June 2017
Capturing the spiritual essence of mezcal? New book “The Mezcal Rush” by Granville Greene is HERE
PRAISE FOR THE MEZCAL RUSH: “A rich, inclusive portrait of one of the world’s great drinks.” —Kirkus Reviews “A unique and fascinating journey following the mezcal trail from remote Mexican villages to trendy bars abroad … Greene’s lively and skillful blend of travelogue and social commentary charts the sometimes troubled links between these very different worlds.”…
Vine & Dine Festival in Montana Takes Wining and Dining to New Heights
BIG SKY MONT. – It’s time to take sipping to new heights. The 4th Annual Vine & Dine Festival, Aug. 17th – 20th, is an intriguingly delightful and adventurous artisanal-food and wine festival at beautiful Big Sky Resort, located south of Bozeman, Mont., and a short distance from Yellowstone National Park. Taste hundreds of obscure…
Perlis Picks: Wilson Artisan Wineries – Wilson Winery
Diane and Ken Wilson now own nine wineries that fall under the umbrella of Wilson Artisan Wineries. Truthfully, one could spend a day or two or three [depending on your speed and capacity] just visiting the Wilson-owned wineries and no others and have a wonderful wine country experience, traveling through Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley, Dry…
Australia Up Close: Part Two
…enjoy making new discoveries as well as trying the latest vintages of old favorites. Last week I wrote about the Australian white wine seminar I attended via the Australia Up Close event; what I learned and what we tasted. It got a little lengthy so I split up the story into two parts. Today is…
Kimo Sabe Mezcal Will Launch A Bold National Agave Spirit Taste-Test Challenge Vs The #1 Ultra-Premium Tequila & Oaxacan Style Mezcal
Zacatecas, Mexico – Kimo Sabe, the award-winning, ultra-premium, and fastest growing mezcal brand, announced today its “Step Up to the New Taste of Agave” campaign – a 100,000 person, 10-city national consumer taste-test challenge –kicking off in Las Vegas in June. The challenge will pit Kimo Sabe, The New Taste of Mezcal against the best-selling…
All-New Wine Trolley Rolls Into the Santa Maria Valley
(Santa Maria, Calif.) – An exciting new development has made its way into the Santa Maria Valley. The Santa Maria Valley wine trolley will bring a whole new way of experiencing the wine region. The wine trolley will run Saturdays and Sundays, and run every 75 minutes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting at Town Center…
Vintage Eve Circa July 2013: Tasting with the Southern California Whisky Club (SCWC)
SCWC presents the complete line from the 2012 Best Independent Bottler of the Year Single Cask Nation. Joshua Hatton, President & Co-founder of the Jewish Whisky Company, will be pouring all six single cask, single malts… Our host Joshua Hatton began by telling the tasters assembled that he started out as a whisky blogger and…
One of CA’s pioneering women winemakers reflects on 100 years of success
The Riboli family began its legacy of winemaking in downtown Los Angeles in 1917 when four brothers from Lombardy, Italy, established San Antonio Winery. Four generations have since grown Riboli Family Wine Estates’ portfolio to include several brands, but it’s the strength and tenacity of one pioneering woman in the family that has been the…
MARTINI Vintage Prosecco scores 95+ at The Drinks Business Prosecco Masters
Hamilton, Bermuda – MARTINI® Prosecco Vintage 2016 has achieved a top score of 95+ points at The Drinks Business Prosecco Masters 2017, beating strong competition from some of the world’s best loved Prosecco brands including Bisol, Bottega, Follador and Andreola. The judging panel, comprising five Masters of Wine, also presented MARTINI Prosecco Vintage with one…