Renowned Quady Winemaker Michael Blaylock Retires, Protégé Darin Peterson Takes The Reigns
February 07, 2018
Director of Winemaking and longtime winemaking veteran, Michael Blaylock, retired from Quady Winery (Madera, CA) in December of 2017 after a remarkable and noteworthy 33-year career. With more than a decade of experience making wine at Quady, Darin Peterson has been promoted to lead winemaker. Darin leads Quady Winery into its 43rd year of operation as the producer is poised for continued growth. (Source: Wine Business)
Jackson Family’s Barbara Banke Earns Wine Spectator's 2017 Distinguished Service Award
December 01, 2017
Banke, 64, is the chairman of the board of Sonoma County, Calif.–based Jackson Family Wines, which includes 47 wine brands across four continents. Along with Kendall-Jackson, which sells 3.5 million cases a year, labels include La Crema, Murphy-Goode and Matanzas Creek. (Source: Wine Spectator)
New Bollinger cellar shows off ‘lost’ treasures
January 06, 2017
When Bollinger staff cleaned out a gallery of its cellar under the house in Aÿ stacked with old, empty bottles, they made a remarkable discovery.
Hidden for decades, they unearthed an incredible collection of some 600 bottles, the youngest of which was found to be 1921 and the oldest, 1830. (source: Decanter)
Pascual Toso: Celebrating 125 years of Tradition, Authenticity, and Innovation
January 04, 2017
On learning that Pascual Toso is celebrating its 125th anniversary of producing wine, one would assume its business lies within a historical region in Europe. But hailing from Piedmont, Italy, the eponymous Pascual Toso emigrated to Argentina and established his winery in Guaymallén, Mendoza in 1890, making it one of the oldest wine producers in South America. (source: The World of Fine Wine)