Los Angeles, Calif. – Gambero Rosso, the global authority on Italian wine and publisher of the esteemed annual Guide to Italian Wines, will bring its international tour to four U.S. cities, including first-time events in both San Diego and Atlanta. The tour also returns to Washington D.C. and Boston for the second time. “The U.S….
Hoboken, NJ – The past few years have seen a rapid expansion of the global wine market, a trend expected to continue through 2019. The growing success of the wine industry can be attributed to many factors including new label trends and packaging such as wine in cans, boxes and kegs, along with the rise…
The San Francisco Competitions Double Gold Tour gives wine and spirits professionals a unique opportunity to taste the Competitions’ top winners and to discover the next trending tastes, styles and varietals we’ll be seeing in 2016… And with that said your trusty wine and spirits reporter headed over to Ocean Prime in the center of…
ARCADIA, CALIF.—With the 2018 holiday season at our doorstep, wine lovers are turning to the Original Wine of the Month Club® for their holiday gift giving ideas—from high-quality wine assortment gift collections to gift-giving wine club memberships. Original Wine of the Month Club®’s unique, hand-picked selections of robust and flavorful wines create the ultimate holiday…
(WALLA WALLA, Wash.) — Further solidifying its place in the upper echelon of wine destinations worldwide, Walla Walla has been named Best Wine Town in the Sunset Magazine 2018 Travel Awards. The results were recently posted to the Sunset.com website and can be viewed HERE, and will appear in the August issue of Sunset Magazine….
Washington D.C. – SommCon,® a leading conference for wine industry professionals and serious enthusiasts, held in Washington, D.C., July 22-24 has announced this year’s winners for the Young Leaders Summit Scholarship program presented by Tasting Panel / The SOMM Journal. The 10 aspiring professionals, all under the age of 30, with a passion for entering a profession in…
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (PRWEB) – Wine Spectator has recognized the Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa’s on-site restaurant Jimmy’s Taverna in Mammoth Lakes, California, as one of “15 Mountain Retreats Taking Wine to New Heights.” Listed among mountain resorts from Tennessee to California, the article celebrates the restaurant for its diverse 475-bottle wine list, and its…
THE GRAND TASTINGS Of course, the HdR event wasn’t all “work” [I use this term very loosely] at the seminars that I wrote about in last week’s article. Friday afternoon was the Opening Tasting and the Closing Tasting was held Saturday afternoon. The participants were the same at both, with the opening tasting focusing on…
SEATTLE (PRWEB) – Four years ago, the Auction of Washington Wines (AWW) introduced the trade-exclusive Private Barrel Auction that featured just eight wineries; this year the Private Barrel Auction is expanding to feature more than thirty of the most noted winemakers across Washington state. Unlike other auctions in the U.S. that highlight specific wine regions,…
