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Sam & Luca Italian Bistro – Stopping For a Quick Bite and Italian Wine

Photo from Sam & Lucca Italian Bistro/Blaise Vitale Background On the way back from picking up Susan (wife) from the airport, stopped at Sam & Luca Italian Bistro at 1959 S. Power Road in Mesa, AZ. Heard from two different couples that this was one of the better Italian restaurants in the Mesa/Gilbert area. This […]

British strawberry season: Delayed start but outstanding quality

Cooler spring temperatures have delayed the start of British strawberry season this year, but growers say the wait will be rewarded with berries packed with exceptional flavour. The post British strawberry season: Delayed start but outstanding quality appeared first on Fruit & Vine .

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Creating A Bottle Of Whiskey At Big Bat

The other day, Rosemary and I were asked to join Kelly and Forrest Ramsey of Art Eatables to create a bottle of whiskey at the Big Bat. Big Bat is a unique place to create a bottle of whiskey. They... Continue Reading →

Trequanda & Pucciarella: l’enoturismo slow tra Toscana e Umbria. Passeggiate tra filari, api, picnic e grandi vini

Degustazioni, pic nic, passeggiate in campagna ed esperienze con le api per vivere la campagna toscana e umbra in stile slow, lontano dai circuiti di massa. Enoturismo Slow: nuove formule di accoglienza tra Perugia e Siena Le aziende agricole Pucciarella (Perugia) e Trequanda (Siena), realtà di riferimento per l’Umbria e per l’area tra la Val […] L'articolo Trequanda & Pucciarella: l’enoturismo slow tra Toscana e Umbria. Passeggiate tra filari, api, picnic e grandi vini proviene da insidewine .

From City Life to Vineyard Terraces: Lausanne and Lavaux, a Seamless Wine Experience

Few wine destinations combine city life and vineyard landscapes as effortlessly as Lausanne and Lavaux. Explore a region where culture, wine and breathtaking scenery are never more than a few minutes apart. The post From City Life to Vineyard Terraces: Lausanne and Lavaux, a Seamless Wine Experience appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .

La terrazza del Tirso saluta l’estate con i bites di chef Pam – Stuzzichini d’autrice thai – cinesi creati su misura per i cocktail

Granchio baciato dal sole, tartare con caviale, polenta al tartufo, toast con Gamberi. Questi e altri i bites della celebre chef tailandese Pam cuciti su misura per una linea di cocktail d’ autore, e viceversa. Iconici “morsi” e rivisitazioni di street food thailandese e dell’ arte culinaria thai – cinese declinata anche con ingredienti sardi, […]

Malaysia 24-Ton Customized Commercial Storage Tanks Project

These are the customized commercial storage tanks that MICET designed and manufactured for a customer in Malaysia. The project was developed to meet the customer’s growing liquid storage and production requirements. After comparing multiple suppliers, the customer ultimately selected MICET to provide a tailor-made commercial storage tank solution. The project includes three 24-ton commercial storage […]

The Macallan Romantica Collection -Celebrating 100th Anniversary

The Macallan has launched the Romantica Collection, a rare single-cask release and 1986 vintage created to commemorate the centenary of The Macallan 1926, widely regarded as the most valuable bottle of wine or spirit ever sold at auction. The release reunites three internationally acclaimed artists— Sir Peter Blake , Valerio Adami and Michael Dillon —who previously created artwork for The Macallan 1926. Their new works form the artistic foundation of the Romantica Collection, offering a contemporary interpretation of a whisky legacy that has captivated collectors for decades. The story traces back to 1926, when brand custodian Janet 'Nettie' Harbinson laid down a cask that would later become The Macallan 1926. Bottled 60 years later by her great-nephew Allan Shiach , it yielded only 40 bottles. In the same year, 1986, a single sherry-seasoned European oak cask, numbered 9925, was filled and left to mature quietly on The Macallan Estate. Four decades later, that cask emerges

San Gimignano festeggia i 750 anni di storia della sua Vernaccia con un nuovo corso

Nell’ultimo weekend di Maggio a San Gimignano si è svolta la terza edizione di Regina Ribelle Wine Fest 2026 evento che quest’anno vuole festeggiare i 750 anni della prima attestazione documentata della Vernaccia di San Gimignano (canto del Purgatorio della Divina Commedia) e i 60 anni dal riconoscimento della DOC, la prima in Italia nel […]

Auction wines not just for the super-rich, average price of 137 euros, a trend report

