Wine Merchants (Top 40) Wine News & Resources: A-Z (100+) Wine of the Month (25+) Wine Storage (Top 25) "Only the first bottle is expensive." - French proverb. "Wine is the most civilized thing in the world." - Ernest Hemingway. "In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is...
This year’s nomination period ended on July 31, however, I urge those of you who might be interested to keep the program in mind for next year. At the end of this month voting on the finalists will open, so be sure to check back on the nomination page to vote for the cause you ...
We gave people the option to skip this release and rejoin us in the fall, and about 10 percent of the membership went this route. On the flip side, we offered members flat-rate shipping for the first time ever, as well as additional wines that they could add to their shipment at 35 ...
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A cellarmaster at a Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine estate was up in court earlier this month accused of stealing bottles from the estate to finance his cocaine habit. The unnamed suspect, who worked at Domaine des Chanssaud, midway between Orange and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, was arrested in Septemb...
In 2022, Gary was named one of the Portland Business Journal’s Executives of the Year, and one of Wine Business Month’s Top Leaders. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WINE CRUISE Taste of BordeauxMar 20, 2025 Angela Summers Owners of Saffron Fields Vineyards, Yamhill, OR Angela Summers was drawn to...
That’s right folks, WBW crept up on us again this month. Our host for this golden birthday of WBW is a man who recently celebrated his own golden birthday, Russ, the Winehiker! In keeping with his interests and passions, Russ has set the theme for this WBW at Which wine, which wild...
First among equals for me with this food and wine pairing was the Sémillon with the calamari. Sémillon is typically one of the two wines blended in varying percentages in a Bordeaux White and I’ve experienced both the Sauvignon Blanc forward blend as well as the Sémillon forward blend. T...
Sue and I first stumbled on Ruchè back in 2011 when we attended a food and wine festival in Moncalvo, near Asti. As I wrote then, “I had never heard of Ruchè and honestly didn’t know what it might be until I happened upon the stand of the Castagnole Monferrato group. They were ...