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May 06, 2021 NAPA, Calif., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Bottle Wines and clients on its daily email blast will celebrate 10 years in business, by, what else? An epic sale day on 10 highly sought-after wines, specially chosen to represent each year of operation since 2011. The sale will begin May 11th, 2021 at 9AM Napa Valley time.  "This celebration is going to be a wild ride for wine lovers," said co-owner Cory Wagner. "I've been preparing for months and we've got some seriously compelling wines and incredible pricing. Stay tuned!" "Ten years has flown by," said co-owner Stefa...

Last Bottle Wines Celebrates 10 Years with a Massive Wine Sale Day May 11th News provided by Share this article Share this article NAPA, Calif., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Bottle Wines and clients on its daily email blast will celebrate 10 years in business, by, what else? An epic sale day on 10 highly sought-after wines, specially chosen to represent each year of operation since 2011. The sale will begin May 11 th, 2021 at 9AM Napa Valley time. " This celebration is going to be a wild ride for wine lovers," said co-owner Cory Wagner. "I've been preparing for months and we've got som...

For those that don’t have a green thumb, Alyssa Piombo, owner of Riza Plants, would like to be of assistance. “Someone called me ‘the plant sommelier’ the other day,” said Piombo. “I like the sound of that.” Piombo opened her botanical boutique in the First Street Napa center in October. Riza Plants sells all kinds of plants, plus an assortment of planters, locally made ceramics and macrame, plant accessories and indoor garden supplies such as insecticides, moisture meters, misters, fertilizers and potting soil. There’s even a “soil bar”, or �...

Stefan Blicker can thank the state of Alaska for getting him into wine. “I was tending bar at the Crow’s Nest (in Anchorage, Alaska) and the sommelier quit,” recalled Blicker. “I volunteered and the maître d’ took me under his wing. That first night I was decanting a 3 liter of 1970 Mouton Rothschild tableside,” complete with candle, apron and tastevin tasting cup. “I was totally hooked,” he said. “From there I went on to retail and ... then into the online side of things in 2000.” Today Blicker is the co-owner, Last Bottle Wines/First Bott...

Photo credit: Cottonbro / Pexels A few years ago, Bart Watson, the chief economist for the Brewers Association, decided to stage a craft beer tasting for the residents of his grandmother’s retirement community. Many tried an IPA for the first time and, as Watson recalls, “were kind of shocked that anybody would make a beer that bitter.” Yet one man loved it. “He told me, ‘It’s the best beer I’ve ever tasted. I’m going to buy a six-pack.’” The experience revealed a valuable lesson: While many assume older drinkers become set in their ways as they age, there are many consume...