by Sean Ludford | Nov 7, 2022 | News Feed, Uncategorized
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 “The Great War” was halted as an armistice was signed between the Allied nations and the Central Powers. One year later President Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919, Armistice Day to commemorate the victory earned just one year earlier and to honor those who made it possible. Seven years later The...
by Sean Ludford | Mar 9, 2022 | Food & Eating, Uncategorized
Pairing wine with your holiday meal, whether it be traditional fare or your own twist, is always a challenge. Ham or lamb are traditional choices for Easter meals but there are always variations. Do yourself a favor and ignore the sickening sweet dishes that find their way to the table – nothing works with these so forget about it. The biggest concern is the eclectic...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 18, 2021 | News Feed, Uncategorized
North Bay Business Journal North Coast vineyard operators caught a glint of hope Thursday for better sales of grapes and at higher prices this year, even while dealing with the continued threat of the coronavirus to their crews and reeling from the devastating impact of the wildfires on sales of 2020 fruit. But it was a bittersweet forecast at Sonoma Winegrowers’ Dollars & Sense...
by Sean Ludford | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized, Wine
Readers at BevX know that we have a great fondness for the wines made at Tablas Creek in Paso Robles, California. We have reviewed more than 50 of their wines over the past five years. In late September we received seven wines from their fall 2020 release. The wines scored incredibly well ranging from 94 to 97 points. Every one was a featured review...
by Sean Ludford | Jul 21, 2020 | News Feed, Uncategorized
Thomas Pellechia — Forbes.com According to the Wine Analytics Report (WA) released July 15, 2020, consumer spending on domestic wine in June was $3.4 billion and wine spending for the 12 months ending in June reached $70 billion. But according to, the numbers represent a 5% drop from the same period in 2019. As expected, on-premise wine sales were off over the past six months;...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 18, 2020 | News Feed, Uncategorized
January 2020 It’s a new year and Sky Ranch Foundation℠ is fast approaching our sixth decade of assisting in the rehabilitation of at-risk youth. With contributions received from the Beverage Alcohol Industry, the Foundation reflects upon the many organizations which we have, in some small way, helped to achieve that goal. To-date, more than $3.6 million has been awarded. Overland Park, Kansas-based Sacred’s (kidsaresacred.org)...
