Sri Lanka in the mix Award-winning bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, has launched an innovative range of cocktail seasonings that pay homage to his Sri Lankan heritage. He has joined forces with Amal de Silva Wijeyeratne, MD of Sri Lanka’s oldest distillery Rockland Distilleries, and Dilhan Fernando, CEO of Sri Lankan tea producer Dilmah, to create Three Families (Alc …

Matthew Stubbs MW, DWWA Regional Chair Matthew Stubbs MW achieved the Master of Wine title in 1996, earning the Bollinger Medal for the best tasting paper. Since then, his contributions to the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) has been invaluable, serving as a practical examiner, seminar lecturer, and currently as the practical Chair for the IMW Education Committee. With …

Sleek and silky yet keenly structured, with a simmering backbone of mineral-tinged acidity framed by raspberry, cherry, forest floor and savory tea accents that build toward the dynamic finish. Drink now through 2034. 899 cases made. Source : d45c2fcc4d7b729f83a6a429486d01a9

There are public wine tastings dedicated to individual grape varieties. Others are dedicated to the wines from a particular region of the world. Some are dedicated to only organic wines, or natural wines. But to my knowledge there’s only one dedicated to the whole category of white wines, and it’s taking place next month in the bucolic Anderson Valley. In …

Ryan Gowhari and his team at Spruzzo Restaurant & Bar had been open for business for just half an hour on Jan. 7 when the call to evacuate came. Located in the Pacific Palisades, sandwiched between nearby hillsides and the Pacific Ocean, the restaurant lay right in the path of the Palisades fire, the largest of the wildfires to sweep …

The post Old Vines, New Steps (Pedroncelli Recent Releases) appeared first on 1 Wine Dude. “Old vines are great, but they’re, well, old.” Late last year, I had the pleasure of catching up (via Zoom) with Julie Julie Pedroncelli, who (after her father officially retired at the age of 90) is now President of Pedroncelli, a stalwart fixture on the …

William Lowe MW is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). DWWA Judge, William Lowe MWWilliam Lowe MW With over a quarter of a century in the trade, William Lowe MW is both a master distiller and master of wine. Currently writing a PhD at the University of Cambridge on the “Chemistry of Quality in Wines and …

Victoria Anderson is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards. Victoria Anderson, DWWA JudgeVictoria Anderson Victoria Anderson began her career in the wine industry after discovering a love of wine while living in Madrid. She spent seven years in London with fine wine merchant Armit Wines becoming one of their buyers, responsible for developing exclusive agency relationships for …

Opportunistic collectors have been replenishing their cellars with blue-chip Burgundy wines at lower prices, but the market’s near-term outlook has remained uncertain. Buyer interest in certain top-tier Burgundy producers picked up in 2024, within a challenging fine wine trading environment, according to some merchants. Bordeaux Index reported ‘a big recovery’ in trading volumes of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) and …

Toemel has added a photo to the pool: Défense de traverser les voies! Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/spectahuc/54269461668/in/pool-52609756@N00

I noticed this wine in my local Centra supermarket. The label appealed, so I snapped this trio of bottles with Hipstamatic app.   There used to be a Wine Wednesday group, but it seems in the almost 5 years since I took this photo, the group has disappeared off Flickr. Happy Wine Wednesday anyway ? Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliek1967/54268928325/in/pool-17918700@N00

Juliaforphotos has added a photo to the pool: FlickrFriday: nEW sign seen in Crown Heights, Brooklyn–Nostrand Avenue Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaygeeoh/54255476673/in/pool-17918700@N00

Wolfram Biermann-Zeitler has added a photo to the pool: ‘Eden Plage Mala’ near Cap d’Ail on the Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France 25.06.2011 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/147123366@N06/52632908952/in/pool-17918700@N00

Friedrich Nietzsche (Zarathustra I) ‘Bar du Château’ in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges in the Southern Cévennes Occitanie, France 16.07.2013   “Im echten Manne ist ein Kind versteckt; das will spielen.” Friedrich Nietzsche (Zarathustra I) ‘Bar du Château’ in Saint-Jean-de-Buèges in den südlichen Cevennen Okzitanien, Frankreich 16.07.2013 Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/147123366@N06/52576345395/in/pool-17918700@N00

‘Café de la Mairie’ at Place Saint Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement Paris, France 21.09.2021 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlTP8ToJ_c   ‘Café de la Mairie’ an der Place Saint Sulpice im 6. Arrondissement Paris, Frankreich 21.09.2021 www.hoerspielundfeature.de/untergewoehnlich-102.html www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlTP8ToJ_c Done Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/147123366@N06/52528261155/in/pool-17918700@N00

Wolfram Biermann-Zeitler has added a photo to the pool: Ferreira port winery on the banks of the Douro in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto Norte, Portugal 30.03.2005 portoferreira.com/ Portweinkellerei der Marke Ferreira am Ufer des Douro in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto Norte, Portugal 30.03.2005 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/147123366@N06/54267153562/in/pool-52609756@N00

Wolfram Biermann-Zeitler has added a photo to the pool: Hessen, Deutschland 15.04.2017 Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/147123366@N06/52523610905/in/pool-17918700@N00

Cincinnati-based attorney Michael L. Cioffi, founder of Monteverdi Tuscany, a luxury boutique resort located in Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia region, has acquired Tenuta Valdipiatta in Montepulciano for an undisclosed price, Wine Spectator has learned. The deal includes nearly 75 acres of vines, 5 acres of olive trees and the winery facility and cellar. Valdipiatta produces an average of 6,600 cases each …

Dror Nativ MW is a judge at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). Zvonko HercegDror Nativ MW As a wine buyer at Marks & Spencer, Dror is responsible for Champagne & sparkling wine, England, Bordeaux, Burgundy and South America. Dror’s career in the world of drinks started in the hospitality industry, opening and running the first Irish pub in …

Saranno Famosi nel Vino 2024 in Florence. Saranno Famosi nel Vino is a walk-around wine tasting held in Florence which takes its name from a popular Italian TV talent show called ‘Saranno Famosi’ which, literally translated, means: ‘They will be famous’. Now in its third year, the event aims to offer visibility to lesser-known wine producers from all over Italy, …