March 2019
The 2019 International Volcanic Wine Conference Explores Saltiness and Minerality in Volcanic Wines
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – John Szabo, Master Sommelier and award-winning author, and Volcanic Wines International (VWI) are proud to announce this year’s International Volcanic Wine Conference (IVWC) theme: “Saltiness: Defining Minerality in Volcanic Wines,” as well as confirmed wine regions and producers. Following the successful inaugural conference in 2018, the IVWC aims to continue its…
America’s Best Wine Festival* Returns to Sonoma with 40 Garagiste Winemakers, April 13th
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (PRWEB) – The Garagiste Wine Festival, which was named America’s Best Wine Festival by USA Today in 2018, returns to Sonoma with 40 micro-production winemakers from Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lodi, Sierra Foothills, and more, on April 13th. The internationally renowned festival showcases innovative winemakers who handcraft under 1,500 cases of wine and…
Beekeeper Cellars: Tasting New and Past Vintages
Last weekend my husband Eddie and I attended a stellar Beekeeper Zinfandel tasting – vintages from 2011 through 2016 – at Kali Restaurant on Melrose. We tasted nine wines in total including these that we knew about from the invitation: This is your opportunity to taste some of Beekeeper Cellars greatest wines, including our all-new…
Normandy Meets Kentucky: Calvados Boulard Launches V.S.O.P. Bourbon Cask Finish
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – Leading wine & spirits importer Palm Bay International is pleased to announce the addition of Calvados Boulard’s V.S.O.P. Bourbon Cask Finish to the current Spirit France portfolio, which includes Calvados Boulard X.O., Calvados Boulard V.S.O.P. and Boulard Auguste X.O. Calvados Boulard is a renowned fifth-generation company, producing the most exported Calvados…
Global wine education redefined with the launch of Australian Wine Discovered
Australian Wine Discovered: Wine Australia Chief Executive Officer Andreas Clark said, ‘This exciting new program is part of our bigger and bolder engagement with international markets. It’s about amplifying the Australian wine message and raising awareness of the people, the grape varieties and the places that make Australian wine unique and special. And best of…
Vintage Eve 2/2016: Moms Best…and Worst Cooking, A Roundup Part 1
After reading and reviewing Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl, a memoir that spelled out how Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine, food critic and author of many food-related books, got hooked on the food industry after surviving some…well…failures that her mom made in the kitchen. A comment I received, about another mother’s daring attempts…
Van Duzer Corridor AVA Approval Shows Location Matters in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB) – Oregon wine lovers now have 19 reasons to celebrate Oregon’s acclaimed viticultural bio-regions. Now with the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) having approved the Van Duzer Corridor as an official AVA, or American Viticultural Area, Oregon has 19 winemaking regions—second only to California—with sufficient distinct features to be declared their own…
Whiskey Glasses That Sparkle Like Aurora Lights Thanks to Titanium Coating
TOKYO (PRWEB) – “Amanoi Glass” are glasses in which the manufacturing company located in Shizuoķa, Japan, which possesses space development technology, has used high-purity titanium, and finished at the nano level. Titanium has a strong anti-errosive property equal to that of platinum or gold, and has a great affinity to the human body that is…
STARS of Napa Valley Wine Returns to LA March 13th
Beverly Hills, California – Join wineLA at the Peninsula Beverly Hills for STARS of Napa Valley Wine on March 13th, 2019. Come taste alongside approximately 30 of the Napa Valley’s finest wineries! Did you know that Napa Valley produces 4% of our wine in California, but 30% of our total wine dollars?! Napa Vintners hold…