Wine Reviews: 69 Pinot Noirs Graded by our Retailer Wine Panel
We asked members our our National Retailer Wine Panel to taste and rate their favorite Pinot Noirs.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a rating and the wine’s retail price (which can vary...
7 Tips to Teach Your Staff About Wine
Do your employees lack confidence in their wine knowledge? If so, then they may be reluctant to even discuss wine with customers, for fear that customers will have questions they can’t answer. After all, wine...
How to Recognize Faults and Qualities in Wine
Knowing what constitutes great wine is a skill one develops through time and experience tasting the product.
Though it helps to read a few good tips along the way.
With the wine market rapidly expanding in Asia (expected category...
Celebrate Super Bowl 50 with a Train Ride Through Napa with Former Football Greats
Idea for Super Bowl 50: celebrate the big game with a train ride through Napa Valley with former NFL players.
The Napa Valley Wine Train will offer such a Super Bowl party with their Big Game Train.
The train offer...
Lillet Joins Pernod Ricard Profile
Pernod Ricard has picked up another aperitif for American distribution.
Lillet, a wine-based aperitif produced in Bordeaux, has joined the Pernod Ricard USA portfolio of premium spirit and wine brands.
The addition was effective January 1,...
7 Bubbly Beverage Ideas For New Year’s
Everybody likes a little sparkle on New Year's Eve. Here are seven sparkling drink ideas for that cocktail-inclined customer.
Ruby Slipper
1 ¼ oz. Prairie Organic vodka
¾ oz. Peach liqueur
2 oz. White cranberry juice
1 ½ oz. Champagne
Pomegranate...
Will California’s Bad Crop Yields Lead to Wine Pricing Pressure?
The 2015 vintage on California’s North Coast (which includes Napa and Sonoma Valleys) is quite beautiful, but extremely tiny. And what was so surprising about the crop is that it caught most winemakers off...
How to Drink Wine in Winter: Food Pairings and Party Must-Haves
Winter is meant for wine.
Sure, every season is a good time to uncork a bottle. But something about the snow and cold weather outside makes sitting down with a good glass indoors all the...
Wine Importing Strategies in the Age of a Lower Euro
It wasn’t that long ago that the Euro exchange rate was above 1.35. This made purchasing quality wines that represent true value from countries like Italy, France and Spain much more challenging. That’s all...
Quintessential Wines to Import Georges Dubœuf
French winemaker Les Vins Georges Dubœuf has entered into an agreement with the import, marketing and sales company Quintessential Wines, which will exclusively represent Georges Dubœuf-branded wines.
Georges Duboeuf founded his own company in 1964, selecting, bottling and selling...