Two Quality Provenance Series Wines from Township 7
I’ve been looking forward to tasting these two Provenance Series wines from Township 7 Vineyards & Winery since receiving them last month. I opened the Township 7 Provenance Series Chardonnay 2020 and...
Direct-to-consumer wine sales see rare drop in US
Direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipments dropped by in volume and by in value in the US in 2022, according to the latest report from Sovos ShipCompliant and Wines...
What We Drank For The Big B-Day
YOWZA! My partner Shannon recently celebrated a milestone birthday [ editor’s note: Shannon is quite a bit younger than the Dude ], and so we deemed it necessary to...
Burgundy wine fans queue weeks ahead for new releases
Tents put up by Vinmonopolet in Oslo for those queuing early for Burgundy releases. Some people have already braved wintry conditions to queue outside Vinmonopolet’s main store at Aker...
California’s winter storms: water, water, everywhere
Rain-soaked vineyards at Tablas Creek. In many cases, the winter storms that have lashed California have resulted in tragedy, severe property loss, and the deaths of at least 20...
La Maison Osoyoos Larose Offers an Exclusive Wine List Subscription
Have you enjoyed the premium wines of Okanagan’s Osoyoos Larose? Depending on where you live, it may be difficult to get, but now you can join their limited membership...
Rhône vintages: four to lay down and four to drink now
Which offers more pleasure: a wine from a great vintage, but too young, inexpressive and closed? Or a wine from a modest vintage that’s mature, aromatically open and ready...
Canada’s Finest Whisky Distilled by one of the Country’s Smallest Distilleries
Do you enjoy whisky? Have you tried any from BC? Read about the award winning whisky from a North Vancouver distillery. Press release below. ~~~~~ VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 23,...
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for January 23, 2023
I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes in a...
Natasha Bahrami
ASCOT AWARDS TASTER Natasha Bahrami Natasha Bahrami is the owner of The Gin Room, a gin centric bar in Saint Louis, MO. She is dedicated to teaching and creating...