• Support Us!
  • NEWS
    • Local Issues
    • Daily Digest
    • Politics
    • Features
    • Snapshot
    • Media
    • Environment
    • Astronomy
    • Cannabis in the CV
    • National/International
    • Sponsored Content Features
  • OPINION
    • Editor’s Note
    • Ask a Mexican
    • Community Voices
    • Comics
    • Know Your Neighbors
    • Savage Love
    • Hiking
    • Pets
  • ARTS
    • Visual Arts
    • Theater and Dance
    • Literature
    • Comedy
    • Local Fun
  • MOVIES & TV
    • Film Reviews
    • DVDs/Home Viewing
    • Previews and Features
    • TV
  • MUSIC
    • Previews
    • Music Reviews
    • The Lucky 13
    • Music News and Features
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • Restaurant and Food News
    • The Indy Endorsement
    • Features & Profiles
    • Wine
    • Beer
    • Cocktails
  • BEST OF CV
    • Readers’ Picks
    • Staff Picks
    • BOCV Features
  • ABOUT/ADVERTISING
  • CALENDAR
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Skip to content

Coachella Valley Independent

Independent news, music, arts, opinion, commentary

Tag: wine spectator

Posted inWine

Vine Social: You Don’t Need to Become a Sommelier to Learn a Lot About Wine

by Katie Finn October 15th, 2018December 16th, 2020

Everyone I know in the wine industry has had their own personal “Ah-ha!” moment—when wine became more than just a classy way to get drunk, when we went from simply enjoying the way the wine tastes to becoming consumed with every aspect of it. Where was it grown? How was it grown? How did the […]

Posted inWine

Vine Social: Wine Scores Are a Scourge on the Industry—and Are No Good for Consumers

by Katie Finn May 15th, 2018December 16th, 2020
Posted inWine

Well Red: Meet Andre de Carteret, the Man Behind Spencer’s Award-Winning Wine List

by Christine Soto April 27th, 2016December 16th, 2020
Posted inRestaurant & Food News

Restaurant News Bites: Townie Bagels Builds Community; Knievel Jumps at Spa Resort; and Tons More!

by Jimmy Boegle September 28th, 2015December 16th, 2020
Posted inRestaurant & Food News

Restaurant News Bites: Palm Springs’ CPK to Close (for Now); ‘Wine Spectator’ Honors; and More!

by Jimmy Boegle August 5th, 2013December 16th, 2020

Recent Stories

  • A Note From the Editor: There Are Real Reasons for Hope Regarding the End of the Pandemic February 25th, 2021
  • The Weekly Independent Comics Page for Feb. 25, 2021! February 25th, 2021
  • Another Vaccine to Be OK’d; California’s Very Own Variant–Coachella Valley Independent Daily Digest: Feb. 24, 2021 February 24th, 2021
  • On Cocktails: Our Intrepid Scribe Ponders His Bartending Past While Wondering About His Industry’s Future February 24th, 2021
  • Savage Love: My Kinks Disappeared When I Started Taking Antidepressants; What Does That Mean? February 24th, 2021

Click here to get amazing deals!
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Terms, Conditions and Policies
  • Find a Copy
  • About the Independent
  • Become a Supporter of the Independent!
© 2021 Coachella Valley Independent. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic