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Five Reasons to Hate Niagara Wine Country
Keep these in mind if planning a trip to the Niagara Peninsula NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — The tranquility of a vineyard, the sparkle of Lake Ontario in the late afternoon sun, the emerald slope of the Niagara escarpment make for a beautiful vista when enjoying the wares of Niagara’s VQA wineries. “The wine experience in Niagara…
OJAI WINE FESTIVAL Does it Right, by Michael Perlis
What makes a good wine festival? A great selection of wine, of course, but also a great location. And what turns a good festival into a great one? Great organization to keep things running smoothly. For the second day of our Southern California wine-soaked weekend, my wife Karen and I recently attended the 29th Annual…
Book Review: Saving Grapes by J.T. Lundy, a fun read!
Much of the details of the story Saving Grapes by J.T. Lundy are below, just like a film review, in their press release. If you like to know a lot about a book before reading it check it out. If you want to know a little, here is my review: Our hero Jason and his…
The Educated Palate: Summer Sippin and Grillin in Florida, by Scott Richardson
It is that time of year when the temperatures consistently are in the low to mid 90s. What better time to start stocking up on your favorite wines, and other beverages, for your guests, and you to enjoy either in your back yard or whilst on vacation. Here are my summer go-to tea/juices, spirits and…
Perlis Picked: Wine In The Pines 2015
The middle of June 2015 was truly a wine-soaked weekend in the Los Angeles area, with Wine in the Pines on Saturday, June 13th at Pine Mountain Club followed on Sunday, June 14th by the Ojai Wine Festival. First – Wine In The Pines The annual Wines In The Pines festival was started in 2003…
Book Review: Oz Clarke’s The History of Wine in 100 Bottles
At first glance I thought wow, this is a beautiful book, with glossy pages and photos, this will be one I won’t be highlighting or making marks and notes in the margins on. Though it will be a lovely textbook of review, it looks like a book I’d pick up at an art museum. Now…to…
Kathryn Hall Release Party Set for September 12th – HALL’s Annual Harvest Party Celebrates Release of 97 pt 2012 Kathryn Hall Cabernet
HALL St. Helena has announced the date for its annual Kathryn Hall Release Party releasing the 2012 vintage of its flagship Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The event will take place on Saturday, September 12 and will include a unique Vertical Tasting prior to the event hosted by award winning winemaker, Steve Leveque. 2012 is one…
Trend Alert: HALL Rutherford One of Napa Valley’s Most Romantic Proposal Sites
Its one of the biggest moments in life finding the perfect place to pop the question and the options in Napa are many. HALL Rutherford, one of the premier luxury wineries in Napa Valley, is being coined as one of Napas most romantic proposal venues in the country and boasts a 100% success rate….
Perlis Picks: STARS of California
Ian Blackburn has been teaching all of us about wine for the last 20 years. First with Learn About Wine and now with Wine LA, he has been teaching classes and putting on events which have been instrumental in turning a lot of wine drinkers into wine lovers. His “Stars of…” events are legendary and…