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5 to Try: Cava, and the Wines Formerly Known as Cava

Imbibe Magazine

Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. That’s because the vast majority of the quarter billion bottles sold globally are classified as Cava de Guarda, the youngest and least expensive category.

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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. was established.

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From Beer Bikes to Champagne-Soaked Train Excursions, Europeans Adore Drinking on the Go

VinePair

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. On the opening day of Erlangen’s Volksfest, Bergkirchweih , young adults traditionally carry a 20-bottle crate to the event, drinking as they go. It’s something Germans learn at an early age.

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The 2024 Wine Growth Brands Awards — What’s Driving sales

Cheers

Another Foley Family brand, Chalk Hill, consistently ranks among the top 10 chardonnays with both its Sonoma Coast and Estate bottlings, Vu says. in 2023 to reach out in person to sommeliers and other fine- wine professionals in key markets. Tetra-Pak format, “has been a huge winner for us” since its launch in 2012.

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Q&A with Aaron Wisniewski, Founder & CEO of Guinep Cocktails

Dry Atlas

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. You’re called the “Indiana Jones” of flavor! Ha, I love this image!

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An Illustrated Timeline of Napa’s Most Famous Cabs

VinePair

With its prestigious estates and high bottle prices, its easy to think that Napas always been the esteemed beacon of Cabernet Sauvignon that it is today. 100-point scores from Robert Parker ) that the bottles reached cult status and now are some of the most coveted and expensive wines in the country and beyond.

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We Asked 15 Wine Pros: Which Red Wine Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2025)

VinePair

Nebbiolo will always carry higher price points, but the other Piedmontese red grapes are the first places I look to for a bang-for-your-buck bottle. Stefanie Harris, head sommelier, Zimmis , NYC “People don’t tend to recommend U.S. It’s their entry level bottling but blows me away with length and complexity.

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