For our big 40thwedding anniversary this past June we held a fairly large party taking over a local Italian restaurant for the evening. We told guests that gifts were unnecessary but, as things go, some people ignored our request. Lucky us. I’d have to say that 100% of our friends and family in attendance know…
Winery Introduces Inclusive Daily Flight Featuring Sonoma’s Land & Local Botanical Elixirs Available as a Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Water Option or with Ultra Brut NAPA, CA – Domaine Carneros has long delighted guests with inventive food and wine experiences that reflect the winery’s commitment to culinary craft and local ingredient sourcing. The newest addition to that tradition…
Domaine Carneros Debuts Scent & Savor: An Immersive Wine Tour of Aromas and Taste Transformations New 90-Minute Sensory Experience Now Available by Appointment Daily NAPA, Calif.– Domaine Carneros invites wine lovers to experience its newest visitor offering, Scent & Savor: A Wine Tour of Aromas and Taste Transformations, now available by appointment daily. One of several…
If you’ve been reading this series from the beginning about our latest visit to the Dry Creek Valley (and if you haven’t, why not?), you may recall that we added one more winery to our itinerary. When we were visiting with winemaker Antoine Favero at Mazzocco Sonoma, he graciously suggested that we pay a visit…
Largest & Most Distinguished US Wine & Spirits Distributor Association’s Competition Awards Ten Medals to Royal Wine Corp Bayonne, NJ – The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Tasting Competition has awarded top honors to Royal Wine Corp, a producer, importer and distributor of the finest kosher wines and spirits, headquartered in Bayonne, NJ. In total…
When I lived in Los Angeles I attended the Tre Bicchieri Tour to taste the most awarded Italian wines. When we moved to Las Vegas during Covid, wines were sent to me to taste, and for that tasting I invited some new Las Vegas wine people to taste along with me. Fast forward to 2025,…
Champagne Pommery is thrilled to announce that they have been named the 2024 Champagne House of the Year by The Champagne Club, the world’s largest independent source of Champagne expertise. Helmed by Champagne expert Richard Juhlin, The Champagne Club presents awards in 20+ categories to the most memorable Champagnes each year to recognize and celebrate…
I was recently offered four wines for review – all of which I had never sampled before. Because of this I jumped at the chance to try a new-to-me Malbec blend from Argentina, two non-vintage Champagnes from France and a Cream Sherry from Spain. I received the technical sheets and some information on each winery,…
Very excited about our now-annual November visit to Napa wineries – our Thanksgiving Chef Ann (my husband’s sister) moved to No CA so we follow her there now for dinner and enjoy wine tasting on the same trip! I had already shared a teaser of who we were to visit in this blog, read it…
Never been to Trader Joe’s with a spirit list for Trader Joe’s cocktails from their newly minted book, The I Love Trader Joe’s Cocktail Book, but I was sure game to try! This new cocktail book is the very first one I’ve heard of where I can find all – or mostly all – of…
