I usually stick to wine and spirits for review, rarely dipping my toe in the low and non-alcohol pool of drink choices. But, to change things up, and because a product piqued my interest, we have something new to review today: Wine Water. It is sparkling water blended with wine with no added sugar, vegan,…
Local favorites and newcomers take home a variety of awards at expert-judged competition Rogue Valley wine country by David Ledger MEDFORD, Ore., /PRNewswire/ — The winners of the inaugural Savor Southern Oregon wine competition, sponsored by the Coquille Indian Tribe, are announced today at an industry awards ceremony and are now available on savorsouthernoregon.com. A panel of expert judges, including Dr. Liz…
Organized together with The SOMM Journal, the three-day intensive immersion allowed a selected group of trade to explore the potential of High Valley AVA through in-depth seminars and extensive comparative tastings of volcanic wines CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — April 13th marked the successful launch of Brassfield Estate Winery High Valley Volcano Camp’s first edition. Organized by the winery in…
(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 Bezel Portfolio of Wine to be Available Nationwide Beginning in March 2025 NAPA VALLEY, Calif., /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cakebread Cellars, one of Napa Valley’s premier family-owned wineries, announced the nationwide launch of its new brand, Bezel, from California’s Central Coast. Perfect for elevating everyday occasions, the latest innovation from the Cakebread family is available beginning in March. Bezel offers vibrant, fruit-forward…
Recently we accepted an invitation to a rare event, a vertical tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon reserves from Robert Mondavi’s esteemed To Kalon vineyard (pronounced Toe-kah-lawn). Wineaux wine bar in Las Vegas started us off with a 2022 To Kalon Reserve Fumé Blanc which was then followed by the To Kalon Cabernet reserves from 2013, 2014,…
LOS ANGELES — The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona recently hosted an extraordinary fundraising event featuring a complete 26-year vertical tasting of Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon spanning 1982-2007. The exceptional experience, hosted at the prestigious Jonathan Club in Los Angeles, celebrated the College’s long-standing relationship with the Mondavi family while…
It seems fitting to finish up this short series on Mendocino County and Coro Mendocino wines by going back to where it started at Jaxon Keys when winemaker Antoine Favero first showed us a bottle of Coro a couple of years ago. Since that trip was all about the brandy and we hadn’t reported on…
Driving from our base in Hopland (more about that in our next article) to Greenwood Ridge Vineyards in the Anderson Valley, it became evident that Mendocino County is not your typical wine country. Taking the winding roads to the small town of Philo provided a breathtaking scenic experience of beautifully forested mountain driving. The Greenwood…
