Last year I reviewed four bottled cocktails by Via Carota Craft Cocktail company and they were all winners: Negroni, White Negroni, Old Fashioned and Manhattan. Read that review here, and this is an excerpt: “From Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Access Live 2024 I had many opportunities to try new spirits…From the namesake…
Back in the 1980s my husband Eddie loved to get a Flying Gorilla ice cream based cocktail with chocolate and banana at the Cheesecake Factory in Marina Del Rey. At that time, when TGI Friday’s was super popular, they made similar frozen cocktails including the Mudslide – which was simply a chocolate milkshake with booze…
Emerging Aperitif Brand Rises Above the Competition at WSWA’s Premier Industry Showdown DENVER, /PRNewswire/ — Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) is proud to announce Amante 1530 as the champion of the 2025 Brand Battle competition, held yesterday during Access LIVE — the beverage alcohol industry’s premier gathering for wholesalers, suppliers and retailers. Hosted by Elliott…
The historic Roman company is experiencing an unstoppable and global growth thanks to its leading product, Pallini Limoncello, with an increase in sales of 66% over the last four years, more than double the industry average, which is in itself achieving highly positive results: from 2019 to 2023 the category saw a 31% increase in…
From Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Access Live 2024 I had many opportunities to try new spirits, In this article, the last in this series, I will be sharing ready-to-drink craft cocktails I reviewed. Via Carota Craft Cocktails From the namesake restaurant in the East Village in New York we have these Via…
The 2024 competition also garnered Double Gold medals for Quady Elysium Black Muscat and Starboard Batch 88, and Gold medals for Quady Essensia Orange Muscat and Electra Moscato Rosé. MADERA, CA,- Vya Sweet Vermouth, made by Quady Winery, earned Best of Class accolades at the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (SFCWC) – the largest…
New Book Celebrates the Weekend with Friday Night Cocktails, Your Invitation to Slow Down and Take a Moment for Yourself It’s Friday night and you’ve had a long week and you’re ready to take a few moments to relax and unwind. You deserve it. It’s time for a relaxing cocktail. Author A.J. Dean has compiled a fabulous…
The fifth Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris is due to take place from 12 to 14 February 2024 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The Vinexposium group’s flagship exhibition is readying to ramp up the experience and is inviting wine and spirits professionals from across the globe to join this premier event in 2024. February…
Apparently I’ve opened the floodgates to review canned beverages, lol, it only seems that way. The truth is I’ve only reviewed two canned alcoholic beverages this summer and it’s probably because I can’t accept any wine delivered for review until mid-October due to the heat. Moving on, today it’s Jetway Hard Seltzers up for review…
RUTHERFORD, CALIF. (PRWEB) – Signaling the first taste of summer, Auberge du Soleil, Napa Valley’s quintessential adults-only getaway, unveils its third-annual, month-long “Rosé All May” celebration centered around the release of the hotel’s private label Rosé. Throughout the month of May, hotel guests are invited to join in the festivities by reserving a Rosé All May special offer that includes:…