Sometimes, when I remember to do it, I write up all my favorite wine and spirit discoveries from the past year for an end of year post. As I’ve been writing about wine in this blog since 2009, it’s very possible I’ve done this at least 10-15 times…but I’m guessing that I didn’t always remember to write up the annual findings every year! So, I checked over my Instagram account – @evewineandspirits101 – to see what has blown my mind from January until press time for 2024. As I started with wine (adding Spirits to the blog title just this year) I will start with my wine list and follow up with my favorite spirits list. If I have the Instagram accounts they are listed.
2024 Favorites
From our cellar: 1986 Lynch Bages – our wedding year! @ChateauLynchBages
Pure Cru 2022 AMT White Wine Blend, Lodi. (We love all of Mitch Cosentino’s wines, we are club members.) @PureCoz @purecruwines @purecru_wines
2008 Joseph Phelps Insignia. (Former club members) @JosephPhelps
2013 Clos Pepe Estate Pinot Noir. (Winery is now shuttered, we were club members. Follow @WesHagen to see what winery/wineries he is working with now.)
2007 Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reserve. @domainepegau
From my Napa trip: @TrefethenFamily @BialeVineyards @AlphaOmegaCollective @RegusciWinery @ChimneyRockWinery @CakebreadCellars @AcquiesceWinery @BokischVineyards @DomaineCarneros
St Francis new release of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel.
Quick trip to Washington state to taste exquisite German variety wines and fruit brandies at Oomrang Winery.
Wine of the Sea. The water agitates the wine so most of everything I tasted from their lineup, from Cabernet Sauvignon and Barolo to Tempranillo, you could drink now.
To visit in Las Vegas: Crush Pad Wine Bar @crushpadwinebar
Rock N Grapes @rockngrapes
Every winery we visited in the Mosel region of Germany. @eifelpfeiffer @ImmichBatterieberg @VillaHuesgen1735 @Weingut_PaulyBergweiler @s.a.pruem
Amazing 90+ Wine Spectator awarded wines from the Grand Tour.
@TensleyWines @CakebreadCellars @RobertMondavi @HallWines @StagsLeapWineCellars @Chappellet_Winery @DarioushWinery @Trimbach @RoedererEstate @Schramsberg @CharlesKrugWinery @FrankFamilyVineyards @FarNienteWinery @ChimneyRockWinery
Los Olivos trip: @CarharttFamilyWines @BeckmenVineyards @SolminerWine @barbieri_kempe_wines
Wine (and some spirits) at the Masters of Taste event in Pasadena: @Dead_of_night_distillery @Empress1908Gin @dulcevidatequila @KnoxAndDobson @LaBayGin @Nosotros @LaurelCanyonSpirits @MariosHardEspresso @Mezcal33 @NeftVodka @OldHillsideBourbonCo @SmokeLabOfficial @VenturaSpirits @VintageDistilling @Xolo_tequila @BondleWines @LMAWines @GoldenStarVineyards @MoragaBelAir @WarsonWine
Universal Whisky Experience: @TheDalmore with @Richard.Paterson.TheDalmore and @CraigBridger + @Dewars with @GCardarella + @ImpexBev with @SamFilmus and @WhiskyRedhead + @GlenfarclasDistillery @GordonAndMacphail @BhaktaSpirits @Benromach @Aberfeldy @TheGlenturretWhisky @FindRareWhisky @Cognac.Hardy
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA): @SlainteWhiskey @bns_whisky @SassenachSpirits @tenjaku_usa @vonpaynewhiskey @PeddlersGin @UpstateVodka @MonkeyInParadise @DrinkAndale #A21WineAndSpirits @AikoBrands #DocHollidayBourbon @ViaCarotaCraftCocktails @DeltaDirtDistillery @SlainteWhiskey @HandBarrelBourbon @tenjaku_usa
Bar and Restaurant Expo:
@UncleNearest @UncleNearest_NV @WhiteClaw @padrecito.tequila @WhippedAlcohol @StrawbarSpirit @Cocchi1891 @StregaLiquord @AcquaDiCedro.Nardini
Kentucky Bourbon Fest: Yellowstone Single barrel, Hand Picked Collection Liquor World Cookeville, TN. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Angel’s Envy Single Barrel finished in Sherry casks, KY Bourbon Fest 2024. Baker’s 13 Limited Edition Single Barrel, 107 Proof. Larrikin (formerly Lawrenceburg) Single Barrel High Wheat Rye Whiskey. Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 YO. Bardstown, Single Barrel Finish, KY Bourbon Fest 2024. Four Roses Single Barrel, Barrel Strength. Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond 13 YO. Booker’s The Reserves 2024.
@YellowstoneBourbon @LiquorWorldCookeville @ElijahCraig @AngelsEnvy @LarrikinBourbon @HeavenHillDistillery @BardstownBourbonCo @FourRosesBourbon @JimBeamOfficial
The Glenlivet Twist and Mix Old Fashioned. @TheGlenlivet
From WhiskyFest Florida: @MiddleWestSpirits @Bruichladdich @ObanWhisky @TheSingletonWhisky @BibAndTuckerBourbon @LochLomondMalts @KillowenDistillery @Glen_Moray_Whisky @RedemptionWhiskey @CrownRoyal @JohnnieWalker @RedbreastIrishWhiskey @SagamoreSpirit
A small taste of this Cognac by Remy Martin blew our minds, Louis XIII Cognac. @LOUISXIIICognac
Eve Bushman has a Level Two Intermediate Certification from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET), a “certification in the first globally-recognized course” as an American Wine Specialist ® from the North American Sommelier Association (NASA), Level 1 Sake Award from WSET, was the subject of a 60-minute Wine Immersion video (over 16k views), authored “Wine Etiquette for Everyone” and has served as a judge for the Proof Awards, Cellarmasters, LA Wine Competition, Long Beach Grand Cru and the Global Wine Awards. You can email Eve@EveWine101.com to ask a question about wine or spirits.
