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…
I thought I knew all about Piper Sonoma when I was offered the Piper Sonoma Rosé and Piper Sonoma Blanc de Blancs for review. However, when I read the notes they sent me I added more details to my knowledge including that the winery was founded over 40 years ago, the wines are made the…
Offered two organic sparkling wines from Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet, I said please and thank you! Below are my tasting notes and below that are notes from the winery. I’ve reviewed Bousquet wines before (here’s my review of some of their still wines) but never their sparkling wines, which are always one of my favorites. Méthode…
As a tenured wine journalist I’ve had to force myself to seek out new experiences for readers – even at times where I just want to visit my favorites again. So in my latest – and quickest – trip to the Napa Valley I visited the best of both worlds: a winery I loved when…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – 100% Cork and the Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) launched a series of virtual educational seminars to address sustainability in the wine industry with the goal of better understanding what it means, what the challenges are, and how the industry can improve. The seminars feature leading voices from all sides of the industry, including wine producers,…
LOWER LAKE, CALIF. (PRWEB) – From berry to bottle, Shannon Family of Wines is dedicated to ensuring that all elements of their operation are centered around sustainability and preserving the land and community. Most recently this month, the Lake County wine producer achieved a 100% organic certification, making them one of the largest 100% certified organic…
SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) – Cork Genius, the new no-screw wine opener, is taking the industry by storm, using a blend of chemistry and physics to create an innovative product line making it easier to enjoy a bottle of wine. The device ejects the corks from inside out using air jet technology, resulting in no broken corks or…
NEW YORK (PRWEB) – According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of 100% Cork and APCOR (The Portuguese Cork Association), 91 percent of the world’s top wines selected by Wine Spectator in 2021 are sealed with cork closures. The survey also revealed that of the 33 domestic wines selected, 31 were sealed with cork (94 percent), while 60 of the 67 imported…
SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) – A Kickstarter campaign has launched to fund Encork, an innovative, minimalist wine preserving device. The Encork is an easy to use, disposable stopper that actively removes oxygen to preserve wine, allowing consumers to taste more and waste less. Encork was designed to fill a marketplace need in a growing sector for an inexpensive and effective…