VinePair

AUGUST 12, 2024

Father’s Day in Bavaria is a bit different,” laughs Helen Busch, beer sommelier for the German Kraft brewpubs and bars in Vienna and London. In Sweden, for example, you can drink alcohol but only if you buy and consume it in the dining car, while it’s banned entirely on Scotrail trains (but not those connecting to the rest of the U.K.)

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Beer Wine Sommelier Bottling 95

Cheers

MAY 8, 2024

Coming off three straight years of rapid growth during and after the pandemic, sales in the beverage alcohol industry cooled significantly in 2023. Lower-alcohol wines, sustainably and conveniently packaged brands and proseccos are a few of the trends now driving industry growth. Overall wine decreased 3.4% in 2023 to 336.6

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Wine Promoter Promotion Sommelier 75

Dry Atlas

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Tell us a bit more about your experience as a chef, sommelier, mixologist, and professional flavor designer. It’s the lens that has informed my roles as a professional chef, sommelier, and bartender since the beginning of my career in 2001. Recreating the sensory experience of an alcoholic beverage is unbelievably challenging.

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Alcohol Sommelier Mocktails Mixologist 52

VinePair

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Tim Riley first began reviewing energy drinks in 2021, when his wife joked that his habit of tasting sugary caffeine beverages with his skillset as a sommelier could make for a good TikTok bit. He gives special credit to Bang Energy, which was founded in 2012 and has become one of the most popular energy drink manufacturers in America.

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Sommelier Zero-Proof Infusions Beer 52