Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category

Nick Faldo Launches Wines

August 20th, 2008 by vinojoe 0

As if the world didn’t have enough celebrity “winemakers” … The latest well-known name to dabble into wine production is golfing great Nick Faldo. Faldo has launched a new line of “easy drinking” wines, just in time for the Rhyder’s Cup golf tournament between the US and Europe (September 19-21). We can be certain that [...]

Beaujolais Nouveau This Week

November 13th, 2007 by vinojoe 1

For those of you too snobbish to give credence to the “new wine” of 2007, please click away from here until next week. For the more adventurous and open-minded readers, you may be interested to know (if you don’t already) that the first wine of 2007 from Beaujolais, France will be arriving in the USA [...]

Sokol Blosser Winery Awarded for Sustainability

April 24th, 2007 by vinojoe 0

In the spirit of Earth Day this week, Sokol Blosser Winery has been recognized by the City of Portland, Oregon, for its commitment to “green” practices. As part of the city’s 15th annual “Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow”, Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development granted Sokol Blosser with the “BEST Practices for Sustainability—Small Company” award. [...]

Free Wine for a Name

April 13th, 2007 by vinojoe 0

A new winery is playing their version of “Name That Tune” … except, the game is called “Name That Winery”. The Washington Wine Company is running a contest to name their new winery, which is scheduled to open in Woodinville Wine Village, Washington State, in 2008. The contest runs from April 6–May 30. The winner [...]

Wine Classes in Spanish

April 11th, 2007 by vinojoe 0

Good news for Spanish-speaking wine connoisseurs in the New York City area — the International Wine Center (IWC) in New York City will be offering an Intermediate Certificate course “en Espanol”. The eight-week program covering the major grape varieties and wine regions of the world as well as the fundamentals of grapegrowing and winemaking has [...]