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The Verde Valley was a sleepy part of Arizona, often overlooked by travelers on their way from Phoenix to Sedona. When we first visited this area in 2013, we put it on our radar as an area to watch develop. And develop it has. In 2021 it was designated as the Verde Valley Wine AVA, […]
Arizona may not be the first place that comes to one’s mind for wine but it has been in the industry since the Sonoita-Elgin wine region was started in the 1970s. It currently has over 30 wineries in 2 primary areas: the Verde Valley north of Phoenix and the southern Tucson area. The Tucson area […]
Premiere Napa Valley (PNV) is Napa Valley’s primary showcase for futures auction of barrels of its most recent vintage wines. The event attracts wine professionals and those from the wine trade and media from around the world. It also attracts us. It gives us a chance to taste and report on vintages that we will […]
February 2022 saw the resumption of the traditionally annual North American Tre Bicchieri roadshow after the pandemic-mandated halt to large-scale, trade-only wine tastings. Tre Bicchieri, which translates into “three glass” is the designation that Gambero Rosso, home of the comprehensive Vini d’Italia wine guide gives to the fewer than one percent of the more than […]
Most people have heard about the California Gold Rush and the Alaska Gold Rush. But how about the Georgia Gold Rush? A surprise 1838 discovery of gold in Georgia’s Dahlonega region yielded more than $6 million worth of ore before mining was shut down at the beginning of the Civil War. It resumed after the […]
Shiraz is Australia’s best-known and most widely planted wine grape. The country ranks second (behind France) in the production of this grape varietal. Some of its oldest vines date back to 1843. Shiraz is the same varietal that other countries call Syrah. It thrives in both warm and cool climates in Australia. This red grape […]