Contributor Jill Johnson of Wine Enthusiast included Gruet Winery in her report of “America’s Top Urban Wineries.” She writes of Gruet: “Gruet Winery may be surrounded by desert landscape in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but its roots come from patriarch Gilbert Gruet’s Champagne house, Gruet et Fils, in Bethon, France. Its sandy loam soils, high elevation (ranging …
Copyright 2016 Everett Herald (abstracted)Read the full story at http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160228/LIVING/160229321 It happens every year. Just about the time you can’t stand any more winter, trees start to bud, crocus bloom and Girl Scouts show up with cookies — a bit of sunshine in a box. If you ordered cookies in advance, you should have them …
In its annual feature, Wine Business Monthly highlights the top 30 American wine companies in its WBM30. These leading producers are ranked with profiles published in the Feb. issue each year. In this year’s issue, published Feb., Precept Wine ranked #15 based on 2015 case production. Tucked neatly between J Lohr (#14) and Korbel (#16), the …