Category Archives: News
Newer posts →Gallo Adds Brancaia to Portfolio.
April 4, 2012News article taken from Shanken News DailyA little-known small family-owned winery in California (you probably haven’t even heard of them) E&J Gallo has confirmed they’ve added Tuscany’s Brancaia label to their portfolio. The label was formally part of the Hess Collection.The … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Gallo, Italy, Tuscany | Leave a comment //Court of Master Sommeliers Introduces “Hyper-Decanting” to Course Syllabus.
April 1, 2012WARNING: THIS ARTICLE WAS PRODUCED AS PART OF APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE. ALL CHARACTERS ARE FICTIONAL. I DO NOT REPRESENT THE COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS AND NEVER HAVE. It’s about time hyper-decanting was given the recognition the recognition it deserves!For … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged Court of Master Sommeliers, Decanting, hyper decanting, Sommelier | Leave a comment //Putting the Family Back in Dinners.
March 31, 2012Research conducted at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University has found that compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five to seven per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged eating as a family, family dinners, Gordon Ramsey | Leave a comment //Top 30 Wine Brands of 2011.
March 29, 2012This list always depresses me slightly. For the most part it reads like a who’s-who of generic tasting juice (obviously), but on the other-hand if you look at a similar list of the top 30 restaurants in the country, you’re … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Top 30 Wine Brands of 2011 | Leave a comment //Winery Cats Helping Sustainability Efforts in Sonoma.
March 26, 2012News article taken from WineBusiness.com When Kathy Klopp of Klopp Ranch Vineyards in the Russian River Valley region of Sonoma found herself over-run with gophers in her vineyard and rats in her chicken coop, she introduced “vineyard cats” to patrol … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Cat, winery cat, Winery cats | 5 Comments //Wine Road Barrel Tasting Drunkenness Shocks Healdsburg Merchants.
March 23, 2012News article taken from Press Democrat. So it appears that the annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting in Sonoma may be uncorking a little too much rowdiness for the town in the center of it all! Healdsburg merchants are complaining that … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged California, Healdsburg | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
