(November 11-15, Napa Valley, California) – The 5th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival wrapped and printed another successful multi-day event featuring 120 films, special presentations, musical performances and cooking demonstrations. Meadowood Napa Valley (http://www.meadowood.com/) awarded $10,000 to the winning filmmakers in both the Narrative and Documentary competition categories at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony. In […]
A NEW wave of young Australian winemakers are turning heads and picking up awards for their fresh interpretations of Australia’s traditional grape varieties. Four South Australian and one Victorian winemaker took home trophies at the 2015 Young Guns of Wine Awards ceremony held in Sydney this week. Of the 50 young winemakers entering the annual […]
A new wine research center that will help the industry face up to challenges posed by climate change, water restrictions and changing consumer preferences was launched at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus today. The New center for innovative wine production launches in South Australia. The ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production will be targeting key […]
You don’t have to dig too deep to uncover the rich, rustic and raw culinary influences in the life of acclaimed chef Natalie Homan. Homan, head chef at The Apothecary 1878, recounts memories of her robust Croatian grandmother Marija, whose sleeves-up attitude and culinary feats had a major impact on the young Homan. “She would […]
