Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir Takes Top Prize  November 18, 2025 — Winners have been announced in the 2025 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging, Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir took the top prize. It was also awarded Best of Show Red Wine and Best of Monterey County AVA. Coming in at 98 points, judges praised the wine as “warm and spicy” with “fig and nutmeg.” Other descriptors included “meaty,” “prosciutto,” and “dried rose petal.”  With entries from across the globe, the Harvest Challenge bases judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions and grapes that combine to give personality to the wine.  In other competitions, this terroir is ignored. At the Harvest Challen

A Global Tasting and Marketing Forum  Hosted by DIAM Bouchage and G3 Enterprises You are invited to the Eleventh Anniversary Celebration of the Annual Wine Conversations: A Global Tasting and Marketing Forum  Complimentary for qualified winemakers, enologists, wine marketers, winery purchasing personnel, and journalists by invitation only. Register to secure your seat at your preferred location for this March 2024 event.  March 5, 2024: Walla Walla Valley, The Marcus Whitman | 10:00am-12:00pm (with optional lunch 12-1pm to follow the program)  March 7, 2024: Napa Valley, The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone | 10:00am-12:00pm (with optional lunch 12-1pm to follow the program)  Register Today!  New & Exciting!  The annual World of Pinot Noir event gathers the planet's foremost Pinot Noir wineries and winemakers, renowned chefs, sommeliers and leading wine scholars in a weekend-long seaside celebration of this delicious and

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Bouchard Cooperages, an International representative of Premium Oak Barrels, Casks and French Oak Barrel Alternatives, as well as Premium Eggs, Jarres and Amphorae, is thrilled to welcome Oscar Cervera to the team, as a Barrel and Tank Consultant, representing Bouchard Cooperages  in Mexico. Cervera is a skilled and passionate professional with more than ten years of experience in the wine industry. Through his current position as an independent representative at AEB Group, a leader in biotechnology products for the wine and beverage alcohol industry, he has been successful to develop more than 40 customers in the wine, cider and tequila industries. Cervera is also a partner in a winery in Central Mexico: Vinos del Marques. Cervera shares Bouchard Cooperages company values that encompass “A commitment to quality and customer service” and looks forward to developing the presence of Bouchard Cooperages family of suppliers and assisting customer’s needs throughout t