....In the Journal of Internal Medicine."
Heart attack survivors noted to be eating chocolate 2 or more times each week reduced their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to non-users. Smaller quantities of chocolate conferred less protection, but some. Earlier research had established a strong link between cocoa-based confections and lowered blood pressure and is thought to improve blood flow.
Chocolate is known to cut the rate of heart related mortality in healthy older men and in post-menopausal women. The anti-oxidants in cocoa, not in sweets in general, protect against free radicals which could damage cells and are thought to play a role in cancer, heart disease and the aging process.

So, everyone, the double whammy effect of combining chocolate and wine did not hurt Jeanne Louise Calment, the oldest recorded human in the modern era having lived 122 years. She was born in Arles, France in 1875, She drank port wine every day and ate more than two pounds of chocolate each week. When Antonio Todde made it into the Guinness Book of World Records he loved to be 115 years old, born 1889 in a Sardinian mountain village. His secret of longevity was a glass or two a day of wine, which many other centenarians on the Isle of Sardinia attribute their survival to. The red wine he drank and his grandson produced came from grapes grown around the town of Nuoro. In China in 1998 the press discovered the longest living couple Li Guanghai, born 1897 and aged 101 years old and Wang Fangzhen, born 1896, aged 102 years old, noted to drink homemade wine and strong tea daily, with no serious diseases since age 40. England's Queen Elizabeth, born August 4, 1900, died at age 101. "Queen Mum" attributed her longevity to her genes AND the glass of red wine she had daily.
Our Four Sisters Ranch wines were recently paired with chocolates from:
TIFA Chocolate & Gelato, 5013 Kanan Road, Agoura, CA 91301 818-879-0685

where we found
Merlot goes well with Sambrirano, by Rogue Chocolatier, and FrancoisPralus French, daark chocolates from Indonesia

Cabernet goes well with Amano Artisan Chocolate, from the Coast of Bali or Red Firebarn Vosges from Paris/Cluizel Cacao Fevier Chocolatier
Syrah goes well with Trinidad Tritari -Les Tuopiques du Chocolat/ Francois Pralus and also with Domori Cru Cacao Carenero, which can also go with the Cab and the Merlot
You may wish to visit this chocolate shop where they were so friendly and helpful. We spent hours pairing the wines with the chocolates.....
Bon appetite! Let's all INDULGE in that great red wine and dark chocolates! ......................Serena Friedman, M.D. and grape grower/wine producer
Please visit us at www.foursistersranch.com
emails at foursisterswine@aol.com

Reagan Presidential Library Wine Pouring

2009-12-18T12:56:00.000-08:00

Four Sisters Ranch Wines served at the Reagan Presidential Library
We were honored to be selected for the California Wine and Gourmet Food Experience event held October 29, 2009 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. The Four Sisters Ranch Syrah was paired with "roasted duck breast served with Japanese PUmpkin". This event had a unique progression of sumptious dinner small plates and magnificent deserts with 10 California wines. This month, December, again our wine was served with a holiday party at the Reagan Library and our Cabernet Sauvignon was enjoyed by all.

Health Notes:
Did you know the longest living man and women on record as of 2004 each drank one glass of red wine daily and the woman ate 2 lbs of chocolate each week!!
Did you know that you can reduce your risk of a heart attack and stroke by drinking red wine along with the POLYMEAL DIET? Here's how to decrease by 76% your cardiovascular risk:

Red wine: 4-5 ounces each day (Women: remember to supplement your folic acid found in a multivitamin with minerals when consuming wine.)
Dark Chocolate: 3.5 oz. each day
cold water fish oils/omega 3 fatty acids such as is found in tuna, salmon, mackeral or in mercury free fish oil capsules
almonds: 2.5 oz. each day
garlic: one clove daily or "no odor garlic pills"
fresh fruits and vegetables/high fiber foods, 400 grams each day, such as 2 and 2/3 apples or high fiber oatmeal or oat bran

Also, consider exercise, proven to slightly lower cholesteral.

Eating these foods and drinking the wine could be expected to prolong life by as much as 7 years in men and nearly 5 years in women by reducing cardiovascular events. (Source: Journal, BMJ 2004;329:1447-50) ............................Serena Friedman, M.D. and grape grower/wine producer

Soon: the anti-oxidant benefits of Dark Chocolate and how to pair with the Four Sisters Ranch wines......

Canyon Club Agoura, CA Wine Pouring Event

2009-12-03T13:11:00.000-08:00

Dec. 3, 2009 Four Sisters Ranch will be at the Canyon Club in Agoura where Brian Wilson of the BEACH BOYS will be playing. Wine pouring starts at 5 PM, dinner at 6pm and music for you late comers will start at about 8 PM.. We will be show casing our Syrah and Cabernet Sauvingnon. Get your dancing shoes ready and let's all enjoy some music and wine!!

