A New Focus on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail with Wood Finishing Exploration LEXINGTON, Ky., /PRNewswire/ — RD1 Spirits proudly announces the grand opening of its new brand destination, RD1 Distillery at The Commons, now open to the public just minutes outside downtown Lexington, Ky. One of the newest stops on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, this research and development distillery is designed to…
When we asked Emily Rasmussen of the Historic Vineyard Society for her suggestions of other wineries to visit in Sonoma County, especially in the Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, she listed a few for us. One that got our attention was Nalle. Driving Northwest on Dry Creek Road, the sign for the winery might…
Limited Release 12-year Kentucky Straight Bourbon to Celebrate Grand Opening LEXINGTON, Ky., /PRNewswire/ — RD1 Spirits, known for its exploration of Kentucky Straight Bourbon and unique wood finishes, is excited to announce a May 14, 2025, opening of its new home and brand destination, RD1 Distillery at The Commons, in Lexington, Ky. RD1 is upgrading from its former Tasting…
Since we bought a home in Las Vegas in 2020, and finally sold our house in Santa Clarita in 2023, we’ve only been to Paso Robles once as it’s now a much longer drive. In the past we rotated California wine areas to visit every year: Paso, Napa, and Santa Barbara County. Fast forward to…
VISITING KENTUCKY? GO TO BED IN A BOURBON BARREL! LEXINGTON, Ky. , /PRNewswire/ — Exploring Kentucky’s historic, beautiful Bourbon Country rewards whiskey buffs with an abundance of bourbon distilleries, bourbon tours, bourbon bars, and even bourbon-centric restaurants. The only glaring omission has been the option to sleep in a giant bourbon barrel. Until now, that is. Bourbon Barrel Retreats, situated…
PASO ROBLES, Calif. – A new era begins for Vina Robles under Courtney M. Benham Family of Wines (CMB Family of Wines), marking a bold step forward for this historic brand. Since its founding in 1998, Vina Robles has played a key role in establishing Paso Robles as a premier wine region, known for crafting…
We’ve been fans of wines made from the Dusi vineyards in Paso Robles for many years, perhaps almost as long as we’ve been fans of wine. Wineries like Ridge and Turley, among others, have always made special wines from these amazing vineyards. We were very excited when Janell Dusi started her own winery, J Dusi…
The launch of ultra-premium whiskeys includes three estate-grown expressions: bourbon, rye and American single malt SANTA ROSA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — Foley Family Wines & Spirits (FFWS), the Sonoma County-based, family-owned wine and spirits company, continues its strategic expansion into the spirits market with the launch of Minden Mill single estate whiskeys, crafted at the Minden Mill Distillery, which…
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…
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…