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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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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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Premium is the Benchmark

Spiritz

Taking note of the evolution in the world of wines, a company like KRSMA Estates has focused its marketing strategy on educating its customers and patrons about wine and its varieties. With a presence in the Indian wine market since 2011, KRSMA has its boutique winery based out of Koppal, near Hampi in Karnataka.

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The Bars Of Tooting Market

BarLifeUK

Secret Bar has been around for 13 years, and its name makes sense when you realise that when it opened in 2011, fewer people viewed the market as a hang-out spot, so the bar was something of a local’s secret.

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Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

VinePair

Bacardi via Ebay “So maybe that’s where this wacky ‘let’s put tequila into rum’ idea came from,” says Coxen, who first turned me onto Ciclón via tasting it on her online spirits show “ My Tiny Bottles.” A Ciclón of Dust And yet, Ciclón is still remembered fondly and “vintage” bottles of it still sell. For true O.G. For true O.G.

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