Wine Spectator on "Engaging Oregon Wines"
April 26, 2022
While its easy to point out that the Willamette Valley is renowned for its Pinot Noir, it takes a special winemaker to curate a sparkling wine, or a white wine,...
Vinitaly 2022 Highlights include Tommasi's Big Announcement
April 25, 2022
This years 4 day Italian wine fair had many reasons to be anticipated, beloved, and looked back upon fondly. Not only was it the first in person conference since 2019,...
Wine Icon Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena Co-Hosts Wine Dinner
April 22, 2022
Bob McGinn of Sarasota Magazine recounts a recent wine dinner at MichaelsWine Cellar, in Sarasota Florida. He notes that rarely at wine dinners do you get to meet someone from...
Gary Farrell Winery in the Chalk Report
April 20, 2022
GFW_ChalkReport_4.14.22 Writer Andrew Chalk reviews Gary Farrell 2019 Chardonnay, ‘Olivet Lane Vineyard’, Russian River Valley, CA ($50), noting that he has found the GFW wines to "consistently justify their reputation."...
Guigal Côtes du Rhône Gains Recognition as Value Go-To
April 20, 2022
[pdf-embedder url="https://www.vintus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VINTUS_South-Florida-Reporter_4.10.22-1.pdf" title="VINTUS_South Florida Reporter_4.10.22 (1)"] [pdf-embedder url="https://www.vintus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VINTUS_Baltimore-Sun_4.14.22-1.pdf" title="VINTUS_Baltimore Sun_4.14.22 (1)"] E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône 2017 was featured in both the Baltimore Sun and South Florida Reporter recently. Editors...
Gary Farrell Winery Russian River Selection Chardonnay is WOW in MAXIM
April 18, 2022
[pdf-embedder url="https://www.vintus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GFW_Maxim_4.15.22.pdf"] Maxim writer Kate Dingwall included GFW Russian River Selection Chardonnay as its "Wine of the Week" in their latest online publication. She writes "You’ll be hard pressed to find...
Champagne Ayala featured in “Exploring 4 of the Most Popular French Wine Regions”
April 11, 2022
[pdf-embedder url="https://www.vintus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VINTUS_Beverage-Dynamics_4.7.22.pdf" title="VINTUS_Beverage Dynamics_4.7.22"] Beverage Dynamics, a publication for wine retailers, highlighted 4 of France's most popular wine regions in a recent post by Kyle Swartz. Champagne was featured for...
Gary Farrell Winery Among the "Best Chardonnays", According to Wine Enthusiast
April 06, 2022
For this article, Wine Enthusiast breaks down the value Chardonnay category into Under $25, $25-50 and Over $50 sections, "Like Goldilocks, from a profile and price perspective, everyone has their...
Rosés say Forget-Me-Not!
April 06, 2022
Lettie Teague of the Wall Street Journal wants readers and rosé buyers to embrace "last year's" rosé for many reasons. One is the supply chain, making it undetermined if the...
When Parents Pass the Torch, Wine Dynasties are Born
April 05, 2022
Luisa Ponzi talks about taking the winemaking helm from her father, Dick Ponzi back in 1993. She had just returned from Burgundy where she studied enology, and was thrilled to...
Shanken Shares News of New "La Grande Année 2014" Vintage from Champagne Bollinger
March 30, 2022
The news of the new vintage was included in today’s “News Briefs”, which provides an overview of the prestige cuvée and the global culinary program. The write up notes that...
Champagne Bollinger and Ayala featured in "True Champagne Dames"
March 30, 2022
Upscale Living's Kevin Pilley says "Women are Champagne, forget the monks. Women are the mothers of Champagne." The story titled “True Champagne Dames” highlights Lily Bollinger and Caroline Latrive...
Gary Farrell Winery Russian River Selection Chardonnay 2019 named to "Top 10 Wines for Summer 2022"
March 29, 2022
Drink Hacker's Christopher Null is ready to usher in the warmer weather with a glass of Russian River Selection Chardonnay, by Gary Farrell Winery. He writes, "You can rarely go...
Haute Living San Francisco Names Gary Farrell Olivet Lane Chardonnay 2019 a "Stellar Sonoma Chardonnay"
March 28, 2022
Fran Miller of Haute Living San Francisco writes that the "vinous output is as eclectic as Sonoma County" itself. Although 60 different grape varieties are grown in Sonoma, Chardonnay is...
Bollinger Rosè Brut is One of the Best Wines under $100
March 17, 2022
Robb Report rounded up 17 Wines that fit in the "could-cellar" but "should-drink" category. Sarah Schneider says "But what about the slightly lesser occasions? The Friday night when your taste...
Luisa Ponzi of Ponzi Vineyards Hosts Oregon Winemakers in a Throwback Tasting
March 15, 2022
Wine Spectator's Tim Fish writes a "casual, non-blind tasting of Oregon Wines all 20 years or older." About 24 wines were tasted. Ponzi brought a duo of Chardonnays from 1995,...
E. Guigal 2018 St. Joseph Lieu-Dit Rouge Named Wine of the Week in W&S
March 10, 2022
Wine & Spirits highlighted this "Dense, Opulent St-Joseph" in their Wine of the Week article for February 21st. "A wine as elegant as it is firm, almost forbidding in its...
E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc in Food & Wine
March 10, 2022
Food & Wine rounded up 15 Affordable French White Wines recently, and included Guigal in the lineup. "The E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc, for example, is a charming, effusive...
Broadway World Highlights Four Female Winemakers for International Womens Day
March 10, 2022
Broadway World chose to highlight Luisa Ponzi, of Ponzi Vineyards; Celine of Champagna Ayala, Meritxell of Juve & Camps and Marina & Miriam of Masciarelli Winery. "In honor of International...
Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2014 & La Grande Année Rosé Debut to Critical Acclaim!
March 10, 2022
Its an exciting launch week for Champagne Bollinger, releasing both the La Grande Année and La Grande Année Rose 2014 vintage. Both Antonio Galloni of Vinous Media, and William Kelley...