The Winners of the 2018 Global Wine Awards, Nine Judges (including yours truly) Select Best in Show and Highest Awards Winners

Las Vegas, Nev.​ – ​The inaugural 2018 Global Wine Awards was hosted​ ​June 18- 20​ ​at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.​ ​ ​The competition featured nine world class judges with a panel of the finest palates including, Master Sommeliers, Masters of Wine, wine educators and industry experts.​ The 3-day judging process for…

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Brentwood’s Mandeville Vineyard – Owned by Donna Mills and Larry Gilman – Paired with Napa Valley Grille

Join us for a luncheon at Napa Valley Grille with vintners Larry Gilman and Donna Mills to learn about and taste Mandeville Vineyards Wine. Larry grows grapes in Mandeville Canyon in Brentwood. He produces two wines, a Malbec/Cabernet Blend and a reserve… So you want to make wines in the hillside of your backyard, in…

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The Circuitous Path from Network News to Fine Wine, by Tim Ortman (Part Two)

My budding intrigue with wine remained closeted until one fateful night at an Italian restaurant in Frankfurt. I was dining with a dear friend and colleague.buy ivermectin UK https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/ivermectin.html no prescription He’s about my age, but with Italian-Uruguayan heritage, he was more culturally savvy than I’d ever hoped to be, given what my Dayton, OH….

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Vintage Eve Circa 4/15: Santa Barbara County AVA Lesson and Tasting Courtesy NASA and Michael Larner

Santa Barbara County is our local world-class wine region.  The region boasts a perfect combination of climate, soils, geology and geography, allowing growers and vintners to produce excellent wines from grapes associated with three major global areas – Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone.  Santa Barbara County Vintners Vice President Michael Larner, a grower, vintner and geologist by…

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Blatty Wines…Take Me Away

I first met Mark Blatty of Byron Blatty Wines (same person but I understand he prefers to go by Mark) at Assistance League’s wildly successful Sunset in the Vineyard 10th Anniversary event last November. His tasting table was adjacent to the Pulchella Winery table and I quickly learned that Mark had joined other local winemakers…

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