One of the preeminent wine festivals is the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival held for more than 40 years in beautiful Maui. Among the many activities available are wine tasting events during which participants get to meet and gain insight from the winemakers...
One of the best things about attending a food and wine festival is that you don’t need to know a ton about either one to have a great time. While you can just enjoy the overall experience, these events enable participants to gain a lot of knowledge in the most...
A few years ago, I met a cider-maker who uses only single varieties of apples instead of a blend. He told me that heritage varieties of apple have such a distinct and pure flavor, that they can (and deserve to) shine on their own. This interesting concept...
The Gravenstein Apple Fair, in Sebastopol, California, is the annual opportunity to partake of an iconic, heritage apple. So beloved is this particular variety, that an entire music festival with old-fashioned fun, libations, and, of course, apples, get their own...
What is an “aperture”? It’s the opening in a lens through which light passes into a camera. It’s similar to the pupils in our eyes that open to let more light in. So why did Founder and Winemaker Jesse Katz name his company...
