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Canopy Wine Lounge Officially Opens in The Heart of Palm Springs: An Oasis of Elegance Featuring Exceptional Wines from Around the World and Much More!

evebushman3 months ago4 months ago018 mins

Palm Springs, CA. – Canopy Wine Lounge, an elegant oasis in the heart of Palm Springs, celebrates its official Grand Opening! Conceived by Owner Noah Mamet, former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina and Palm Springs resident, along with Alejandro Bulgheroni Family Estate Wines, this new venture managed by Director of Operations Ellis Delahousay, Winemaker Joshua Kelly, and Managers Phil Barrood and Liz Swartz, promises a…

Perlises Pick: What Wines We Are Drinking At Home – Part 6

Michael Perlis2 years ago10 months ago07 mins

Admittedly, we meant to get back to this sooner. In wrapping up the discussion for now of the lighter wines we are drinking at home, this article will focus on a few more Northern California favorites. Shane [www.shanewines.com] We first discovered the wines made by Shane Finley several years ago. Back before Facebook became so…

Perlises Pick: What Wines We Are Drinking At Home – Part 4

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

It is finally time to move our focus to Northern California, so now we can write about the Big Three. Ahhh, the Big Three. These are the three winemakers that have had the biggest influence on our wine drinking over the last 2+ decades. Not only do they make great Zinfandel [kind of a requirement…

Perlis Picks: Portalupi

Michael Perlis3 years ago2 years ago09 mins

“Grandma was a bootlegger.” Not something you hear every day, but this is what Jane Portalupi told Karen and me when we visited. The tag hanging on the one-liter milk bottles of their Vaso di Marina red and white wines tells the story like this: “This wine is inspired by my grandmother, Marina Portalupi, who…

Vintage Eve Circa 12/2015: Nicely Done Vino Noceto

evebushman5 years ago5 years ago08 mins

In looking over the Vino Noceto website to prepare my brain’s palate, so to speak, I learned that other than running a recent press release about the winery adopting a new 3 liter refillable bottle dispenser, and that they’ve participated in Family Winemaker events, I don’t think I had ever tasted their “world class Sangiovese.”…

Perlis Picks: Family Winemakers of California [Part Two]

Michael Perlis6 years ago6 years ago07 mins

This year’s Family Winemakers event, held at the Pasadena Convention Center, had about 70 wineries presenting their finest bottlings to an appreciative crowd of trade, media and consumer attendees. Yes, I said 70. Obviously, I couldn’t taste everything, but I think I made a pretty good dent. Here are some of my favorites… Ascension Cellars…

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Perlis Picks: Family Winemakers of California [Part 2 Favorite Wines]

evebushman9 years ago9 years ago010 mins

Last week, I wrote about my own history with Family Winemakers of California. This week’s article is about my favorite wines at this year’s tasting. I did my best to visit some of my old favorites as well as try to find some new ones. With almost 100 wineries pouring hundreds of wines, I barely…

Michael Perlis

Michael Perlis Picks: Ed Leon’s Zin Country for You!

evebushman11 years ago11 years ago09 mins

Some time ago, I interviewed Tobin James and wrote an article about it for Eve’s Wine 101, which you can read here: http://evewine101.com/2012/07/07/michael-perlis-reports-tobin-james-cellars/ Well, the power of wine and the internet being what they are, a great fan of wine (and Tobin James), Ed Leon found my article and contacted me. Since that initial contact,…

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Perlis Picks: Family Winemakers of California [Part Two]

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