Wine Exploring the Rare Wine Estates Within Napa City Limits: Here’s Why They’re Few and Far Between Chris Lehoux, April 15, 2024 El Veredicto Estate Vineyards are spread across 47 acres located in the Stanly Ranch region of Napa, marked as a rarity being one of the few vineyards within the city limits. Chardonnay. Merlot. Pinot Noir. These are the wine grapes famously cultivated in Napa Valley, an amount exceeding 100,000 tons… Continue Reading
Wine 30th Annual Wine & Herb Event Hosted by Cayuga Lake Wine Trail: An Around the Lakes Special Report Chris Lehoux, April 14, 2024 ROMULUS — With the arrival of spring and the beautiful landscape of the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail coming into bloom, wine connoisseurs and foodie aficionados have the chance to attend the Wine & Herb Event, now in its 30th year. The event is scheduled for April 27-28 and May 4-5,… Continue Reading
Wine Empowering Women Leading the Revolution in Texas Wine Industry Chris Lehoux, April 13, 2024 Even though Texas is the fifth largest wine producing region in the country, you would be hard pressed to hear it when mentioning some of the U.S. AVAs. While Napa, Sonoma, the Finger Lakes, Paso Robles and Willamette Valley may be the first to come to mind, there is a… Continue Reading
Wine Highlighting the Top Wines from the 2024 London Wine Competition Chris Lehoux, April 12, 2024 Cat Among the Pigeons Fat Cat Tawny was selected as the top wine in the 2024 London Wine Composition An Australian wine was deemed the world’s best at the 7th edition of the 2024 London Wine Competition (LWC). Several of Great Britain’s uppermost Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers, and wine… Continue Reading
Wine What 7 Winning Golfers Served at their Champions Dinner at The Masters: A Look into Their Wine Selections Chris Lehoux, April 11, 2024 Golf fans may recognize the Azalea cocktail as the official beverage of the four-day Masters Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club—the fruity mix of vodka, lemonade, and grenadine are undeniably tempting in Georgia’s heat—but wine connoisseurs might be more interested in what the reigning champion selects to pair with… Continue Reading
Wine End of China’s Trade War with Australia over Wine: A Temporary Truce? Chris Lehoux, April 10, 2024 The Australian wine industry breathes a sigh of relief as Beijing lifts the punitive tariffs, but is the Chinese market still promising? China’s government has officially abolished punitively high tariffs on imported Australian wine. The Beijing government announced the removal of the duties—which ranged as high as 218 percent—March 29…. Continue Reading
Wine Discover Boise’s Top-Ranked Restaurant Among Food & Wine’s Best 20 in the U.S. Chris Lehoux, April 10, 2024 Downtown Boise restaurant Kin is no stranger to high praise. After all, chef and co-owner Kris Komori won a James Beard Award last year — the only Idahoan ever to do so. But a little more ego strokin’ never hurts. Especially when it’s well-deserved. Food & Wine recently selected Kin,… Continue Reading
Wine Exploring 3 Exceptional Italian Red Wines Made from Sangiovese Grapes Chris Lehoux, April 9, 2024 Last week, I wrote about three Sicilian red wines made with the same wine grape – nero d’avola. This week, I thought we would stay in Italy and learn more about even more popular red wine grape – sangiovese. All three wines featured this week are made with this versatile… Continue Reading
Wine Unearthing Greatness: The Wine Collector’s Journey to Perfect Pinot Noir Production Chris Lehoux, April 8, 2024 Mt. Pajaro vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains at sunset Experiencing renowned Pinot Noir vineyards, especially after savouring the divine wines made from the Grand Cru Burgundy vineyards, can be extremely exhilarating. The best quality Pinot Noir wines in the world have an aura that takes the drinker to a… Continue Reading
Wine Country Wine & Spirits Announces New Premium Alcoholic Beverage Store Opening in Ramona Chris Lehoux, April 7, 2024 A fresh Country Wine & Spirits outlet, retailing unique alcohol, artisanal wines and beers, is set to launch in Ramona within the forthcoming summer. The liquor license for the fourth Country Wine & Spirits store in Ramona was unanimously approved by the members of the Ramona Community Planning Group. This… Continue Reading