Latest Vintage Stories
Celebrity Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and Winemaking Royalty Bo & Heidi Barrett to Host Once-in-a-Lifetime Vintage Room Menus LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the "ultimate" dinner parties at sea, award-winning Napa Valley vintners Bo and Heidi Barrett and multiple Michelin star-winning Master Chef Nobu Matsuhisa are each hosting one of Crystal Cruises' 2013 Ultimate Vintage Room Dinners, all for the first time ever. Just 12 to 14 guests (per event) have the opportunity to...
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bestwinesonline.com partners Tristen Beamon and Kyle Meyer are bringing their 30 years of wine buying experience to the web by allowing them to source top wines from around the world and also offer older vintages straight from the wineries. The buzz about this new venture has been strong and curiosity rampant in the industry as well as among savvy internet wine shoppers after Meyer and Beamon recently left Wine Exchange, one of the...
NAPA, Calif., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WineBid.com, the premier Internet auction of fine and rare wines, is proud to offer in this week's auction exceptional wines from a collector who, along with his father, purchased First Growth and other Bordeaux on release or as futures for more than three decades. These full cases of Bordeaux have been expertly stored and have remained in the family until now. The collection has been carefully built by two generations of wine collectors who...
LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year of planning, Crystal Cruises has now officially begun its transition to an all-quality "All Inclusive." Launched with the start of Crystal Symphony's Miami to Lisbon Trans-Atlantic cruise today, guests can now enjoy a generous and impressive selection of complimentary fine wines and premium spirits throughout the ship, as well as open bar service in all lounges, and pre-paid gratuities for all housekeeping, butler, bar and...
NEW YORK, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South Africa officially launched its new sustainability seal on wine bottles in the USA on April 21 at one of New York's most visible venues and events: Earth Day New York at Grand Central Station, a major indoor fair celebrating Earth Day and promoting environmental awareness and solutions. The new seal is explained in an animated video, available to view and download at http://www.wosa.co.za/video_new_seal.php, or on You Tube at http://bit.ly/ecsF9D....
The Accidental Wine Company's Port Sampler packages are one of the best deals in wine gifts this season. The Samplers are distinctive and represent the finest of Port. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 24, 2010 Recognized as the wine source for unbeatable prices, The Accidental Wine Company is offering a great seasonal gift for beginners and wine enthusiasts at http://www.accidentalwine.com. "From the moment we tasted the Kopke Ports, we knew we found something special to offer for the...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow's 2007 Vintage Port, from the Oporto, Portugal based producer, has been awarded a perfect 100-point score from Wine Spectator magazine in the May 31 issue. Only 70 wines have ever been awarded a perfect score by the magazine, who called this Port "The greatest Dow ever made." (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100423/SF92007) Rupert Symington, Joint Managing Director, comments, "We are very proud of this achievement; it is a direct...
Two decades of atomic bomb testing in the atmosphere are yielding an unexpected bonus for consumers, scientists reported March 21 at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It's a new test to determine whether that Bordeaux or burgundy is from a fine vintage year and commands premium price or actually is a counterfeit vin ordinaire or cheap plonk worth much less.Graham Jones, Ph.D., who headed the research, said that misrepresenting the vintage "” the year the...
SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For nearly a decade, Grapes for Humanity, US has brought internationally renowned wine producers to Sarasota for wine tastings and events in support of its humanitarian projects across the globe. On February 1st and 2nd, 2010, Grapes for Humanity, US has the distinct pleasure of welcoming world renowned wine producer Marchese Piero Antinori to Sarasota to host two days of fine wine and food. On the evening of February 1st, guests are...
SEATTLE, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cor.kz Wine Info, the leading wine application for mobile devices, has partnered with Occipital, the makers of RedLaser, to bring bar code reading for wine to the iPhone. Even before this latest release, Cor.kz was named a "Top 5 Wine App" by VinTank/Palate Press, the best wine app by Bob Tedeschi of The New York Times, and one of Fast Company Magazine's "25 Must-Have iPhone Apps." Bar code reading extends Cor.kz's advantage in the mobile wine information...
