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The World of Pinot Noir Announces 'WOPN Wine Month' Throughout the entire month of March, WOPN will be hosting a series of seminars, virtual winemaker tastings, its popular silent auction, and the opportunity to sip exclusive wines from the world's most-acclaimed wineries. February 18, 2021 February 17, 2021 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) – The annual World of Pinot Noir (WOPN) is pleased to announce it will be taking over the month of March in a global celebration of the planet’s greatest wine grape. March 2021 is officially WOPN Wine Month.    Normally held on the first week...

Why yak hair is taking over our homes and wardrobes As we sit around our houses staring at the same four walls, we seem to have come to a collective conclusion: short-legged, long-haired ox and even-toed ungulates are in. One of the less predictable trends emerging in 2021 is our increasing propensity to dress ourselves and our interiors in the understated but highly functional elegance of a Mongolian nomadic herdsmen and his “ger” yurt. Mongolia may be remote but it provides some of the most luxurious fibres in the world, including baby yak and Bactrian camel hair.  H...

Charges dismissed against Serpent Media personality Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts (File photo) Spread the love It was good news from the court for Observer’s managing director Algernon ‘Serpent’ Watts’ today, after charges brought against him in 2019 were dismissed. The charges surrounded an alleged fracas between the well-known radio personality, who is now the United Progressive Party candidate for St George, and former education minister Michael Browne. Former Minister of Education Michael Browne (Photo courtesy Caribbean News Service) His attorney, Kenny Kentish of Lake and Kentish...

Political adviser says Newton is the best option to replace Michael Browne Regional pollster Peter Wickham believes that former United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate, Lamin Newton, could be the best person to contest the All Saints West seat, if the current MP has to be replaced. Michael Browne, of the ruling Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), resigned from his position as Education Minister in November after he was arrested and charged with a criminal offence. “My sense is that, if the Prime Minister would need to look for a new candidate, then Lamin Newton would be a good option for ...

Skip to main content Currently Reading With the big Williams Selyem deal, a California wine icon aims to avoid a common fate: a soulless private equity future Making sense of a different sort of winery acquisition, in this week's Drinking with Esther newsletter FacebookTwitterEmail Williams Selyem will change hands for a second time.Peter DaSilva / The Chronicle 2006 We’re two weeks into the new year, and already there’s been a lot of merger-acquisition news in the California wine industry. Following O’Neill Vintners’ purchase of Rabble Wines and an $810 million handoff of value-price...