Oh boy. This is our all-time favorite whisky experience ever! And it’s back this April 4 – 7 at the Encore in Las Vegas. The classes! The grand tastings! The whisky brand ambassadors and aficionados! The trifecta of whisky events and we plan on covering all of it all again! Can you join us? The…
I’ll be heading out to Healdsburg for the first time since 2008 soon, and in planning the trip I looked for wineries that friends had recommended and/or I liked their wines already – but have never visited before. I don’t post when I’m actually away, so this article is a precursor to the fun I…
Do you have a favorite wine? A certain varietal you always go for? From a specific wine-producing area? I don’t: I like to try everything and give every winemaker equal time on my palate. Last week it was Rhônes. For my wine 101ers this is a wine from the Rhone region of France, or, lucky…
Paso Robles, CA – Tickets for Paso Robles Wine Country’s marquee events are now on sale at www.pasowine.com. Blendfest on the Coast brings blended wines of Paso Robles to Cambria and San Simeon, February 9 – 11, 2018. The annual celebration of Paso’s heritage variety, Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Weekend is scheduled for March 16 – 18,…
YESTERDAY: We made some great progress for Wines of South Africa in Los Angeles …. honestly, probably not the first place Californians think about for great wine…. but should be included in a very short list!!! For the most part; restaurants in LA ignore the opportunity to showcase the great value South Africa can create……
New York, New York (PRWEB) – Diplomático Rum proudly announces a top nomination for Wine Enthusiast’s Wine Star Award as Spirit Brand of the Year. Recognized as one of the finest rums in the world, Diplomático holds the DOC Rum certification from Venezuela and has become one of the international standards when speaking of premium…
Paso Robles, Calif. – Halter Ranch Vineyard in Paso Robles, is proud to announce that its Vineyard Manager, Lucas Pope, has been named to Wine Enthusiast’s coveted 40 Under 40 List in the upcoming October 2017 issue. Pope is first vineyard manager to ever make the list. “I couldn’t be more pleased that the work…
For most of my wine drinking life I’ve espoused the belief that my favorite wine experiences are one-on-one situations with the winemaker, often of a fairly low-budget operation sharing his or her creations with me, sometimes while standing at opposite ends of a barrel or out in a vineyard. I’ve tended to avoid the high…
