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...]
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...]