PITTSBURGH, PA (PRWEB) – The winter months are wrapping up, and spring is right around the corner. However, the brisk temperatures and the mass amounts of snow that keep falling are just enough to make you want to stay home on a Friday Night! Whether you’re snowed in or staying in, this weather has us…
When we planned a skiing vacation in Park City we had been warned that drinking in Utah would be problematic, most of which I knew from my American Wines certification course. One friend went so far to say that the cocktails are watered down, stick to the wine. (Want to cut to the chase? Story…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This January, Slow Food International and Slow Wine Editore will release the latest English-language edition of Slow Wine, the renowned annual guide to over 400 of Italy’s best wineries, during the 2017 Slow Wine US Tour. The co-sponsors of this year’s tour are the town of Montecatini in Tuscany, internationally renowned for its…
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio – The American Wine Society brings a world of wine to Costa Mesa, Calif. for its 49th annual national conference Nov. 3-5. The nation’s oldest and largest organization of wine consumers released the agenda for the conference, which includes 49 sessions presented by internationally-known leaders such as Peter Mondavi, Jr. of Charles Krug…
Artisan receives first award for an “Amazing Laser Focused Wine List” from Wine Enthusiast, the Leading Wine Lifestyle Publication, in their sixth annual issue Paso Robles, CA – Artisan, Paso Robles’ leading restaurant, is proud to announce it is among the selected group of winners for the annual Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s America’s 100 Best Wine…
Westwood Estate, 2014 Sonoma Valley, Annadel Gap Vineyard, Clone 37, Pinot Noir takes “Best of the Best of the Best” Santa Rosa, Calif. – From the heart of North Coast wine country, Vineyard & Winery Management magazine (V&WM) and The Press Democrat have concluded the fourth annual North Coast Wine Challenge, a wine competition focused…
I realize that to most of the US, and even internationally, when California wine country is mentioned, people think Napa. Places like Paso Robles and Santa Barbara County are often considered “other” wine countries. But here in Southern California, not surprisingly, we tend to think a little differently. Santa Barbara County is close by and…
Did you do anything interesting or fun on Sunday, October 26th? Yard work, shopping, maybe a laid back day of football may have been your way of relaxing a day before heading back to the Monday routine of work. For hundreds of people (myself included), we spent the afternoon roaming the beautiful, tree lined Plaza…
— Whisky Exploration held to commemorate the return of Ardbeg’s bold experiment in space. Next stop: The Ardbeg Scottish distillery for testing— NEW YORK, NY – In honor of the revolutionary experiment that was embarked upon in 2011, Ardbeg presented a night of Whiskey Exploration. On last Thursday, October 23, 2014 at The Intrepid Sea,…
Oh, that elusive reference wine drinkers make to “terroir” sets my wine 101 readers to wonder…what the heck is this person trying to say with that one word? Short answer: Everything that went into getting that grape to become that wine. According to the Oxford Dictionary, terroir is “The complete natural environment in which a…
