Southern California’s only wine train is making a return this fall. The Backcountry Wine Train, departing from the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, will have its inaugural runs on October 4 at noon and 3 p.m. This 90-minute journey takes riders through the picturesque highlands of eastern San Diego…

The Odyssey Wine Academy in Sonoma County, which marked its place as the area’s first in-person Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) certification school, has announced its merger with the Commonwealth Wine School, a renowned educational provider based in Massachusetts. Established in 2022 by Julie Rothberg, the Odyssey Wine Academy…

The Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival has come a long way since its debut 25 years ago in a muddy field at Greig Farm in Red Hook. Founder Michael Babcock reminisces about that inaugural year when heavy rain left attendees ankle-deep in mud, yet they still enjoyed the experience…

Somewhere on a villa terrace in the Mediterranean, a well-off thirty-two-year-old man chooses to order expensive luxury drinks instead of fine wine. Despite his ability to afford both the wine and the extravagant yacht he is on, he opts for cocktails and mass-produced rosé over Bordeaux, demonstrating a shift in…

We approached the tasting of a 1969 cabernet sauvignon with skepticism, aware that many wines from that era tended to be lackluster at best. However, to our surprise, the 1969 Robert Mondavi cabernet sauvignon proved to be a radiant example of vitality. It exhibited elegance reminiscent of Burgundian wines, with…

Long before Germany became known for its Riesling, an Irish monk named Saint Disibod is credited with starting the country’s winemaking tradition. Legend has it that around 7th century, he drove his walking staff into a hillside along the Nahe River, prompting grapes to spring forth. This lore endures today…