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October 6, 2020

Wine & Spirits TOP 100 WINERIES + BEST BUYS

Old Bridge Cellars, Napa CA Standouts in Australian WineOriginally founded by Australian expat Rob MacDonald, Old Bridge Cellars as expanded under the ownership of Carlos Alvarez (of Corona beer), who…

September 28, 2018

Wine & Spirits Top 100

The Top 100 Wineries of 2008 ROSE & ARROW Eola-Amity Hills A geologist from Chile and a vigneron from Vosne-Romanée explore Oregon soils, revealing new facets of Willamette terroir. With…

October 2, 2017

Old Bridge Cellars Named as an Importer of the Year!

2017 Importers of the Year, Top 100 Wineries, Top 100 Wines Wine and Spirits 31st Annual Buying Guide Winter 2017 Top Importers of the Year Track records are important: They…

August 31, 2016

Over Twenty 90+ Wines in Latest Wine & Spirits

Wine & Spirits Magazine October Issue, 2016 94 pts    Innocent Bystander Mea Culpa Syrah 2014 Phil Sexton and Steve Flamsteed produced this wine from a clone of unknown origin, what…

August 4, 2016

A Word on Clare Valley Riesling from Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward on Clare Valley Riesling Wine & Spirits Magazine Fall 2016 interviewed by Luke Sykora In the early 1990s, Chuck Hayward was buying wine for the Jug Shop, a…

December 4, 2015

Sommeliers Return Triumphant

Sommelier Scavenger Hunt 2015: Australia Wine & Spirits Magazine December, 2015 by Joshua Greene Venture to Australia and the commercial impression we have of Aussie wine soon falls away. Fruit-forward…

October 28, 2015

McLaren Vale Grenache is the Winner

Announcing the Winners of the 2015 Somm Scavenger Hunt Wine & Spirits (website) October 27, 2015 Fifteen sommeliers, five regions, four grape varieties: this year’s W&S Sommelier Scavenger Hunt teams investigated the…

October 8, 2015

Old Bridge Cellars Named as a Top Importer

Top Importers of 2015 Wine & Spirits 29th Annual Buying Guide Winter, 2015 Here’s a trade secret it pays to know: When faced with an unfamiliar wine, turn the bottle…

September 25, 2015

Wine & Spirits Somm Scavenger Hunt Visits Brokenwood

Team Hunter Valley Day 1: Brokenwood Wine & Spirits (website) September 25th, 2015 by John Szabo MS Team Canada arrived in Sydney feeling shockingly fresh after 24 solid hours of travel,…

May 12, 2015

d’Arenberg a Value Brand of the Year

The Hermit Crab and The Dry Dam are Value Stand-Outs Wine & Spirits June, 2015 by Joshua Greene If you are looking for a different sort of critter on your…

January 5, 2015

Wine & Spirits Looks South in February

A Wealth of Styles in Wine & Spirits Latest Issue Wine & Spirits February 2015 The February issue of Wine & Spirits is out and includes some very fine wines.…

September 22, 2014

Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries Announced

Old Bridge Cellars’ Wineries Triumph in W&S Top 100 Wine & Spirits September 2014 Releases from Leeuwin Estate, Giant Steps and d’Arenberg rank in the top 1% of wines tasted by…

September 5, 2014

Wine & Spirits Reviews Sublime Shiraz from Australia

New Releases from Australia & Year’s Best Wine & Spirits October 2014 Wine & Spirits’ October Issue features ‘The Years Best’ with a particular focus on Red Burgundy and Shiraz from…

October 11, 2013

d’Arenberg & Giant Steps in Wine & Spirits Top 100

Wine & Spirits Winter 2013 d’Arenberg and Giant Steps have been listed among Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top 100 Wineries of 2013. In addition, the Giants Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot…