When I was in California and took to foraging at a local Trader Joe’s store, I saw a new single malt whisky on their shelves: Pōkeno from New Zealand for only $49.99. Did some googling and found this nice review from @execs_whiskey_club on Instagram. It was entered into the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition…
The Super Premium Whiskey Brand Makes History with the Purchase of Historic Property Built in 1669 by the Lord Mayor of Cognac, Which Houses 40 Percent of the Most Highly Coveted Cru in the City of Cognac SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., /PRNewswire/ — Uncle Nearest, the most-awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey company of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, has…
ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA – HALL, a family-owned Napa Valley winery focused on premier Cabernet Sauvignon, has announced new wine tasting experiences in its historic Bergfeld winery to enhance the way people are educated, taste, and socialize with wine. The historic Bergfeld winery, originally constructed in 1885 out of stone and wood, was one of the…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – A fascinating intersection of traditional hand-crafted American Whiskey and world-renowned French wines is on the horizon with the release of Coalition Whiskey – the first 100% Rye Whiskey finished in hand-selected Bordeaux wine barrels. Coalition Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey comes in three separate expressions: Finished in Margaux Barriques (barrels), Pauillac Barriques, and Sauternes Barriques….
By now, if you’ve read parts one and two, I’ve left you pretty high and dry on the whisky portion of our recent trip to Scotland. But if you have made it this far your interest in visiting Scotland is at its peak, so here is your reward. We visited four whisky distilleries, toured and…
SANTA BARBARA, CA – 2019 – The Santa Barbara Vintners Festival, now in its 37th year, stands out in a world awash in wine festivals. Not only is it one of the largest wine festivals in Southern California, but it is often the actual winemaker or winery owner who is pouring for the public. Slated…
I’ll be heading out to Healdsburg for the first time since 2008 soon, and in planning the trip I looked for wineries that friends had recommended and/or I liked their wines already – but have never visited before. I don’t post when I’m actually away, so this article is a precursor to the fun I…
Rohnert Park, California – The Wine Business Institute (WBI) at Sonoma State University (SSU) has announced the first group of 15 students to receive individual $10,000 scholarships as part of the Wine Industry Scholars Program (WISP), a collaboration between the School of Business and Economics and SSU’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), dedicated to supporting the access,…
Guests at Ca Del Sole restaurant passed our table and stopped to remark, “Are you having a wine tasting here? We figured with the three magnums on the table…” That what? We’d share? Oh no, I was going to take any extra wine home by employing the old trick of sticking that cork right back…