Author Archives: Joel Whitaker

Calif. Cuts Off Water to Grape Growers, Healdsburg

Grape growers north of Healdsburg will have to make do without water to irrigate their crops after California officials ordered about 1,500 water rights holders, including grape growers and the cities of Cloverdale and Healdsburg, to stop drawing water from … Continue reading

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Oak Knoll Winery Picks Handcrafted W&S for 3 States

Spanning Oregon, Kansas and Oklahoma, the partnership between Oak Knoll Winery and Handcrafted Wine & Spirits strengthens both organizations’ abilities to provide superb wines and exemplary service to restaurants and retailers throughout these states. Oak Knoll Winery President Greg Lint comments, “We are extremely excited about … Continue reading

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CRŪ Winery Opens New Tasting Room in Santa Lucia Highlands

It’s Cru’s second tasting room location.  The Cru Winery Santa Lucia Highlands tasting room sits within the Paraiso and Sarmento Vineyards both of which are a part of CRŪ Winery’s single vineyard program and have been farmed by the Smith … Continue reading

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Stitzel-Weller’s New Club

Stitzel-Weller Distillery opens the Garden & Gun Club, a destination cocktail bar, inspired by Garden & Gun Magazine’s hospitality franchise. Located on the second floor of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, the Club offers a unique food and drink experience along the … Continue reading

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Mount Gay Rum Offers Rum Day Cocktail Kit

Mount Gay Rum is releasing a limited-edition National Rum Day cocktail kit, that features the essential ingredients to craft Black Barrel Classic Daiquiri cocktails, along with complementary items that help honor and protect the ocean: Mount Gay teamed up with Karim Iliya, … Continue reading

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What We’re Reading —

New Zealand Wine Giant Villa Maria Saved from Liquidation Villa Maria is being bought by Indevin.  Villa Maria was put on the market by parent company FFWL after the latter reportedly racked up debts of more than NZ$200m ($140m). FFWL, … Continue reading

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