7 Golf Resorts with Food & Wine Festivals
A golf resort will always sparkle brightest for the amenity that oftentimes makes up its name. At these bucket-list destinations, the courses are king—and rightfully so. However, every once in a while (sometimes only once a year), these resorts double-down on their allure with flavors of a different kind. Yes, the food and beverage programs […]
Expert Wine Advice from Golf Community Sommeliers
To help you better appreciate and enjoy wine, we went straight to the experts Buying and drinking good wine is a luxury, albeit one that can be intimidating. To make the topic—and the act—less formidable, we sought insight from five certified and/or master sommeliers at golf communities known for their wine selection and service: John […]
Professional Golfers with Their Own Wine Brands
Many a golf pro has put their name on a bottle of wine. Only a few have put their heart and soul into creating truly special vintages. Greg Norman enjoyed a vintage year in 1995. The Great White Shark captured three tournament titles, carded the Tour’s best scoring average, topped the annual—and career—money lists, and […]
New Wines to Know Now
If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo and Burgundy makes sense. If, however, you’re into wine for the simple enjoyment of drinking delicious things that connect you to time, place, and culture, then it’s worth looking beyond the usual, toward up-and-coming regions and undersung grapes. If you collect wine as a business proposition, then playing it safe with Barolo […]
Drink to Your Team with the Official Ryder Cup Wine
Here’s the perfect wine to toast golf’s greatest event
Golf and Wine Tasting in Napa
Welcome to the Napa Valley, 60 miles north of San Francisco, where golf and wine have found the perfect area of coexistence. Some 600 of California’s 3,754 bonded wineries are in the valley, while tucked among the Cabernets and Zinfandels—and in some instances requiring shots over or through them—are six 18-hole courses: Silverado North and South, Eagle Vines, Chardonnay, the private Napa Valley Country Club, and a muni strong enough to have been used as a qualifying site for PGA Tour events, Napa Golf Course at Kennedy Park.
