For the last ten years, the supermarket chain Trader Joe’s has been selling its Charles Shaw Wines – better known as Two-Buck Chuck – for two bucks. It’s been a great success. In fact, a recent editions of Trader Joe’s “Fearless Flyer” newspaper says: “We do think we know why these wines have struck a […]
It’s back. Just after its first birthday, Sonoma Valley Reserve returns for a second season this weekend. Sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, Sonoma Valley Reserve takes participants on a behind-the-scenes tour of wineries throughout the Sonoma Valley. The tour is organized by themed daytrips – from ‘food and wine pairings’ to […]
It was raining as I approached Barsac, the small village at the heart of France’s sweet-winemaking region. Navigating my car along its tiny back roads, I had long since given up on my GPS, which insisted I had “reached my destination,” though I was clearly still far from where I was supposed to be: in […]
As Bordeaux takes another break for bank holidays, the market is digesting the latest round of releases. Yesterday in the Graves, among others, Chateau Haut Bailly came out at €54 ex-negociant (down 39.2%), Domaine de Chevalier red at €30 (down 37.5%), and Chevalier white down 7% to €58. Chateau Malartic Lagraviere red came down 22% […]
WWS National President Rebecca Moore presents the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Lorraine Hems, head of wine education at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The awards ceremony luncheon was held on Sunday, May 6 at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone. Cary Shott photo From a Napa-based legislative movement founded 22 years ago, to a […]
Wine and Jubilees for Jack Nicklaus and the Queen Next month’s U.S. Open Golf Championship will mark a Golden Jubilee for the Golden Bear—the 50th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus’ first victory, an 18-hole playoff win over Arnold Palmer at the 1962 U.S. Open held at Oakmont. It will also mark the debut of Nicklaus’ newest […]
Washington Region Pursues AVA Winery and vineyard proprietors hope to differentiate area from the greater Columbia Valley by Peter Mitham Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley Six wineries and six vineyards would be part of the proposed Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley sub-AVA if the petition is approved. Source: White Heron Cellars Quincy, Wash.—A new AVA […]
MANILA (6th Update, 4:15 p.m.) — Lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona challenged anew Monday before the Senate impeachment court the validity of the complaint filed against the chief magistrate. Defense lead counsel Serafin Cuevas said they find nothing in the impeachment complaint that states the 188 congressmen who signed it were convened at any […]
The 23 senator-judges will vote on the three articles of impeachment on Tuesday, May 29. The prosecution panel needs at least 16 votes in just one article of impeachment to secure a conviction. Only eight votes meanwhile are needed by Corona’s lawyers to have their client acquitted of the charges. Speaker Belmonte also said that […]
MALACAÑANG said on Monday it respects the decision of China’s quarantine agency to deny the Philippines’ quarantine experts to jointly examine bananas imported from the country. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Philippine government understands the stand of China as it is part of their law.”We spoke to (Agriculture) Secretary (Proceso) Alcala this morning […]