Dueling Wine Palates – Magnums at 20 PacesThis may look off-topic. What does it have to do with dueling wine palates? Bear with me for just a minute. I’m a lawyer, and I offer the next few paragraphs, as they say at trial, “subject to connection.”
If I’m going to write a blog about wines with flavor, I might as well start with a wine that dances across the tongue with the force of an Alvin Ailey composition, instead of a Petipa ballet who, by the way, trained in Bordeaux. So let’s go rummage in the cellar to find a wine […]
C. Mondavi & Family Names New Chief Financial Officer
Press Contact: Paige Siegall Colangelo & Partners psiegall@colangelopr.com 415.737.6135 Mondavi & Family Names New Chief Financial Officer Wine Industry Veteran Tapped for Overseeing Company’s Continued Financial Growth Napa, Calif., November 19, 2018 – C. Mondavi & Family (http://www.cmondavifamily.com/), the parent company behind iconic wineries and brands such as Charles Krug, CK Mondavi and […]
Goose Island Beer Co. – Proprietor’s Day Lottery, Monday Oct 1
Goose Island Beer Co. will open their annual Proprietor’s Day lottery on Monday, October 1 for a chance to purchase tickets to the coveted event taking place on November 11, 2018. From October 1 – October 8, fans of the beloved beer can enter the lottery once daily at GooseIsland.com/PropDay for their chance to purchase […]
Kosta Browne partners with notable chefs from the West Coast for a spectacular culinary and wine experience hosted at state-of-the-art winery in Sebastopol Sonoma, Calif., September 26, 2018 – California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer Kosta Browne announces the Chef Series lineup of winery dinners. The first event—already sold-out—will take place on November 9, 2018, […]
Long Meadow Ranch Wine Estates Acquires Stony Hill Vineyard
Long Meadow Ranch Wine Estates Acquires Stony Hill Vineyard The Hall and McCrea Families Join Forces in Farming and Business St. Helena, Calif., August 28, 2018 – Two of the Napa Valley’s most well-known multigenerational winemaking families have joined grape-growing and winemaking operations. Peter, Willinda and Sarah McCrea of Stony Hill Vineyard, along with Ted, Laddie and […]
Wine Industry’s Two Leading Trade Publications Merge
Wine Industry’s Two Leading Trade Publications Merge Wine Business Monthly and Wines & Vines, both owned by the Wine Communications Group, will merge under the Wine Business Monthly brand, debuting in January 2019. (Press Release: July 30, 2018, SONOMA, CA)- Wine Communications Group, owner of both Wine Business Monthly magazine and Wines & Vines magazine, announced […]
Collab Series: Fidencio Flores of Esfuerzo Winery (Tasting Notes by George Yatchisin)
As you know, I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for a new Santa Barbara label. I monitor all the social media platforms, and the moment I see something new, I pursue it by messaging all my contacts in the area (you all know who you are!). A little while back, I noticed chatter on a new […]
Story of Soil: New Tasting Room in Los Olivos
I’ve written about Jessica Gasca in the past, if you’d like to refresh your memory, click HERE! Jessica was a person I met on one of our initial trips to Santa Barbara. At that time, she was working at Sanguis. She asked me to help bottle there once. First impression after watching her work as […]
Spear Vineyards & Winery: Next Big Thing in Sta. Rita Hills
A few years ago, while I was attending the Sta. Rita Hills Wine & Fire event, I was bouncing around tables with my crew when someone said, “There is a gentleman walking around that is looking to start a vineyard and winery”. We just so happened to end up at one of the tasting tables […]
Bevela Wines: A Husband & Wife Team Makes Wine in Santa Barbara
A few years back, I went to one of the famous Au Bon Climat (ABC)/Qupe Open Houses in Santa Maria. If you are into Santa Barbara wine, and have NOT attended one of these, you MUST! I remember I parked my car on the dirt road, and had to walk about a quarter mile to […]
BerserkerDay VI is coming! More offers from wineries than EVER! (Jan 27, 2015)
BerserkerDay VI is coming up!! January 27, 2015, over 70 wineries and winemakers will be offering ridiculous deals on their wines and wine-related items. Last year, sales exceeded $300,000 FOR THE DAY, and this year promises to beat that number, handily! There is NO OTHER EVENT LIKE IT! The winery owners and winemakers make their […]