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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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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.

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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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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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Welcome to Crystal Springs, Napa Valley’s First New AVA in 13 Years

VinePair

The most prestigious wine region in the U.S. The last sub-region approved in Napa Valley was Coombsville in 2011. Burgess shares that the wines offer “extremely dark, complex flavors and rich aromatics,” according to an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. Crystal Springs is located on the border of St.

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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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