My editor Michael Perlis knows all about Carlisle Winery, and has for a number of years, so in this one bottle post I will give you my impressions of this one bottle alone. If you want to know more about winemaker/owner Mike Officer or the vineyard practices you can search our website for Michael’s articles…
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…
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…
In my recent trip to Napa Valley, while visiting Calistoga and one winery in particular, Knights Bridge, we were gifted a bottle of Cab at the end of our visit. I tucked it into our suitcase, with a few others, and felt that since it was a gift I should do one of my one-bottle…
NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) – The Chianti Classico Consortium (Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico) is pleased to announce the positive results of the recently-completed 2019 harvest, a year which promises to be memorable for the historic Tuscan denomination. Both qualitative and quantitative factors strongly indicate a vintage of classic proportions, and one that will be of…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – The renowned wine producer Frescobaldi Toscana has been named ’Winery of the Year’ by Gambero Rosso, Italy’s premier authority on wine, and recently joined the Altagamma Foundation, a cooperative of Italian luxury brands across multiple sectors. These recognition’s confirm Frescobaldi’s commitment to high quality production and excellence. Established in 1986, Gambero Rosso…
SAN JOSE, CALIF. (PRWEB) – San Jose’s 10th Street Distillery has earned Double Gold at the 2019 New York World Wine and Spirits Competition for its Peated Single Malt American Whisky, which expanded distribution to Southern California on November 1. 10th Street Distillery Single Malt American Whisky offers discerning whisky enthusiasts an award winning, super-premium…
BOONVILLE, Calif., PRNewswire — Over two hundred canned wines from all over the world flexed their aluminum muscles at the first annual International Canned Wine Competition held July 24 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California. Wines from France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and even England competed with their compatriots from all…
Let’s deal with that name first. You already know I’ve been a huge fan of Pulchella Winery since they were known as Dragonfly, heck winemaker Steve Lemley and I just co-hosted a 200-person wine dinner together (with the help of MANY others). And now? The new Paso Zinfandel he and co-winemaker Nate Hasper have created…
I miss the Frankie’s NY Italian Restaurant we had in the Bridgeport Marketplace that shuttered in July of 2013, and was vaguely aware that its sister restaurant (truth be told our restaurant’s former owner, Teresa Competelli, is Frankie’s daughter) had been open on Melrose for 25 years. So when I saw this Facebook post, “Chef…