The last time I wrote about Sonoma’s Rodney Strong Vineyards was when a winery representative came to Los Angeles and met with our #LAWineWriters group over lunch in Marina Del Rey. At that time we sampled their Rose of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc that can easily be found in local stores, but then moved onto wines…
Did you know that Georgia (the country) is home to the oldest wine producing region in the world? Locals have been cultivating grapes and producing neolithic wine in the South Caucasus for at least 8,000 years! That’s why Georgia proudly claims the title of “birthplace of wine.” Below are some high points of the new…
So happy to have the opportunity to taste and review three Prosecco wines, from the Villa Sandi winery in Italy, one white and two rose! (Rose Prosecco is a newer wine to be allowed in the DOCG, making me even more excited to try.) Prosecco must be made from at least 85% of the Glera…
If you happen to live in a part of the world that gets quite a bit of heat in the summer, you have learned to delay wine club shipments and wine deliveries of all kinds until the heat is lessened. I’ve tried the two-day air thing once, and though my wine did arrive in good…
With the refrain of 1970s Peter Allen song “Everything Old Is New Again” seemingly ringing in our ears, we were looking forward to visiting some of our old favorites in Santa Barbara County from the 1980s and 1990s while also exploring some new-to-us wineries. It turned out that our first stop was a little bit…
BORDEAUX, FRANCE (PRWEB) – Bordeaux’s producers are promoting “unexpected” wine styles outside of their renowned red blends to meet continued consumer and trade interest. The region’s versatile range of dry white wines has seen ongoing success as the U.S. has remained the number one export destination for Bordeaux white wines since 2021. Bordeaux offers a range…
This past May I spent two weeks in Portugal, specifically Porto and Lisbon and the areas we could reach easily from there. I concentrated my drinking on the local wine, port and cocktails, and that’s what I’m sharing today in this article. I did quite a bit of social media while there, so some of…
OYON, Spain, /PRNewswire/ — In recognition of El Coto de Rioja’s policies of continuous improvement and commitment to the environment, El Coto de Rioja winery now holds the certificate of ‘Winery for Climate Protection’. The certification was created in 2011 and is the only regulation in the Spanish wine industry to recognize environmental sustainability. The WFCP…
Every year I reflect back on the best wines I’ve enjoyed the past year, and since I’ve had so many I often Google my name on the Internet to remind myself of it all. Of huge note was our trip to the Lake Garda, Italy DOC, and Chateauneuf du Pape…but there were many, many other…
LODI, Calif., – Northern California’s beloved Lodi Wine & Chocolate returns February 3-5, 2023, for another decadent and delicious weekend. There’s no better time to fall in love with the winegrowing region than by sampling renowned Lodi wines and delectable chocolate pairings during this festive weekend! The weekend culminates in the Sunday Winemaker’s Toast on…