Wine

Culinary Concepts Luncheon & Benefit for Bradley & Barger Families at Yabba is Heartfelt Success

TRIBUTE LUNCHEON TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF PAUL BRADLEY
SUNDAY MARCH 7 NOON-3 PM YABBA ISLAND GRILL NAPLES, Fl
Memorial Service This Sunday at Sugden Center Courtyard

The Sunday March 7th event will be a luncheon and afternoon celebration of Paul’s life…and Culinary Concept Owner Skip Quillian will donate every dollar spent at Yabba Islan Grill from noon to 3. The staff will donate tips and all the proceeds…from food and drink…every penny will be donated.

Brancaia Estates Super Tuscan Il Blu Is ‘Red Hot’ after Parker’s 95 Rating

BRANCAIA SCORES 90′S ACROSS THE BOARD

One of the perennial monsters of international awards, ratings and quality is the Swiss-owned Brancaia Estate in the heart of Tuscany.Over the past several years, the popularity of these wines has increased in the US and recent vintages have been extra noteworthy. With the continued consulting support by the brilliant Dr. Carlo Ferrini, Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer is earning even more respect as a learned winemaker. Together they have reached new heights

$8 Million Raised For Collier Needy Children at this Year’s Naples Wine Festival

NAPLES FESTIVAL TOPS NAPA AUCTION TO REGAINING TOP STATUS

Even though there may have been fewer bidders and wine lots for auction this year, the 10th Annual Naples Wine Festival returned to being the top grossing Fine Wine Charity in America. Donations reached $8 Million this year, all benefiting various children’s charities throughout Collier County.

FAUX FRENCH WINE CAPER: BOGUS MERCHANTS GET WEAK SLAP FROM FRENCH JUDGE

Gallo and Americans Get Scammed for 18 Million Bottles of Fake Pinot Noir and Impostures get Fines and Suspended Sentences
This past week the case that involved the sale of over 18 Million bottles of wine that was sold as pinot noir that wasn’t…ended when a French judge handed down suspended jail time sentences and fines that were called ‘hefty’. The International News service AFP reported that even though the amount of fines wasn’t publicized the defendants profited to the tune of $7 million on wine sold to E&J Gallo for their ‘Red Bicyclette’ Brand from 2006 to 2008.

Brancaia IS Super Tuscan!

BRANCAIA SCORES 90′S ACROSS THE BOARD
One of the perennial monsters of international awards, ratings and quality is the Swiss-owned Brancaia Estate in the heart of Tuscany. Since receiving a first place award for their Chianti Classico in 1983, owners Brigitte and Bruno Widmer have produced a line-up that has garnished accolades throughout Europe. Over the past several years, the popularity of these wines has increased in the US and recent vintages have been extra noteworthy. With the continued consulting support by the brilliant Dr. Carlo Ferrini, Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer

Bodega Colomé Malbec in Wine Spectator Top 100 Again

Bodega Colomé Malbec in Top 100 Again

The Bodega Colomé Estate Malbec 2007 vintage has once again received critical acclaim from across the globe, but also has been named as both a ‘Smart Buy’ and rated as #32 of the 100 best wines in the world by The Wine Spectator. This celebrated vintage also picked up 92-point ratings from both Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate and by The Spectator’s James Molesworth.

Don’t Spill This Wine: La Crema Pinot Noir 2007

LaCrema Pinot Noir is Leader in Quality and Sales
Long before the movie, Sideways turned the nation off on Merlot and on to Pinot Noir there was La Crema. Since 1979 this family-owned estate nestled in the Russian River Valley has establish an unmatched reputation for quality with a benchmark of consistently fine wines. Lush Pinot Noir grown in a classic Burgundy style where La Crema’s cool climate vineyards in Sonoma and Mendocino offer an unusually long, cool and even growing season. The 2007 vintage is exceptional and Winemaker Melissa Stackhouse has produced another award-winning wine with mouth-watering juiciness.

Admiral Imports to Import Super Tuscans from Biondi Santi

Sassoalloro and Schidione the flagship Super Tuscan brands of Jacopo Biondi Santi, will be exclusively imported by Admiral Imports effective March 1, 2010.  Jacopo Biondi Santi is the great-grandson of Brunello’s Ferruccio Biondi Santi, and his most famous wine is…

Is your Favorite Juice Red Green or White Green?

Soon all consumers of California Wine will be able to tell how green their favorite wines really are. Winemakers and grape growers who forgo pesticides, sow cover crops, reduce waste and energy consumption, provide workers health insurance, and are mindful of their non-farming neighbors will be able to distinguish themselves as certifiably sustainable under a new third-party audit system that was the first order of action for 2010 by the Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy group.

Randy Ullom’s Influence Goes from Ground to Grape to Glass

Almost 40 years ago, Randy Ullom turned a sabbatical ski trip to Chile into a Ohio State University degree in Viticulture and Enology. But as the new decade begins, Ullom is truly one of the giants in the business and since March of 1997, Randy Ullom has had one the wine industry’s most prestigious and respected position as Winemaster for Kendall-Jackson Winery. Randy Ullom and owner Jess Jackson