Once again the #LAWineWriters met up at Napa Valley Grille in Westwood to have a wine paired luncheon. This time organizer and fellow writer Cori Solomon invited us to taste through some new Rhone wines – Grenache predominant – from a winery in the Santa Ynez AVA: Folded Hills Winery Farmstead Ranch. We were greeted…
My first thought when I picked up Bianca Bosker’s Cork Dork tale was oh boy, I was going to learn some new tricks here. Three hundred pages later I not only learned a cellar full of tricks but also felt a whole lot better about being a wine geek myself. Bosker’s cork dorkiness went way…
This past December I ran the story on how Waipapa Bay Wines Pledges Support for Whale and Dolphin Conservation With 2019 Vintage Launch. Since that time the winery sent me three bottles to review, all 90+ point wines in my book, and here are my tasting notes in the order I tasted through them: 2019…
Entering the beverage market this winter the founders of Mine Shaft Brewing (MSB) are proud to announce the launch of Cali Orchards® Hard Sparkling Water. Cali Orchards® Is the World’s Most Deliciously Flavorful Refreshing All-Natural Hard Sparkling Water Made With Real Fruit Juice As Nature Intended with Zero aftertastes. Orlando, FL – Public Wire LLC…
Well of course I coaxed local winemaker Steve Lemley from Pulchella Winery into letting me taste their – co-winemaker Nate Hasper definitely had his hand on this one – first ever 100% ROSE OF TANNAT that had YET TO BE RELEASED just so I could get your taste buds watering. It may be in bottle,…
PASO ROBLES, CALIF. (PRWEB) – Firestone Walker Brewing Company, one of the nation’s most acclaimed craft breweries, has announced the release of Flyjack. An innovative low alcohol, low-calorie beer, Flyjack has all the unique characteristics of a hazy IPA with only 96 calories, five grams of carbs and 4 percent ABV. Flyjack is packed with a big…
I studied just a half page on the wines of Idaho when I was preparing to be tested (and pass) my American Wine Specialist® Certification course last year. Frankly, I was pretty intrigued by all of the U.S. states that found a way to make wine that fit their location, climate and soil conditions. But I didn’t…
This past month I got to sample some of the wines from Tablas Creek in a preview tasting held at Salt Creek Grille Valencia and organized by Carl and Terry Kanowsky. Why? On February 22 (2017) I ran the news on my website, social media and my weekly newsletter, but here it is in a…
The White Knight Prosecco hails from the Treviso region in Italy and is made from Glera grapes. White Knight Prosecco EVE’S TASTING NOTES Tiny bubbles raced to a frothy top, adding in the color of pale gold, the appearance of this Prosecco is starting off pretty good. On the nose I got whiffs of bruised…
ATLANTA (PRWEB) – Tenjaku Whisky, an emerging brand of Japanese Whisky in the US, is proud to announce that they were recently awarded the Gold Medal in the Japanese Blended Whisky category by Beverage Testing Institute. Their 91 rating (exceptional) makes Tenjaku the 2020’s Best Japanese Blended Whisky according to the Beverage Testing Institutes’ annual review. The…