VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

Although last year’s domestic alcohol sales were pretty grim, most are referring to 2023 as a reset year for the U.S. alcohol industry. Consequently, this marks the first year in nearly 30 years that the industry saw a slip in spirits, beer, and wine sales. division at IWSR Marten Lodewijks. The future of the U.S.

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VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

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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VinePair

MAY 16, 2024

Anyone keeping up with the wine world is probably familiar with the consistent drum of negative data and hyperbolic headlines suggesting the industry is on death’s door. The report sounded alarm bells for many in the business, driving home that consumer demand for wine is dwindling in favor of RTDs, spirits, and cannabis.

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VinePair

JULY 25, 2024

The much-anticipated summer Olympics are kicking off in Paris this week and, given the host city, there’s almost as much discourse around the event’s food and wine as the games themselves. So how can you replicate what’s arguably one of the world’s best wine-drinking destinations at home? That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you like big, dense red wines, Syrahs from the West Coast should be on your radar. While the New York State wines I tasted from the Finger Lakes and Long Island are generally light in color with red fruit flavors and robust acidity, West Coast Syrahs are dominated by dark fruit notes with hints of smoke and meat and a good deal of oak.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

so much of the world of wine is centered around red blends. If you make wine outside the region’s set of rules you cannot put said appellation on the label. Here in the States, and in most wine regions outside Europe, the rules are much more lenient. Monkey Jacket 2021 This wine is so cool.

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VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2024

They’re all names for the same grape, and you’re likely to see them all on Pinot Noir wine labels from Trentino-Alto Adige, the most northern wine region in Italy. The region — Alto Adige is in the north and Trentino is in the south — borders Austria and Switzerland, and German is often spoken in Alto Adige and used on wine labels.

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Dry Atlas

JULY 17, 2024

He published his first book, Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World, in 2019, and was named 2020 “Author of the Year” at the Nightclub & Bar Show Awards. He published his second book, Mindful Mixology: a Comprehensive Guide to No- and Low-Alcohol Cocktails, in 2022. Sober Spirits Rhum 0.0%

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Dry Atlas

JULY 31, 2024

According to the Brewers Association, beer production peaked in 2019 and, except for a post-COVID blip in 2021, has declined in successive years since. Looking ahead My own personal realization about the negative impacts of drinking coincides with a broader societal concern about excessive alcohol consumption.

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Cheers

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It also has a Wine, Beverage and Hospitality concentration in its Bachelor’s program, which has sent dozens of graduates specializing in beverage operations out into the industry. The restaurants feature craft cocktail lists as well as innovative wine programs. 5-Day program every winter.

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Cheers

APRIL 3, 2024

With the celebrity alcohol brands trending heavily , Jamie Foxx and WES Brands have teamed up to launch BSB Whiskey. million cases in 2023, up from 14 million cases in 2019,” says Lauren Kiyak, SVP of marketing at WES Brands. This is a flavored whiskey with cinnamon and brown sugar. depletions reached 18.25 per 750-ml.

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Bar Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

Consumer demand for WTF’s unique canned fruit wines proven. Hampshire based Wine That’s Fruit (WTF) today announces its expansion plans following strong initial sales growth from 2022 to 2023, with a further 200% sales growth projected for 2024. Awards confirm quality and consistency.

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Dry Atlas

JULY 31, 2024

According to the Brewers Association, beer production peaked in 2019 and, except for a post-COVID blip in 2021, has declined in successive years since. Looking ahead My own personal realization about the negative impacts of drinking coincides with a broader societal concern about excessive alcohol consumption.

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VinePair

JUNE 4, 2024

percent ABV Funny Water , carving a new niche in non-carbonated alcoholic drinks that, unlike wine or most cocktails, aren’t too strong. Seeking new audiences, companies are packaging hard teas, alcoholic refreshers, and fruit-infused vodka waters that deliver flavor, not fizz, making for smoother drinking.

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VinePair

JUNE 19, 2024

The wine industry often likes to categorize products into neat little boxes. Even the radical natural wine movement that broke drinkers’ preconceived notions of what wine can be depends on categorization to some degree — where would it be without “ orange wines ” and “ chillable reds ”?

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VinePair

JUNE 16, 2024

S’well: 2016-2019 Many credit S’well with transforming the water bottle business into one driven largely by appearances. S’well changed that, debuting a variety of tall, screw-top vessels that mimicked the silhouette of wine bottles. It also didn’t hurt that S’wells were perfect for inconspicuous alcohol consumption.

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VinePair

APRIL 24, 2024

Red wines from the northwest corner of Spain get far less attention than white wines from the region like the Albariños from Galicia that have become popular in recent years. As climate change creates warmer conditions in other parts of Spain, there’s been new interest in these cool-climate red wines of the northwest.

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VinePair

JUNE 12, 2024

But despite the pink drink’s ubiquity, a vastly different style of wine was rumored to be on the rise and ready to challenge rosé’s claim to the summertime throne: Lambrusco. And compared to 2016 , interest in the sparkling red wine remained flat year-over-year. Was it really poised for a takeover, though?

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 28, 2024

So we added a little section for snacks and drinks, and these were non-alcoholic drinks when we started. We got our beer and wine license for off sale around 2014. Then in 2019, we moved to the new location because we wanted to have a bar. And that proved to be very popular. Around 2017, we got our spirits license.

