On Tuesday, June 28th beginning at 6:00 p.m. Franck’s restaurant will host a wine dinner featuring wines from the PlumpJack Collection of Wines, including PlumpJack, CADE, and Odette wines. PlumpJack is based in Oakville, in California’s Napa Valley and in 2016 PlumpJack Estate Winery earned 100-points from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate for their 2013 PlumpJack Reserve … [Read more...]
Cocktail Contest in Park City
Park City’s annual cocktail and mocktail contest is back! Here’s what the organizers at the Park City Area Restaurant Association have to say about this year’s contest. “The Park City Area Restaurant Association (PCARA) invites bartenders and mixologists to submit their most inventive cocktail and mocktail recipes for this year’s Savor the Cocktail Contest. Entries are now … [Read more...]
Marjan Simcic Pinot Grigio
During a recent dinner on Log Haven restaurant’s beautiful patio, my wife and I enjoyed a wonderful bottle of wine to complement the spectacular views and cuisine there. Surrounded by waterfalls, streams, mountains, wildflowers and more, we selected a bottle of Marjan Simcic Pinot Grigio 2020 ($19.18) from the restaurant’s excellent wine list. Marjan Simcic makes wonderful … [Read more...]
Acquesi Asti DOCG
If you are in the market for a light, moderately sweet, low alcohol sparkling wine to sip in warm weather, I have the perfect candidate for you: Acquesi Asti DOCG ($17 SRP) from Italy. Acquesi is made from the Moscato Bianco grape, one of Italy’s oldest grape varietals, and in this case comes from the Piedmont region. It is a pleasingly sweet frizzante style sparkling wine … [Read more...]
Park City Wine Festival 2022
The 2022 Park City Wine Festival takes place Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2022 and 75 percent of the available tickets to the Grand Tasting Session 2 on Saturday and the Best of Fest have already been sold. So, if you want to attend I recommend getting on the stick and buying tickets ASAP. Here is what the organizers of the event have to say about the … [Read more...]
Skouras Moscofilero
When wine expert and Libation Inc. owner/founder Francis Fecteau recommends a wine to me, I listen. We’ve known each other for decades, and he’s never steered me wrong yet. My wife, Faith, listens also. And I’m glad about that because otherwise, I might never have tasted Skouras Moscofilero 2021, which she brought home recently after a recommendation from Francis. I’m not … [Read more...]
Eight Settlers Distillery Release Party
Eight Settlers Distillery in Cottonwood Heights is a sprawling, eye-popping distillery and restaurant where spirits such as Eight Settlers Green Ditch Gin, Butler Vodka, Ragtown American Whiskey, and Devil’s Gate Bourbon Whiskey are produced and also where they can be enjoyed. This week, Eight Settlers announced the launch of its first ever Green Ditch Barrel Aged Gin, … [Read more...]
Summer Wine Series at Riverhorse
Park City’s Riverhorse on Main restaurant is launching a new 2022 Summer Wine Series later this month, featuring Oregon’s Adelsheim Vineyards. “We’re excited to partner with Adelsheim Vineyards for the first event of our 2022 Summer Wine Series,” says Executive Chef Seth Adams of Riverhorse Hospitality Group. “As a founding winery of the Willamette Valley and a LIVE … [Read more...]
Pintxos & Vino at Casot in Salt Lake’s 15th & 15th Neighborhood
On Sunday, May 1st beginning at 6 p.m. Pago Restaurant Group founder and sommelier, Scott Evans, and Ruth Lewandowsli’s winemaker, Evan Lewandowski, invite you to join them for pintxos and vino at Casot wine bar in the 15th & 15th neighborhood. The food (pintxos) and wine (vino) pairings include Ceviche with marinated halibut, citrus, jalapeños, cucumber, fresh herbs … [Read more...]
Copper Common’s Uncommon Wine List
In my review this week of the recently made-over Copper Common in downtown SLC, I mentioned that owner Ryan Lowder is now featuring an eclectic selection of all-natural wines. While you can find such wines at other restaurants, I don’t know of any that offer only natural wines. But it makes sense, right? After all, we’re all trying to eat better and more organically and … [Read more...]