As a tenured wine journalist I’ve had to force myself to seek out new experiences for readers – even at times where I just want to visit my favorites again. So in my latest – and quickest – trip to the Napa Valley I visited the best of both worlds: a winery I loved when…
VENTURA, Calif. – The new Deep Sea Wine Tasting Room in Ventura Harbor Village is giving wine lovers a reason to toast the coast. Owned and operated by the Conway family of Santa Barbara/Ventura County, this modern wine tasting room is sure to be a popular spot with 15 different wines of interesting and unusual blends of reds…
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Harvest is underway in California wine country and Foley Family Wines has seized the season as inspiration to spotlight a slew of wine tasting experiences at seven of its Sonoma County wineries. Foley is rolling out the welcome mat with activities ranging from new outdoor tastings, on-site entertainment, and unforgettable epicurean…
Our guide to two local wineries in Crete, Greece, was an enologist – wearing a WSET pin similar to my own – and also a linguist, who chose to spend his summer giving winery tours in Greece. Lucky us! Via a Food and Wine magazine collaboration, Holland America cruises offered us two wineries to try…
With the hot summer of 2022 at an end, we thought we’d share with our readers some of our favorite wines from the last few months. 2021 Clos Solene La Rose – a blend of 56% Grenache, 26% Mourvedre, 17% Cinsault and 10% Syrah, all from the Adelaida district of Paso Robles and all farmed…
So this just happened: How happy are you when you discover a wine in your chiller that you didn’t remember was there? We moved a 2008 Mondavi To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, from our cellar to the chiller and decided to pop that puppy open just for ourselves! (We also have a 2010 waiting for…
After a three-year hiatus forced by COVID-19 related restrictions, Valle Food & Wine Festival is thrilled to announce the 4th Annual Valle Food & Wine Festival to take place at the marquee Valle de Guadalupe location, BRUMA, on October 22 and 23, 2022. The festival was born in the summer of 2017 by a group of bi-national…
A conversation with acclaimed Chef Robert Connoley about selecting sustainable wines for his zero-food waste restaurant. New York, NY. – Sustainability has long been a theme for Wines of Provence, with 100% of vineyards set to be certified organic or HVE (High Environmental Value) by 2030. The region has found itself at the forefront of…
At the recent Western Food Expo, held this past August at the LA Convention Center, I was introduced to an authentic chocolate mole sauce: Mole De Fiesta by EZ Trade, created by Antonio Raygoza and Luz G. Raygoza, and incorporated in year 2002. I’d always been impressed with the chocolate and spices – not spiciness –…
GREENSBORO, VT. (PRWEB) – The American Cheese Society (ACS) announced competition winners last night at their annual conference in Portland, Oregon after a two-year hiatus. Jasper Hill accepted its fourth ACS Best of Show win, this time for their raw milk Whitney cheese, which was entered in the new Raclette-style category. The Jasper Hill team also…