This past summer I was in Portugal for the second time. During both visits I searched out wines from the Alentejo DOC to drink as they are always winners for me. Fancy my thrill at being offered two wines from the area to review when we got home. I ran a news release from the…
Celebrating three decades of innovation, sustainability, and authentic Portuguese winemaking (New York, NY) – Herdade do Peso, the acclaimed Alentejo wine estate owned by global, family-led wine company Sogrape, announces its official relaunch in the United States. Celebrated in Portugal for its balance of innovation, sustainability, and terroir expression, Herdade do Peso is now bringing…
Most of our readers know that we bought a house in Las Vegas in 2020. What you may not know is that we sold our house in Los Angeles County in 2023 – when our fire insurance went from $4,700 a year to $17,000. Now it’s 2025 and in these past five years I’ve gone…
VANCOUVER, Wash., /PRNewswire/ — The Wine Market Journal, the world’s top resource for rare wine valuation, has released its list of the top appreciating wines for 2024. “Two thousand twenty-four was a challenging year for much of the alcohol industry, but high-end wines provided a bright spot, as they generally do, with good strength. The Wine Market…
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…
Last Saturday was our second time covering the USA TODAY Wine & Food Experience in Las Vegas. Last year it was held in Summerlin, and this time, held in Downtown Las Vegas, it had a much bigger footprint – with many more wines than before. But there was still plenty of spirits and cocktails to…
Award-winning brand extends its portfolio with unique new variant ST. LOUIS , /PRNewswire/ — Lux Row Distillers announced the latest addition to the Ezra Brooks brand family: Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish. Finished in port casks from Portugal for six months, Ezra Brooks 99 Port Wine Cask Finish delivers the great spicy ryed bourbon taste and smooth…
Bar & Restaurant Expo donates $5,000 to CORE and presents two students with JWU Fellowship Awards LAS VEGAS – Bar & Restaurant Expo, the nation’s largest and most influential gathering of bar and restaurant owners and operators, returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center on March 18 – 20 and welcomed a record 12,378 attendees, an 8% increase compared to…
Today I had the opportunity to taste two dry wines from Portugal’s Quinta da Fonte Souto and Symington Family Estates. Below are notes from the winery on each wine followed by my wine tasting notes in italics. 2021 Quinta da Fonte Souto White embodies all the strengths of the property’s unique terroir: the freshness and balance…
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…