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The Next Era of Spanish Wine Starts Now

Imbibe Magazine

When the team behind Oxalis , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, opened Clinton Hill wine bar Place des Fêtes in 2022, beverage director Piper Kristensen knew exactly what he didn’t want to do: re-create the same-old, same-old bistronomy-style French-heavy list. Spanish wine—even great Spanish wine—isn’t new to stateside customers.

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Cava Reclaims Its Identity and Charts a New Way Forward

Imbibe Magazine

Eduard Viader grabs a bottle from a riddling rack, pulls off the metal brace that secured the cork, and with his index finger covering the closure to keep it from flying off, uses his clawlike wrench to ease the cork out of the bottle. He spins the bottle to tamp down the fizz and turns it upright.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023! Tasting Breaks with Redbreast and Monin

Chilled Magazine

Kevin Denton Rex — head of mixology and education at Pernod Ricard North America and the executive director of BarSmarts — offered pours of the brand’s signature bottling, Redbreast 12. Red Breast 12 was also awarded Gold Outstanding at the 2019 International Wine & Spirit Competition for Irish Whiskey.

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Are ‘Legendary Vintages’ Becoming a Tired Wine Marketing Cliche?

VinePair

Even a wine novice can wrap their head around the mystique of a game-changing moment in time or a deliciously Gallic middle finger to the freshly defeated Reich. But besides these rarities, we’ve been spoiled rotten over the past 20 years by a crate full of vintages trumpeted as legendary by the wine industry and media.

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The VinePair Podcast: Why Aren’t There More All-American Wine Programs?

VinePair

Historically at these restaurants, despite the fact that the food is all locally sourced, the wine lists consist almost entirely of imported bottles. giants like Napa Valley or countries like Italy and France, operating a domestic-only wine program doesn’t come without its fair share of challenges. But not anymore.

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14 of the Best Wines From Montefalco, Umbria

VinePair

Understanding wine is often about comparisons: If you’re not familiar with a certain variety, what does it remind you of? The issue is tannins, the chewy, often “dusty” remnants of the grapes that coat the mouth, give red wines structure, and make them worthy of aging. Those young California Cabs are quite tannic. Plenty of time.

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Berry Bros & Rudd Launches One-Off ‘Glens & Valleys’ Scotch Collection

The Whiskey Wash

Credit: Berry Bros & Rudd Historic wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros. & The first part of the collection, Glens & Valleys, is available now, with bottles distributed amongst Berry Bros. & See the list of bottles at the end of this article. & Rudd , and specialist UK and international retailers.