Kutrubes Travel launches wine tour in Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria

Kutrubes Travel launches wine tour in Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria.  Discover a region which has been honing its winemaking skills for thousands—yes, thousands—of years. This rich tradition of Balkan wines, a secret which has been largely unknown to Western palettes, has begun to gain recognition among mainstream wine connoisseurs. Balkan wine producers are no strangers to…

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Garagiste Festival: Southern Exposure Announces 2015 Winemaker Line-up, Plus New Events

‘Wildly exuberant and fun wine event’ returns to Solvang March 27th – 29th; features hard-to-find, cutting-edge micro-production wineries from Santa Barbara County and Santa Ynez Valley; adds new Winemaking Symposium, Winemaker Mixer and Big Red ‘Shoot Out” Paso Robles, CA – Garagiste Events today announced that tickets are now on sale for the third annual…

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The Garagiste Wine Festival Presents $20,000 Donation to Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture Program

US’ premier artisan wine festival supports education for aspiring winemakers; festival announces Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture program continues as beneficiary for 2015 Paso Robles, CA – – The Garagiste Festival presented a check for $20,000 to the Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture department from proceeds raised at its 2014 Garagiste Festivals. It also announced…

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Perlis Picks: Wrath Wines

Wrath http://www.wrathwines.com/ After a few days in Sonoma, my wife Karen and I were looking forward to a couple days off from this reporter’s wine writing job on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula. However, I should have known that I’d be longing for some wine sooner rather than later. Limiting myself to one tasting room visit,…

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