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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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5 Iconic Food and Wine Pairings From the Masters Champions Dinners

VinePair

Keeping in line with the theme, the menu featured two classic wines from northern Spain’s Rioja region including the Imperial Gran Reserva 2012 and Contino Blanco 2020 from the historic Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España winery, also known as C.V.N.E. For Rahm, these selections were highly personal.

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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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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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Survival of the Fittest: Analyzing SVB’s State of the U.S. Wine Industry Report 2024

VinePair

Wine Industry Report 2024 ” begins with a full-page quote from none other than Charles Darwin: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. Wine that makes up the under-$12 selections — representing the vast majority of overall U.S. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

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The State of the Booze Business: What Does the Future Hold?

Booze Business

Non-alcohol beverages growth This shift is strongest among younger generations, with Gen Z (born 1997-2012) drinking over 20% less than other generations did at their age. Overall, 33% of Americans said they had spent $50 or more on a bottle of alcohol in 2022, against just 24% in 2021. Premiumization is most notable in spirits.

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The 9 Most Iconic and Cringe-Inducing Booze Cameos in Film and TV

VinePair

Budweiser: ‘That’s My Boy’ (2012) Budweiser is no stranger to the silver screen. Wahlberg then smashes one bottle’s top off on the car and chugs its contents. This is especially apparent in one episode when an American billionaire orders a bottle of 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC). Verdict: Elegant and iconic. We’ll wait.

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