In honor of the announcement of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games being held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in northern Italy, the March 22, 2025 episode of Tony Mart Presents features wines from northern Italy as well as a preview of some of our favorite spring wines. Northern Italy includes the wine regions Valle d’Aosta,ContinueContinue reading “Northern Italy and Wines for Spring (Radio Show 3-22-2025)”
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Buena Vista Winery and Napa Tasting Room
Historic Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma has another tasting room, Chateau Buena Vista, in downtown Napa, California.
PEJU Winery: Family Winemaking At Its Best
Forty years of dedication to crafting exceptional wines that began with a 5.5 acre block of highly coveted Cabernet Sauvignon vines.
Summer Vacation and Tuscany: A Perfect Pairing
Exploring food and wine in Tuscany with its gorgeous scenery and iconic medieval hilltop towns.
Daou Vineyards Wine Tasting
Daou Vineyards: The dream is to turn the soil and climate of Daou Mountain into pleasure in a bottle.
Blues and Booze On The High Seas
Some of the best musical artists in the blues genre perform on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise with an average of 40 headline acts playing a total of over 100 shows on six stages.
WSET and Me
We were told that the exam would be a “closed book” test although I had no idea at the time how that would be accomplished with an online test. It turned out that setting up a laptop and phone with apps, video, audio, and scanning your room to show the proctor that you aren’t hiding crib notes or a wine expert under your desk was harder than the actual exam.
Informed Purchase or Impulse Buy
Discovering an unfamiliar grape varietal, reading about a wine region, or being intrigued by a winemaker’s philosophy is often a catalyst to trying a new wine. Uncovering a hidden gem, especially one that I can buy locally, gives me a thrill.
Wednesday Wine Featuring California Merlot
In the movie Sideways, the lead character, Miles, exclaims “…if anyone orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any f***ing Merlot!” Why all the hatred for poor Merlot?
Creating New Habits: Wine & Small Plates Wednesday
We’ve unintentionally formed a new habit with wine and small plates on Wednesday that’s both satisfying and reasonably healthy.
