Portuguese Wine Bucking the world wide trend of reducing production, Portugal has increased wine production by 9% this year. Sales of Portuguese table wines in the United States has increased by 40% since 2007. Often overlooked for anything other than Port, Portugal produces some lovely red wines. Several years ago, former singing idol and philanthropist, [...]
Sam Neill: Two Paddocks Located in the Central Otago region of New Zealand—the world’s southernmost wine region—Two Paddocks was launched in 1993 by ‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill. A long-time wine enthusiast, the Kiwi native began his vineyard with just five acres of pinot noir and is in the process of further expanding his acreage. [...]
Canadian Wines The latest celebrity wine to be introduced comes from hockey’s Great One, Wayne Gretzky. In partnership with Niagara’s Creekside Estate Winery in Jordan Station, the first three wines to be released in the US this year are a 2005 Meritage – $22, a 2006 Chardonnay – $18 and a 2005 Vidal Ice Wine [...]
The Dan Aykroyd Discovery Series Wines In 2005, Dan Aykroyd acquired the Canadian rights for the ultra-premium tequila, Patrón. The Canadian importing agent for this brand is Toronto-based Diamond Estates, a company that controls four wineries in the Niagara region. Aykroyd sunk $1 million into Diamond Estates, saying at the time,”This is a sound investment [...]