Serena, Michael and the Four Sisters Four Sisters Ranch

Recent wine tasting in West Lake Village at Bauduccos Ristorante: see photo

Upcoming Events For October

2009-09-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

“Romance of the Rancheros”
October 3, 2009
Leonis Adobe Museum
23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, CA 91302
818 222-6511 www.leonisadobemuseum.org

Canyon Club - Agoura Hills
Wine Tasting at Various Concerts
Ongoing 2009
www.thecanyonclub.net

Paso Robles Harvest Festival
3rd weekend of October
watch for details to come

Four Sisters Ranch Pouring Event at Eden Gardens

2009-09-12T08:29:00.000-07:00

September 26, 2009

Four Sisters Ranch Pouring Event

Wines for Medicines: A Wine Tasting Event and Soiree.

Join us for an elegant evening in Moorpark at the exotic Eden Gardens. Experience wine tasting, fabulous appetizers, TIFA Chocolates, raffle prizes and bid on a trip to Wine Country!
Dance under the stars to live music by Santa Rosa amidst lush gardens, waterfalls, and dazzling beauty! Four

The CareNow Foundation and George & Debra Tash personally invite you to Wines for Medicines: A Wine Tasting Evet and Soiree and experience to raise awareness of CareNow's work to bring needed medicines to Africa.

$40 includes appetizers annd chocolates, entertainment and one free raffle ticket. (no wine tasting). $50 includes appetizers and chocolates, 5 wine tastings, entertainment and one free raffle ticket. Reserve Early Space is Limited. RSVP by September 19th. register online at www.carenowfoundation.org

Event location: 3900 Brennan Rd-Moorpark, CA 93021 - 818.597.2451

FOUR SISTERS RANCH - Wine Events

2009-08-26T14:42:00.001-07:00

Greetings from the Four Sisters Ranch......

We hope you have all been having a wonderful summer. The Four Sisters Ranch has been busy with wine events and we would like to share with you our joy at pouring with Spagos as the caterer at the opening of the David Streets Art Gallery in Beverly Hills June 25th, 2009:

Mayor tastes the fruit of the vineyard

2009-08-12T13:31:00.000-07:00

News article from the Acorn Newspaper

July 2, 2009
WINE, FOOD APLENTY—Former Agoura Hills mayor Joan Yacovone tastes the fruits of the vineyard with longtime Agoura Hills residents Dr. Meril Platzer and Dr. Serena Friedman at the Four Sisters Vineyard table at the recent Calabasas Wine and Food Tasting Festival on June 5.

Recent Past Events

2009-08-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

Bellavino Wine Bar - Wine Pouring- “ A Swirl”
Saturday June 6, 2009 1-4
3707 East Thousand Oaks Blvd Westlake Village CA
805 557-0212 www.bellavino.com

14th Annual Calabasas Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
June 5, 2009 5:30-7:30
Calabasas Civic Center Plaza, 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas
Come join us as we pour our wines at this exciting event. Featuring wine from around the world and food from local restaurants.
For reservations call the Calabasas Chamber at 818 222-5680

Calabasas Chamber of Commerce Mixer
in coordination with the World Thoroughbred Racing Network
May 2009

Rutgers University New Jersey
Alumni Donor Scholarship Dinner
April 2, 2009

Westlake-Thousand Oaks Chamber of Commerce Mixer
March 18, 2009

Cal Lutheran University
Community Leaders Association Dinner
Nov. 8 2008

Celebrity Event

2009-07-12T13:17:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

Gala Red Carpet Celebrity VIP Opening of

David W. Streets- Beverly Hills- Fine Art

www.DavidStreetsBevelryHills.com

9407 S. Santa Monica Blvd.

Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Thursday, June 25, 2009

6-9pm

-PRIVATE INVITATION ONLY EVENT -

David W. Streets hosts a gala black tie opening for his new 3000 sq. ft. fine art gallery in Beverly Hills. Ribbon cutting by the Governor Schwarzenegger, Mayor Villaraigosa, Sheriff Lee Baca, and BH Mayor Nancy Krasne.

Celebrities attending: Jesse Metcalfe, Debbie Reynolds, Sly Stallone, Isaiah Washington, Julie Newmar, Michael York, Paris Hilton, Ruta Lee, Betty White, Tony Charmoli, Barbara Lazaroff, Raquel Welch, Mitzi Gaynor, Bob Mackie, Florence LaRue, Carol Connors, Buzz Aldrin, Judge Judy Sheindlin, Danny Clark, Leeza Gibbons, Lanie Kazan, Chris Rock, Justin Chambers, Michael Eisner, Steve Tisch. Carol Cooke...

2009-02-02T00:52:00.000-08:00

On the vineyard, the birth place of good wine....

Serena and Michael.. and some of the Four Sisters

2009-02-02T00:42:00.000-08:00

Wine is our passion... at the Four Sisters Ranch

and this blog will share with you wonderful fun facts and experiences all about the wine experience.

...Serena Friedman, M.D.