Posts by Samantha Stone
Post-COVID Energy Fuels Lively Wine Events Calendar: A Spring and Summer Preview
Nevada’s wine community is again buzzing with special events, after two years of roller coaster COVID restrictions. Raise your glass to a full schedule of pairings, parties, classes, awards, and more, throughout 2022. Some upcoming events are previewed here. Photo: Grape Basin News
Read MoreLocal Oenophiles (And Friends) Blend a Wine for University of Nevada
It was a party, and a contest. The winning team would combine three Nevada Sunset wines to create a blend for the University of Nevada’s private label. It was also a commitment ceremony of sorts – formal recognition of a new partnership between Nevada’s wine producers and the university.
Read MoreVines & Wines Competition Judging Complete, Vinny Awards Planned for Spring of 2022
The annual Nevada Vines & Wines competition drew 101 entries from across the state. After a pandemic-related pause, the group plans to relaunch the Vinny Awards. Winners of the 2021 competition will be recognized next spring. More photos are posted with the story.
Read MoreNevada’s Greg Ross Wins Five U.S. National Amateur Awards for Walker River Estate Wines
Greg Ross received a congratulatory call last weekend from the chief Judge of the U.S. National Amateur Wine Competition, where his wines captured five awards. Congratulations are also pouring in from the local wine community. Photo: Greg and Susan Ross in 2018.
Read MoreNevada Vines & Wines Touts Four Courses with Wine for $40, New Venue for Annual Christmas Party
As inflation spikes the cost of a restaurant meal, Nevada Vines & Wines boasted a catered $40 feast at its November meeting. The group tasted reds and whites by local winemakers, guided by Greg Ross of the Walker River Estate Vineyard.
Read MoreNGGW and University of Nevada Forge a Partnership: Research, Guidance for Growers and a Wine Label for UNR
A collaboration between UNR and the Nevada Grape Growers and Winemakers will produce useful information for the winegrowing community. The plan also envisions a Riesling that bears the University’s private label.
Read MoreOne Year In: Artesian Cellars Thrives in a Chaotic Time, and a Major Strip Property May Want Their Wine
In only a year, Artesian Cellars Winery has become a hot spot in Pahrump. But not without a series of abrupt twists and turns, leading staffers to joke that the winery’s name should be Adaptation Cellars. The winery enters its second year with a robust promotional calendar, 21 employees and compliments from a Las Vegas Strip sommelier.
Read MoreHalloween in August: Grape Expectations Annual Bacchus Awards Draws 400
Grape Expectations School of Winemaking chose a Halloween theme for its 2021 Bacchus Awards, held at the Orleans in Las Vegas. Costumes, dancing, and wine, of course. Labels featured names like Brigitte Bordeaux, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Opus One, and Quarantine Cuvee’. Photo @GrapeBasinNews, August 7, 2021
Read MoreBig Night at Artesian Cellars: HBO Documentary Screening is a Hit With Locals in Pahrump
You know you’re headed for success when you can pack the place on a Monday night! Pahrump’s newest winery rolled out the red carpet for a screening of the HBO documentary “Small Town News,” featuring the town’s own TV station KPVM. Photo: @GrapeBasinNews, the Exterior of Artesian Cellars Winery in Pahrump on August 2, 2021
Read MoreTeri Bath, “Hostess with Mostest” Moves On; Nevada Vines & Wines Seeks Event Coordinator
After eight years of managing monthly tasting events, holiday gatherings, and vineyard tour parties Teri Bath wants to hand off the responsibility. Nevada Vines & Wines needs an event coordinator who knows how to plan a party, and relishes the role of host or hostess. Photo @GrapeBasinNews: Celebration at the Tamarack Junction, following the 2019 Vineyard Tour
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