What’s on your Bucket List? While a normal person wants to check off going to Mars, driving a racecar or meeting a president, wine writers have lists that almost always include visiting wineries in far off places. Having Shiraz in Australia, Tempranillo in Spain, Chianti Classico in Italy and Malbec in Argentina are on our…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – Renegade Rum Distillery, the game-changing terroir-driven rum project based in Grenada, announces the August launch of a diverse new selection of four flavorsome Pre-Cask white rums in the United States. An industry-challenging enterprise from Mark Reynier, the man behind the renaissance of Islay’s Bruichladdich single malt whisky and multi-award winning Waterford Whisky, Renegade…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – The Barolo en Primeur auction will take place on October 28, 2022 at the Grinzane Castle in Piedmont, Italy, and will stream live to New York City. Like the first edition, the auction will feature 15 barriques, each yielding approximately 300 bottles of the most recent Barolo vintage, 2021. The event is…
Portland, OR – The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) is pleased to announce that it will host the inaugural Swig & Savor event on Friday, August 12, 2022, at The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Attendees will join distillers and master blenders to experience a multitude of special pours from around…
I don’t seek out wines that are organic or vegan, but I’ve been asked enough times which of these types I would recommend so that when I was offered the opportunity to sample three from Corvezzo in Italy – a Pinot Grigio, Prosecco and the new Prosecco Rose (the Prosecco DOC was recently allowed to…
The other day I was reminded of the first time I had been asked to select wine for others. And it was over 25 years ago. My friend Timmy D, an executive in the TV industry, asked me to attend an awards luncheon with him as his guest. I thought, cool, haven’t done that before….
SAINT-MALO, FRANCE (PRWEB) – Charles Heidsieck, one of Champagne’s most admired producers, has announced it is sending its newest releases to the US by sailboat. Featuring a cargo of a limited number of prestigious bottles, the historic journey celebrates the bicentennial of the House’s Founder, Charles-Camille Heidsieck, and will sail across the Atlantic to arrive…
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. (PRWEB) – Jordan Vineyard and Winery will bring the Sonoma alfresco hospitality experience to three cities across the country this June to mark dual milestones: the winery’s 50th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the John Jordan Foundation. For the first time in its history, Jordan will host Social Impact Summer, a multi-day culinary series…
Formerly NightClub and Bar Show (NCB), the pinnacle of conventions for those in the food and beverage industry, with 2022 brings a change in name: Bar and Restaurant Expo! Some of the highlights of the convention included the Conference, Expo, Nightlife, the World Tea Academy and of course Exhibits. The first few years I attended,…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – Five days before the ministers of agriculture representing the world’s largest economies met in Florence, Italy, for a G20 summit, a group of young Italian wine professionals held a symposium of their own. AGIVI, the Association of Young Italian Wine Entrepreneurs, hosted the convention on Sept. 12, 2021, at the same city’s Palazzo…