(Photo Left to Right: Aiste Ballou, Chris Cottrell, Emily Rasmussen, Joel Peterson) Our visit with Mike and Kendall Officer of Carlisle Winery was only the start of our informal Historic Vineyard Tour. Emily Rasmussen is the Executive Director of the Historic Vineyard Society and is in addition co-owner of Desire Line Wines Co. with her…
The Soave 2023, produced by La Cappuccina, the first organic winery in the Soave region, rides the current trends at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, which reward wines with an intriguing and complex organoleptic profile, alongside a moderate alcohol content. February 2025, Monteforte d’Alpone (Verona) – La Cappuccina, the first organic winery in the…
The benchmark in quality Spanish wine, the show will be held from 3 to 5 February 2025 at the Montjuic venue of Fira Barcelona, where the spotlight will be on wines made from heirloom rootstock, an age-old heritage now given new value. Prestigious winemakers and experts will be holding tastings and discussions, exploring industry trends,…
We have long expressed our love and support of old vineyards, including promoting California’s Historic Vineyard Society (HVS) whenever possible. At the just concluded 2024 international event of The Old Vine Conference, they announced that their 2025 event would be held in October at Copia, Napa in partnership with ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates & Producers) along…
The USA had a strong performance at the world’s largest wine competition with Virginia and Pennsylvania recording their first ever Gold medals Results from the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 (DWWA) saw the USA continue its strong record in the global competition with a host of top medals and wins for two emerging US…
On Monday 26th June thought-leaders and pioneers in the realm of old vines hosted a live webinar to launch The Old Vine Registry: the world’s most comprehensive database of living historic vineyard sites. The Old Vine Registry, which is free to view, is an evolution of what started as a simple spreadsheet and has been…
McMinnville, OR. – The McMinnville Wine Classic Competition completed its 30th annual professional judging on Saturday 1/7/23. All eight out-of-state judges arrived unfettered and ready to help elevate the competition. The wine competition has not missed an event including through the peak Covid years, and is a dedicated fundraiser for McMinnville’s St. James School. It…
VERONA, ITALY (PRWEB) – The VIA Italian Wine Ambassador course is one of the most rigorous wine education programs available. Students participated for 3 days, tasting 38 Italian wines and taking a difficult 2.5 hour exam. The course took place in two parts; first, with students following a syllabus of required reading and a series of…
Jessica Gasca’s journey to winemaker started out in unfamiliar territory. She is a native Californian but had ventured out to New York to explore her options. She worked in a French restaurant there and learned from their onsite sommelier who offered regular classes on wine. Jessica fell in love with everything about wine but she…
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,…