We often read about wine auctions where wines go for prices worthy of a Picasso painting. But wine auctions are not just about super expensive and exclusive wines. You can buy wine at auction at more normal prices. iDealwine offers online wine auctions and in their latest trend report the company says that the average […] Continue reading: Auction wines not just for the super-rich, average price of 137 euros, a trend report The post Auction wines not just for the super-rich, average price of 137 euros, a trend report was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson . Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published elsewhere in full it has been republished without our permission. BKWine Magazine - Wine on the internet since 1996 Read more: On BKWine’s Wine Tours: Wine and food tours to the world’s wine regions | BKWine Tours Om BKWines Vinresor och matresor: Världens bästa vinresor och matresor | BKWine Vinresor On BKWine’s Wine Photography: Photog

Flint adds 11 Cape producers to portfolio

Strategic agreement with Dreyfus Ashby focuses on London on-trade The post Flint adds 11 Cape producers to portfolio appeared first on The Wine Merchant Mag .

Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2019 Review

Château Haut-Bages Libéral in Pauillac is one of the more approachable of the Bordeaux cru classés. This estate is reported […] The post Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2019 Review appeared first on Grape Observer Wine Review .

Whisky is…Flavour with Lenka Whyles

The post Whisky is…Flavour with Lenka Whyles appeared first on The Scotch Whisky Experience .

Good Hops Brewery Information

Background Good Hops, stylised as GOOD HOPS, is a brewery and hop-innovation project based in Tōno City, Iwate Prefecture, located in one of Japan’s hop-growing regions. The name embodies their… The post Good Hops Brewery Information appeared first on BeerTengoku .

The ethical drinker: New River Cottage wines help put sustainability 'into mainstream conversation'

Can wine share the same ethical framework as food?...

Distilled: New English Heritage gins and how to make a Drunken Crane cocktail

This month's round-up of spirits trends features new English Heritage gins and a modern riff on the classic Martini...

Allsopp’s adds first new core beer since revival with nitro stout launch

Allsopp’s, the revived Burton-upon-Trent brewer once synonymous with the rise of India Pale Ale, has entered the stout category with the launch of a nitro stout aimed at reasserting an English presence in one of beer’s fastest-growing markets. The release marks the first permanent addition to the brewery’s core range since the historic brand was...

Leefield Station Pinot Noir 2024, Marlborough

Awarded 93 Points, Cameron Douglas MS notes core fruit flavours of dark cherry and strawberry, with layers of wood spice and mineral earth, a saline quality, and a lengthy finish. Read the full tasting note >>

New UK brewed low-carb beer aims to emulate Nordic success

An entrepreneur’s lockdown commitment to focus on her health is the catalyst behind the launch of Björt, one of the world’s lowest carbohydrate beers – born in Iceland and brewed in England. Brought to the market by Icelandic native Hrefna Bachmann , the crisp refreshing naturally gluten-free low-carb lager features just 0.3g of carbohydrates per...

Nautilus Pinot Noir 2023, Southern Valleys, Marlborough

Awarded 93 Points, Cameron Douglas MS notes a complex and intriguing bouquet with fresh and developing scents of red berry fruits, strawberry and yellow cherry, plum and floral notes of rose and red melon. Read the full tasting note >>

Rad bod

Today, you join me not-live on the patio, on the first properly warm day of the year. Our topic is radler (shandy the German way) and the conditions are excellent for some side-by-side evaluation. We start traditionally, with a thick-walled half-litre bottle of Hofbräuhaus Traunstein Radler , from Bavaria. It's 50% "bier" (lager, presumably), and the other half cloudy lemonade, coming out at 2.4% ABV. With these, I think the choice of lemonade is crucial, and they've picked a good one. It has quite a natural flavour of real lemons, pulped and sweetened, and that's in spite of an ingredients list that shows it's anything but natural, including both lemon extract and citrus-hop-extract as well. The result is big bodied and satisfying; verging on sticky but still perfectly thirst-quenching. And while the lemonade is far and away the main character, there's a slight hint of biscuit lager malt and salad-leaf noble hops, hovering in the background. The contents of my glass did not last long,

Chard Farm River Run Pinot Noir 2024, Central Otago

Awarded 93 Points, Cameron Douglas MS notes aromas and flavours of dark cherry and plum, a very youthful and tense wine poised for ageing, with flavours of boysenberry and dark plum. Read the full tasting note >>

Editors’ picks: A range of great wines to try – May 2026

See what our team has been trying recently...