KANSAS CITY, Mo., PRNewswire – On February 4 and 5, 2019, sommeliers and wine professionals from across the United States convened in Kansas City to battle for a coveted title – The Best USA Sommelier. After a challenging two-day competition, first place was awarded to Dustin Chabert, Illinois Market Manager for DNS Wines and Sommelier…
FORT BRAGG, Calif. (PRWEB) – North Coast Brewing Company, an independent craft brewery producing exceptional, high-quality beers, is excited to announce that its Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout has been awarded a gold medal at the Tastings.com World Beer Championships. Tastings.com judges described Old Rasputin as “a craveable hoppy imperial stout that is superbly balanced,”…
So this just happened. My husband Eddie told me that we have at least six bottles of 2000 Bordeaux that he was pulling from our cellar to drink. Oh boy, one more reason I made the best choice ever in marrying this guy. Anyway, being the anal compulsive that I am I logged into my…
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.,- PRNewswire – Wine tasting enthusiasts from around the state competed in the US Open Blind Wine Tasting Competition to become Team USA at the upcoming World Wine Tasting Championship being held on October 13, 2018 in Chateau Saint-Pierre de Serjac, Languedoc, France. On August 11, 2018, 8 teams of 2 converged at the Marina…
TEMECULA, Calif. (PRWEB) – The Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association (TVWA), has announced the third annual People’s Choice Blind Tasting and Awards, taking place on Sunday, October 28 from 1:00-7:00 PM. This year’s event will be held at Fazeli Cellars, and include a walk around “blind” tasting, followed by an awards celebration featuring last year’s winning…
LAS VEGAS – PRNewswire – The 2nd Annual 2018 Global Spirit Awards was hosted July 10-13 at Palace Station in Las Vegas. The competition featured a judges panel (https://www.globalspiritawards.com/judging/) of industry experts with extensive diverse spirits, and mixology backgrounds to determine each of the spirits’ quality. The judging process for the specialty spirit categories began with a…
Las Vegas, Nev. – The inaugural 2018 Global Wine Awards was hosted June 18- 20 at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The competition featured nine world class judges with a panel of the finest palates including, Master Sommeliers, Masters of Wine, wine educators and industry experts. The 3-day judging process for…
Nine judges in total, one Executive Director, a local restaurant sommelier, professional photographer and attentive servers = our first meeting in Cohiba Room three at the Tropicana Las Vegas, while avoiding rooms one and two as they held all of the wine that we were very anxious to judge…blind. Welcome to the inaugural Global Wine…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Graeme Cruickshank, Master Distiller at Aberlour Distillery becomes Master Distiller of the Year for crafting the Whisky of the Year 2018 and will receive the coveted Golden Barrel Trophy. The International Whisky Competition just released its results for this year’s most respected blind tasting judging event. The top recognition, Whisky of…
