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...]
Cinco No Drinko: Non-Acholic Gift Boxes from WB’s Eatery
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner and the nice folks at WB’s Eatery encourage you to drink responsibly when celebrating. Or, maybe don’t drink at all so you can celebrate even MORE. Kick back on May 5th and have an alcohol-free Cinco de Mayo with a WB’s Eatery Cinco No Drinko gift box. Each box ($112) contains Ritual Zero Proof Tequila, Hella Margarita Mix (with the … [Read more...]
A Wine Tasting for Earth Day
On Thursday, April 21, 2022, Tea Zaanti and Utah’s Bon Vivant Imports invite guests 21 and over to celebrate Earth Day with a tasting of organic, sustainably farmed, natural wines called A Tasting for Earth Day. Here is the lowdown from our friends at Tea Zaanti. “In celebration of Earth Day, we've invited our friend, Bryan Hinschberger, to help us dive into the world of … [Read more...]
Bargain Basement Priced Chianti
A couple of weeks ago I made chicken amatriciana for dinner and was looking for an inexpensive red wine, preferably Italian, to drink with this classic Roman dish. Well, I found it. Castello di Querceto Chianti D.O.C.G 2020. from Italy is selling this month in Utah for a paltry $8.99 - 2 bucks off of the normal price of $10.99. The word querceto means oak in Italian and the … [Read more...]
Clos Ste. Magdeleine Cassis
This week I’m sharing my enthusiasm for one of the best tasting white wines I have ever encountered. It’s an amazing wine that is currently selling in Utah at an equally amazing price of a mere $22.41. It is Clos Ste. Magdeleine Cassis Blanc from the Provence region of France. I love a crisp white wine with a firm mineral backbone and this wine has it in spades. You can … [Read more...]
The Lodge at Blue Sky Champagne Experience
Champagne lovers rejoice! March 25-27 The Lodge at Blue Sky will host an exceptional Champagne Experience weekend featuring Michel Gonet Champagne. According to the folks at The Lodge at Blue Sky, “Events will be co-hosted by Diane Signolle Gonet, seventh-generation champagne maker from Aziz, France. Each event will be paired with one of these rare vintages for an elevated … [Read more...]
Dented Brick Distillery Dinner
Boy, there is a lot of Laurel in this week’s Utah Bites! In case you missed it, Laurel Brasserie & Bar is the gorgeous new restaurant and bar in The Grand America Hotel. See my review in this week’s newsletter. On Tuesday, March 15th from 6pm to 8pm the team at Laurel invites you to join them for the Laurel Brasserie & Bar X Dented Brick Distillery Dinner. This is … [Read more...]