WineCompass

The Abadía Retuerta winery launched in 1996 during Spain's Ribera del Duero explosion onto the world market. Although relatively youn...

Symington Family Estate ’s Dow Winery is known for their Port being a historical producer of Portugal's signature fortified wine. But ...

Last July I covered Wines of Altitude featuring two wines each from Amalaya Wines and Bodega Colomé , each members of the Hess Family Esta...

TasteCamp Maryland's agenda incorporated a couple breweries and why not as the Frederick area hosts over a dozen craft breweries. The f...

I recently received review samples of four entry level Chilean wines, two each from Valdivieso and Ventisquero . Valdivieso became Chile a...

One of the many benefits of attending TasteCamp is that the focus extends beyond wine and always includes beer, cider, and spirits. TasteCam...

"The irony is that Thomas Goss and successive generations were strict teetotalers" Tony Parkinson, Group Principal, Galvanized Wi...

This year the Brewers Association celebrated ten years of presenting SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience . And has we all...

Opening a bottle of wine is a commitment, a commitment to finish the bottle. I'm sure everyone has heard a variation of this saying b...

I've been on a rum kick since Spring Break and have continued my sipping with the Mount Gay XO Reserve Cask Rum ($45, 86 proof). Eac...

If you are looking for a patriotic and smooth vodka this Memorial Day weekend or for the upcoming 4th of July then start searching for Salu...

The international wine market contains an overabundance of affordable value wines with Wines of South Africa (WOSA) strongly situated in ...

The District of Columbia now hosts half a dozen distilleries, with all but one located in Northeast's Ivy City -- a warehouse district...

Dave Phinney's Locations portfolio continues to grow as the brand expands it's white wine offerings. The concept behind the Locat...

With at least four weeks scheduled at various beaches this will most likely be the Summer of Rías Baixas . These fresh, acidic, and minera...

"These are grapes that Noah's goats grazed on" -- paraphrasing Ardıç Gürsel, founder Vinkara Winery Ms. Gürsel discussed th...

" Albariño is the number one alternative to Chardonnay and, in fact, it may be my favorite white wine ", Mark Oldman Mr. Oldman...

In 2005 the Lodi Winegrape Commission implemented California’s first 3rd party-certified sustainable winegrowing certification program wi...

Portuguese Port is rather redundant since thanks to the European Union Protected Designation of Origin guidelines most wine labeled as ...

Wente Vineyards , California's oldest family winery, uses their Single Vineyard series to showcase the winery's plots in the Livermo...