Izéle van Blerk, Senior Red winemaker KWV with the 2025 Duimpie Bayly Veritas Vertex Award, with Minister John Steenhuisen en Christo Pienaar, Chairman Veritas. The winning wine with the Vertex trophy Premier Alan Winde, Justin Corrins, Anneke du Plessis, Marco Ventrella, Kobus Prins, Kobus vd Merwe, Oursula Lenee, Izéle van Blerk and Christo Pienaar (SANWSA) […]
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Healdsburg, CA, July 7, 2026— Registration is now open for Wine Industry Network’s (WIN) second session of the Bold Predictions: Wine Industry Leadership Conference Series. This must-attend virtual session will [...]
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Only two years ago Sonoma-based Graton Distillery released Redwood Empire, a blend of its own microdistilled spirit and sourced whiskey. Now the brand is back with not one, not two, but three new expressions which collectively replace the 2018 release. Here’s all the details to get you started. Purple Wine + Spirits today announced its… The post Review: Redwood Empire Pipe Dream, Emerald Giant, and Lost Monarch (Updated 2026) appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking .
