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Rogue Valley Wineries Earn Top Honors, Multiple Awards Among Record-Breaking Entries at 2023 Oregon Wine Competition

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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…

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Perlises Pick: Thacher Winery dinner at Tam O’Shanter

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

We recently wrote about a wine dinner at Tam O’Shanter restaurant featuring Carol Shelton Wines that we were unfortunately unable to attend. At the time, we had resolved to do our best to make it to the next wine dinner at The Tam, and that opportunity came sooner than expected when Tam O’Shanter paired up…

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Perlises Pick Andrew Murray Vineyards

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Our wine journey would probably have been a lot different if we hadn’t wandered into a certain modest storefront winery tasting room in downtown Los Olivos back in the mid-1990s. Yes, we had already discovered California Rhone wines with a bottle of Le Cigare Volant from Bonny Doon Vineyards that we had purchased at a…

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Perlises Pick Folded Hills Winery/Ranch/Farmstead

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

When we first heard of Folded Hills, we were excited that we were going to try a new winery. Folded Hills was definitely new to us, although Eve’s Wine 101’s own Eve Bushman wrote about a tasting of their wines that she attended in early 2020: www.evewine101.com/2020/02/28/discovering-folded-hills-winery-plus-winemaker-angela-osborne/ The winery itself is also fairly new. The…

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Perlises Pick Vega Vineyard and Farm

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

With the refrain of 1970s Peter Allen song “Everything Old Is New Again” seemingly ringing in our ears, we were looking forward to visiting some of our old favorites in Santa Barbara County from the 1980s and 1990s while also exploring some new-to-us wineries. It turned out that our first stop was a little bit…

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Perlises Pick Little Beast

Michael Perlis3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Some time ago we had explored paying a visit to the restaurant Little Beast in Eagle Rock. Starting as a popup by Sean Lowenthal and Deborah Schwartz, it found its eventual permanent spot in 2013 in a historic craftsman home built in 1911. Well, we never did make it over there. Then, we read last…

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Arizona Celebrates Its Women in Wine

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Known for its three wine regions of Verde Valley, Wilcox and Sonoita/Elgin, and tasting rooms throughout the state, Arizona is an emerging wine producer–creators of many wonderful wines and there are more to come with a bevy of emerging wineries. Although its history goes back to the 1700s, it was discovered as a wine growing…

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The 2023 Rhone Rangers Experience

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(Paso Robles) – The national Rhone Rangers will host the 15th “Rhone Rangers Experience” on Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Paso Robles, CA. A full day is planned during the annual Presidents’ Weekend event, including a “Rhone Essentials” seminar, Vintners’ Luncheon, Grand Tasting of 200+ wines, and a Silent Auction benefitting the Rhone Rangers Scholarship…

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The “Potato Chips Extravaganza” + Classic Wine Tasting = One Day in Napa

evebushman4 years ago3 years ago05 mins

As a tenured wine journalist I’ve had to force myself to seek out new experiences for readers – even at times where I just want to visit my favorites again. So in my latest – and quickest – trip to the Napa Valley I visited the best of both worlds: a winery I loved when…

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Domaine la Barroche and Château Mont Redon PLUS The Terroir and Castles

evebushman4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

We began the day at Domaine la Barroche where the sandy soil with quartz stones took over the vineyards. The same 12 people do the harvest every year; and the group also sorts the grapes in buckets by hand for the 2,000 cases of wine they produce a year. During the de-stemming process they discard…

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Discovering Two Scotch Malt Whisky Society Member Clubs in the U.K.

BEAULIEU VINEYARD OPENS NEW HOSPITALITY CENTER, MARKING A NEW ERA FOR ONE OF NAPA VALLEY’S FOUNDATIONAL WINERIES

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Eve’s Pick: L.A. LOVES ALEX’S LEMONADE RETURNS FOR 14TH YEAR ON OCTOBER 17

Luxardo Introduces the First Decaf Espresso Liqueur

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VINTAGE EVE 3/2009: How Do You (really) Buy Wine?

Rogue Valley Wineries Earn Top Honors, Multiple Awards Among Record-Breaking Entries at 2023 Oregon Wine Competition

Perlises Pick: Thacher Winery dinner at Tam O’Shanter

Perlises Pick Andrew Murray Vineyards

Perlises Pick Folded Hills Winery/Ranch/Farmstead

Perlises Pick Vega Vineyard and Farm

Perlises Pick Little Beast

The 2023 Rhone Rangers Experience

The “Potato Chips Extravaganza” + Classic Wine Tasting = One Day in Napa

Domaine la Barroche and Château Mont Redon PLUS The Terroir and Castles