While some will of course tune in to Super Bowl XLVII to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles, others are excited for the excuse to dig into an endless array of chips, dips and wings. As for the rest of us? We’ll be there for the commercials. (Have you seen our favorite…
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Anyone who has ever studied wine will tell you that there is almost always something new to learn. So, why not take your studies on the road? From educational opportunities in New York’s Finger Lakes, to Scotland, Portugal and beyond, there is no shortage of courses you can take and regions to explore. And there…
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In January, the 2023 State of the Wine Industry Report was released by Silicon Valley Bank, a longtime analyst of the wine industry in the U.S. While the report was chock full of data, what stood out to many (including Eric Asimov atThe New York Times), was that the greatest loss in consumption share is with…
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As the football season comes to an end in February, the basketball season heats up. This is the first episode in a two-part series we’re calling Wine and Basketball, in which we chat with NBA stars who decided to get into the wine game.This week we sat down with 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony and…
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In the early 1900s, an area on the fringe of Los Angeles was the epicenter of the American winemaking industry. Known as the Cucamonga Valley, this region was one of the largest wine-growing areas on the entire planet. With more than 20,000 acres of vines spread across the region, which runs along the base of…
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Two hours north of Los Angeles, or however long it takes you to crawl 120 miles along LA freeways, just past the Santa Barbara beaches there is a 90-degree dogleg-right in the 101 freeway. As you veer around the bend, a tunnel materializes suddenly before you, which burrows through a jagged peak of sandstone. It…
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Jean-Baptiste and Erin were a newly-engaged couple, and they were looking at various options for them to relocate to his native France. Needless to say, they encountered some obstacles along the way. However, they didn’t give up, and they actually hit upon an idea that seemed to fly in the face of all logic. Although […]
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Third-generation South Australian winemaker Francis d’Arenberg Osborn—widely known as d’Arry—passed away on December 16th at the age of 95. Credited as one of the founding fathers of the modern McLaren Vale wine industry, d’Arry grew his family winery, d’Arenberg, from bulk producer to one of the world’s best known Australian labels over the course […]
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In the northeastern corner of Slovenia, you’ll find the oldest grape-bearing vine in the world, which has grown for over 400 years on the side of a house in Maribor, some 15 miles from the Austrian border. The vine was planted sometime in the late 16th century during the turmoil of recurring invasions from the […]
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The Pegu Club cocktail is a classic drink that dates to the beginning of the 20th century, if not earlier. It was first published in Harry MacElhone’s 1923 book ABC of Mixing Cocktails, which contains countless other classics from the Scofflaw to the Boulevardier. But rather than an invention of MacElhone’s, the Pegu Club was […]
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