Today, and again from Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Access Live 2024, I will be reviewing bourbons, a Tequila and an Amaro. Last to come will be my article on a very classy brand of ready-to-drink craft cocktails. From Bardstown, Kentucky, and the coolest looking barrel-colored and shaped bottles I’ve ever seen, we…
Thrilled, yes thrilled, to cover the Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas for the first time last month. It was one of the largest shows we’ve ever covered. So big that we had to take a day off in between the three days offered to us! Day one I got a little more than half…
Trade Tasting Featuring Italy’s Top Wineries Will Commence February 21, 2024 in Chicago; Additional Cities Include New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco ROME, Italy – Italian media group Gambero Rosso has announced the 2024 dates for its annual U.S. Tre Bicchieri tasting tour to take place in February. Beginning in Chicago on Wednesday, February 21, the tour will continue…
ROME, Italy – Italian media company Gambero Rosso has released the 37th edition of its highly anticipated Vini D’Italia guide. Considered to be the ultimate authority on the best Italian wines, the latest guide is available in Italian, English, Chinese and Japanese on Apple and Amazon – its release comes in advance of Gambero Rosso’s annual, invitation-only U.S. Tre Bicchieri and Top Italian…
We’ve been spending most of our wine country trips lately in northern Sonoma County, specifically the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys. There is an abundance of wonderful wineries in these areas, with a great focus on some of our favorite varietals, such as Zinfandel and California Rhones, among others. First on our list this trip…
—Tuscany-Based Wine Takes Top Honors; Full List of Top 100 Wines of 2023 Available at WineSpectator.com— New York, NY —Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, announced Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2018 as the 2023 Wine of the Year. The full Top 100 list is now available at top100.winespectator.com. This Tuscan winery was once better known in the…
The fifth Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris is due to take place from 12 to 14 February 2024 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The Vinexposium group’s flagship exhibition is readying to ramp up the experience and is inviting wine and spirits professionals from across the globe to join this premier event in 2024. February…
San Francisco — In Italy by Ingredient: Artisanal Foods, Modern Recipes (September/October 2023; Rizzoli New York, ISBN: 978-0-8478-7364-7, Hardcover), Viola Buitoni invites everyday cooks to dig into and savor the beloved staples of Italian cuisine at the heart of delicious, sensual meals. In a way that’s down-to-earth and evocative, Buitoni puts iconic Italian ingredients —…
We recently moved our 400+ wine collection from Santa Clarita, CA to Las Vegas, NV. We purchased three chillers in total, which I divided: one would hold our New World, another for Old World, and a third for Drink Now. (This is the link to my public social media post with the chillers pictured.) Our…
Today we have another one-bottle post. When I started doing one-bottle posts it was because my husband Eddie prompted me to. We both felt it was an injustice to hard working winemakers, winery workers and winery owners to give the typical three words – a fruit, and then a spice and a mineral – alone…