CALISTOGA, CALIF. (PRWEB) – Larkmead Vineyards (https://larkmead.com) is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, a milestone rivaled by few wineries in the United States. Founded as a wine estate in the late 1800s, Larkmead is now under the stewardship of proprietors Cam Baker and Kate Solari Baker, who have overseen Larkmead’s elevation to a world-class estate winery…
Last month I got another look at the whynot wine saver (2019 article) and benefitted from the expert knowledge from the North American Sommelier Association president Diego Meraviglia, on what the heck a Super Tuscan is and how it came to be. The invitation is below, then my notes of what I learned and photos…
From our friends at FEEDSCV, SCV Elite Magazine and Santa Clarita Magazine comes this comprehensive list of local restaurants and their current dining options due to the Cornonavirus. We highly recommend that you check this list often as it’s constantly updated. Also, if you can afford it please consider supporting all of the restaurants that…
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The original Wine of the Month Club®, the nation’s first wine subscription company founded in Los Angeles in 1972, has just launched its Pure Wine Series featuring the purest wines on the planet with a selection of wines that are organic, biodynamic, sustainably produced and more. With a movement toward more…
Drago Bakery (Culver City): Owner and Executive Chef Celestino Drago has created a special Take-Out Menu at Drago Bakery in Culver City that will feature freshly baked and freezable essentials that guests can pick-up and prepare at home. Chef Drago and the Drago Bakery team will be offering the following Take-Out Menu every Monday through Friday…
A very cute box arrived at my UPS office for pick up – yes that’s how people like me do it that get a lot of wine shipped for review – with an adorable owl on pictured on the outside, two pairs of shiny sunglasses and a rosé wine, with the same owl etched on…
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. (PRWEB) – Vinotemp®, the leading wine storage solutions and appliance provider, today announced the VinCave™ Wine Cellar 200 has been recognized as one of Meredith Corporation’s Beautiful Kitchens & Baths magazine’s 30 Most Innovative Products for 2020. Selected by the editors of the Luxury Home Design Group, the products featured in the coveted list…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – After 30 years of tracking industry trends in top restaurants across the US, Wine & Spirits has seen wine sales rise and fall with the economy. In those three decades, the two moments when our respondents noted a downward trend in wine sales prefaced an economic downturn: in 2001, prior to the burst…
Napa – Amorim Cork announced in mid-2019 an agreement with Czech Republic-based Preciosa Group for the acquisition of a 50% stake in Vinolok, the manufacturer of technical glass and crystal stoppers for premium wine, spirits and mineral water. The Preciosa Group will retain the remaining 50% stake. The deal, which grants Amorim access to Vinolok’s…
What a treat! Tasting from only four wineries – that specialize in making wine from LA County grapes! I knew three of the four already from past tastings, but this time it was a true focus on what they can do as we compared each. Below is the invite, wine list (hyperlinks go to their…