Largest & Most Distinguished US Wine & Spirits Distributor Association’s Competition Awards Ten Medals to Royal Wine Corp Bayonne, NJ – The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Tasting Competition has awarded top honors to Royal Wine Corp, a producer, importer and distributor of the finest kosher wines and spirits, headquartered in Bayonne, NJ. In total…
I was recently offered four wines for review – all of which I had never sampled before. Because of this I jumped at the chance to try a new-to-me Malbec blend from Argentina, two non-vintage Champagnes from France and a Cream Sherry from Spain. I received the technical sheets and some information on each winery,…
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…
Business Booming at Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet Organics Miami, FL – Amid a steady drumbeat of negative news on the state of the wine industry this year, with U.S. sales down 3.36% measured in dollars and 4.83% in volume, Domaine Bousquet is bucking the trend, strongly outperforming even the bright-spot organics category. Organic wine sales are up…
‘Master Distiller of the Year’ and ‘Whisky of the Year’ honors awarded to Stephanie Macleod, Director of Blending, Scotch Whisky for Bacardi and AULTMORE® Single Malt Scotch Whisky LAS VEGAS/PRNewswire/ — The 2024 International Whisky Competition (IWC) recently concluded, with events held on the Isle of Raasay, Scotland, and in Louisville, Kentucky. This esteemed competition,…
International wine connoisseurs and premium winemakers attend prestigious awards ceremony ‘Wynn Chinese Wine Month’ in May MACAU/PRNewswire/ — Before an audience of 500 international wine enthusiasts, winemakers, industry experts and regional media, Wynn revealed the winners of the first-ever Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards on April 13. As the world’s biggest Chinese wine competition of international standard, the much-anticipated awards…
(Las Vegas, NEVADA). Sucellus, a brokerage, marketing and sales firm proudly entered several of their clients into WSWA Wine & Spirits Competition January 29th in Las Vegas. That evening it was announced that they’d won 30 medals plus three Best in Show awards. “These awards are a testament to the wonderful partners, and amazing brands…
Today I’m sharing reviews I did with fellow blogger Ashley of SipWithMeLV of the “recently launched award-winning Hedonistas de la Fe Mezcal…Having just won Gold and Silver medals at the SIP Awards 2023…(these) deep, rich and complex mezcals crafted from proprietary recipes handed down from four generations.” Below are our collective notes, and below that is a portion of…
MEDFORD, Ore. — Travel Medford, the official Destination Marketing Organization for the city of Medford, is thrilled to announce the remarkable achievements of the highly anticipated 2023 Oregon Wine Competition at the Oregon Wine Experience. The prestigious event, held from Aug. 15-18 in Medford, showcased the excellence of nearly 100 esteemed wineries spanning the state, prominently recognizing…
Golden Barrel Trophy: Gordon & MacPhail to receive the coveted Golden Barrel Trophy for the 1st time for winning ‘Whisky of the Year’ at the 2023 International Whisky Competition. LAS VEGAS /PRNewswire/ — The International Whisky Competition Committee is pleased to announce that Gordon & MacPhail, one of the world’s leading independent whisky bottlers, has won Whisky…
