Brad Pitt and the Perrin family have new partners. Angelina Jolie has sold her 50 percent stake in Château Miraval to Tenute del Mondo, a subsidiary of the Stoli Group, for an undisclosed sum. That makes the drinks group partners with Jolie’s ex-husband on the Provençal rosé winery. Miraval has been a blockbuster since the Hollywood power couple bought the estate in 2012 and partnered with the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel to release their first wines in 2013. Sales rose 17.4 percent to just under 150,000 cases in the U.S. market last year, according to Impact Databank, a sister publi ..read more

Drew Walker hosts an exclusive cooking demo and wine pairing experience with St. Francis Wines. Real Farmers who make real wine: St. Francis’ authentic Sonoma wines are handcrafted from 100% Sonoma County grapes. From Chardonnay to Old Vines Zinfandel, St. Francis offers luscious, full-bodied, fruit-driven wines that showcase the unsurpassed quality of Sonoma County. Handcrafted from grapes grown in Sonoma’s finest appellations, it’s no surprise St. Francis boasts fifteen 90-plus wine scores. Discover St. Francis Winery and Vineyards today. Please enjoy responsibly. The post Exclusive Cookin ..read more

After more than a year and a half, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, the Wine Spectator Grand Award winner in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., will resume service Oct. 7. The news comes at the end of the six-month chefs-in-residence program showcasing everything from upscale Chilean cuisine to more casual menus with barbecue and wood-fired pizza. The team describes this opening as Blue Hill 2.0, meaning the restaurant won’t be the exact same concept as it was pre-pandemic. “Cooking and farming became more interesting, and more complicated,” chef-owner Dan Barber said in a statement shared on Instagram. “It chan ..read more

The worst-case scenario was a 50 percent tariff on bottled wine. That’s what most insiders in the Australian wine industry were thinking in fall 2020 after tensions spiked between the Chinese and Australian governments over the origins of COVID-19 and Australia’s ban on Huawei’s 5G network. Once again, it looked like the wine community was about to become collateral damage in a political dispute. But when Chinese authorities announced a tariff of 218 percent? It was mind-boggling. “The tariffs were much higher than anyone anticipated,” admitted Rachel Triggs, general manager of corporate affai ..read more

Anyone can taste wine, all you need is a glass of wine and your brain. There are 4 steps to wine tasting let the fun begin! The post How to Taste Wine appeared first on Wine Informed ..read more

Israeli Wine: https://www.winesofisrael.com/ From the cool, mountainous region of Galilee in the north, to the arid desert of Negev Highlands in the south, Israel’s climatic diversity makes it a winemaker’s paradise. #WeAreWinesOfIsrael #DiscoverWinesOfIsrael #ModernMediterraneanWinemaking The post Wine Growing Regions of Israel – Israeli wines appeared first on Wine Informed ..read more

Regine T. Rousseau, Founder and CEO of Shall We Wine and Christopher Poldoian of Storica host a live tasting of Storica Wines from Armenia. The post Armenian Wine Tasting with Storica Wines appeared first on Wine Informed ..read more

We’re back with another Vivian Wine Lesson. Today, we’re covering rosé wines. What is rosé wine? What are different styles of rosé wines? This is a quick and easy guide on how to buy rosé wines for beginners. I tried two rosés today that were very different. One was an Italian rosé or Rosato. Very light, crisp, fruity and refreshing. The other was a French Tavel rosé wine that was bold, spicy, and oh so tasty. I wanted to highlight that they are so many types of rosés out there. Go out and try some of these tasty wines that are so versatile. These are great wines for summer but also perfect a ..read more

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