ST. HELENA, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — Jayson Woodbridge, the founder of Hundred Acre Wine Group, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first winery/winemaker ever to submit six wines and receive six perfect 100-point scores from Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Master of Wine, Editor-in-Chief of The Wine Independent, and former Editor of RobertParker.com or from any of the top wine…
You may recall that a couple of days before our visit to Ridge Lytton Springs, Joel Peterson of Once & Future Wines had opened a bottle for us of the Ravenswood Belloni Zinfandel from 1993. Much to our surprise, Shauna shared barrel samples with us of the 2024 Belloni Zinfandel. Quite the coincidence! Even in…
At this year’s Bar and Restaurant Expo the first spirit I tried was my absolute favorite: High Octane Lemonade. One sip of this fresh lemonade, made with premium vodka and not with too low an ABV like the canned varieties, and I was sold. Fast forward a couple of months, and the brand reached out…
Los Angeles, CA : Southern California is poised for a landmark moment as Event Founder Shelby Russell and Culinary Host & Partner Neal Fraser proudly present L.A.’s newest world-class culinary festival, the inaugural City of Angels Food & Wine featuring an exceptional lineup of 36 Best Chefs taking place at the historic Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles! Set in Downtown L.A., home to some of…
A New Focus on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail with Wood Finishing Exploration LEXINGTON, Ky., /PRNewswire/ — RD1 Spirits proudly announces the grand opening of its new brand destination, RD1 Distillery at The Commons, now open to the public just minutes outside downtown Lexington, Ky. One of the newest stops on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, this research and development distillery is designed to…
Have you had a wine tasting with a winery’s president and winemaker…and the birds of prey that guard their vineyard? We did when Bouchaine Vineyards in Napa Carneros offered a “falconry in the garden” experience – here in Las Vegas! (You can visit Bouchaine for your falcon experience, details are at the end of this…
For the final stop of our self-made Historic Vineyards tour, we took another of Historic Vineyard Society’s Emily Rasmussen’s suggestions and went to the Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs property in the Dry Creek Valley, a visit that was long overdue. In an earlier article in this series, we mentioned the three Rs of Zinfandel –…
NEW DELHI, /PRNewswire/ — Jin Jiji, India’s pioneering artisanal gin crafted by Peak Spirits, has been awarded 98 points and a Gold Medal at the London Spirits Competition 2025, making it the highest-rated gin in the world this year. In a landmark moment for Indian spirits, Jin Jiji was also crowned ‘Spirit of the Year’, the competition’s highest honor—cementing its place as not only a standout gin…
Organized together with The SOMM Journal, the three-day intensive immersion allowed a selected group of trade to explore the potential of High Valley AVA through in-depth seminars and extensive comparative tastings of volcanic wines CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — April 13th marked the successful launch of Brassfield Estate Winery High Valley Volcano Camp’s first edition. Organized by the winery in…