Picture this. A sun-dappled afternoon at the Montagna Estate on world-renowned Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley, graciously hosted by Bob Long and Nancy McIntosh. A privileged perch located at the edge of the Vaca Mountain Range, where the views and the vines take your breath away. A gathering of some
Introducing Premium Turkish Rosé to the U.S. Join us to raising a toast to Sandra Guibord, New York-based sommelier, CEO and founder of Sandra’s Wine Life, on her partnership with Sibel Kutman Oral, a vintner and third-generation owner of the legendary Doluca Winery in Turkey, and the laun
Photography by Michael J. Fiedler In the Fall of 2021, members and guests from the renowned GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, New York, arrived at an exquisitely decorated dining room and patio that overlooks the 18th green in fall splendor on the valley below the expansive Mark Finley desig
The event took place at FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management in Miami on January 15th, 2022. Over 250 wines were evaluated and judged by five, four-member panels of industry professionals including educators, distributors, retailers, journalists, restaurateurs, and sommeliers.
By Robin H. Phillips For most people, when you think of wine, you imagine Napa, Provence, Tuscany. Of course, wine enthusiasts know that many other countries produce terrific bottles, but there is one that is a stand-out: South Africa—the world’s seventh-largest exporter of fine wines. Bringing
By Fred Bollaci Domaine de la Rivière, in the heart of the famed Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California was founded by Marla and Geoff Bedrosian. In the early 1990’s Marla and Geoff began developing a palate for different types of wines. Geoff started to research different varietals to
Fernando Silva is the Sommelier and Wine Director at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, New York. Silva grew up in Argentina. After working on cruise ships in the late ’90s, he decided that hospitality was going to be his lifetime career. Between the years 2003 and 2004, after some tumultuous y
Venü Magazine was honored to visit Provence, France in September to be part of the Provence Rosé Group’s 2019 Advisory Council, where top wine writers, wine buyers, sommeliers, restaurateurs, influencers, and media outlets had the privilege of visiting this remarkably beautiful region and learni
