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TOP NEWS Right-wine extremist from L.A. who turned a Lodi vineyard into a shooting range cops a plea with Feds How climate might be affecting Napa Valley wine grape quality The Magical Powers of the Three Tier System US retail ecommerce sales continue to climb toward $1 trillion Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books […]
2020 Cantina Santa Maria La Palma “Aragosta” Vermentino di Sardegna (Italy) I’m on vacation now, but still working! This wine was tasted after a couple of glasses of vinho verde, so my notes can be taken with a huge grain of salt ;). Lots of citrus and mineral character. Easy drinking! $11.99 […]
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NEWS RELEASE (August 12, 2021; Yountville, Calif.)—Tony Baldini, President and COO of Lede Family Wines, is pleased to announce the promotion of three key members of the winery production team at Cliff Lede Vineyards, located in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley. Christopher Tynan, Winemaker at Cliff Lede Vineyards since 2012, will now […]
TOP NEWS As Travel Surges, Wine Country Resorts Grapple with Labor Shortages and Limited Capacity Infrastructure proposal mandating alcohol detection devices could maroon you in a parking lot Could California handle another year of drought? State officials weigh in on current situation One of the few public wine companies just added a new perk: wine […]
TOP NEWS FTC investigating Uber’s partnership with Gopuff and its deal for Drizly: report A preview of new fire insurance relief coming to California Wine Country this fall How Napa’s Court of Master Sommeliers is trying to rebuild trust after allegations In pursuit of the holy grail: The challenge in making good quality, no and […]
NEWS RELEASE San Francisco: 10 August 2021 – Chai Consulting is delighted to announce that Jason Adams and Andrew Cullimore have finished three years of, at times rigorous, training and are the two newest TCM™ Certified Authenticators. During their training, under the pupillage of master authenticators Maureen Downey and Siobhan Turner, they followed […]
2020 Poderi dal Nespoli Famoso (Rubicone IGT, Italy) I thought I’d reviewed this one already, it was actually the 2018 that I last tasted! Anyway, it’s as lovely as the 2018— the 2020 is very floral, stone fruits & a crisp, clean finish. Purchased on sale for $10.99 (originally $14.99) from Great […]
TOP NEWS Covid Raises Blitz Spirit for Business Treasury Wine (ASX:TWE) share price struggles amid supply concerns Taxes, Tiers and Other Ways Prohibition Still Restricts U.S. Wine American Gen Z are thoughtful boozers, survey says 34% of consumers say they don’t trust retailers with just an online presence Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books […]
TOP NEWS Have Your Say on Wine’s Future North Coast wine grape harvest begins early, with potential for a quick finish for the rest of the crop Ozone containers pique interest of Napa Valley winemakers with goal of mitigating smoke taint [paywall?] Major climate changes inevitable and irreversible – IPCC’s starkest warning yet Neither Wine […]