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VinePair

JULY 11, 2024

Ah, Pinot Grigio, a zesty white wine that is as refreshing as a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer’s day. The second most popular white wine in America, Pinot Grigio (a.k.a. Pinot Gris) is a dry white wine that has a punchy acidity with flavors of lemons, limes, green apples and honeysuckle.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Once popular IPA variants that emphasized rye, wheat, or wild yeast have mostly vanished; session IPAs lost their low-alcohol luster; and abrasive imperial IPAs faced a harsh truth. “In Dry-hopped sour ales, milkshake IPAs, red IPAs, quadruple IPAs, wine-IPA hybrids, India pale lagers, citrus IPAs, coffee IPAs! Who is Brett?

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Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Check our top gin lists from 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , and 2022. You can also search multiple stores at wine-searcher to find the best prices on all these products and more. We sampled plenty of outstanding gins over the last year, and with this feature we profile the greatest hits of 2023. Need more picks? 86 proof. $35

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 19, 2024

In this interview, Olivia Lovenmark-Hay shares her journey from launching lower ABV cocktails to introducing Duchess Dry, a line of non-alcoholic options. This conversation highlights Olivia’s deep understanding of her demographic and her commitment to providing exceptional drinking experiences, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

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VinePair

MAY 2, 2024

Chardonnay is the most popular white wine on earth. Travel to any wine region in the world, you will find at least one vineyard growing Chardonnay. Chardonnay wines are medium- to full-bodied and pair with a range of simple or complex foods. Oak plays a huge determining factor in the wine’s final profile.

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Dry Atlas

JANUARY 3, 2024

So, after 14 years in finance, he decided to make the leap and create a non-alcoholic cocktail brand: the Savyll Beverage Company. In this Q+A, Avnish discusses the challenges of crafting non-alcoholic cocktails that don’t compromise on flavor or complexity. The Savyll brand took shape shortly thereafter. No matter who you are.

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Cheers

APRIL 2, 2024

Heaven Hill acquired Black Velvet from Constellation Brands in 2019. Canadian whisky has unique differences among consumer demographics when compared to other whiskey categories, according to a 2022 MRI-Simmons USA National Consumer Study on the beverage alcohol that participants drank in the past six months.

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VinePair

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s a new year and we’re eager to dive into the world of red wine — trying new bottles and revisiting some old favorites from the last year of tastings. Here at VinePair we try mountains of red wine every year and encounter so many different styles from juicy and chillable Gamay to tannic and earthy Bordeaux blends. It’s incredible.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

In recent years, the non-alcoholic (NA) space has exploded in breadth and depth. Overall, we determined that the bitter profile of aperitifs lends itself best to an NA format, as it’s seemingly easier to mimic without alcohol. Now that you’re up to speed, here are the 24 best non-alcoholic drinks brands for 2023.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It says something when a well-known TV series about Italian food, in an episode about Puglia, ignores the wines of the region in the heel of the boot of southern Italy. But the wines? I guess the show’s host (a well-known actor) and producers must have figured that Puglia is still a backwater region when it comes to wine.

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VinePair

JUNE 12, 2024

Summer is fast approaching, which means coolers around the country will soon be filled with rosés and crisp white wines to fend off the season’s inevitable heat. But this year, some wine-lovers will swap out the typical bottles of Sauvignon Blanc and Chablis for… red wine? So what makes a red wine chillable?

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VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

With American demand posting small but concerning year-over-year declines as omnibibulous domestic drinkers quench their boredom with all manner of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, the idea that U.S. Exports to China suffered apace: Shipped volume declined 27 percent between 2019 and 2022. Importers [of U.S.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Relative to Europe’s multi-millennia wine history, California is still just a baby. But whether or not France , Italy , and the rest of the Euro cohort care to admit it, the grand Golden State has fashioned an equally commanding seat in the boardroom of storied wine regions. Surprisingly, not a single wine was mentioned twice!

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

While restaurants historically featured limited selections of beer or soju, the beverage directors at today’s forward-thinking establishments have pushed the boundaries of what Korean drinks programs can look like, with many curating extensive, award-winning wine lists and pairing menus.

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Dry Atlas

MAY 15, 2024

By Isabel van Zuilen, Founder of Sobertopia Since I love bubbles, here’s an overview of over 40 non-alcoholic sparkling wines I’ve tried and tested myself, including my reviews, my bubbly rating, and where you can get them! Why only bubbles… My favorite drink while still drinking alcohol was sparkling wine, preferably pink Champagne.

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VinePair

MAY 9, 2024

At that point, he explains, the rate of alcohol sales across the board slowed dramatically. The distillery’s portfolio was picked up early on by luxury wine distributor Wilson Daniels, which Kinstlick says ended up being the wrong move. “It In 2019 craft distilling was hot and it was about how many new markets you could open.

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VinePair

JUNE 23, 2024

Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. One fine example is Market Rate, an American wild ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries. Every Black Friday, the brewery releases a new rendition of Elliptical Orbit: a dark sour ale aged in red wine barrels with a rotating cast of adjuncts. before his untimely passing in 2019.

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VinePair

APRIL 10, 2024

With a terroir similar to that of its more famous neighbor to the west, France’s tiny Jura region lives in the shadow of Burgundy, but offers memorable white wines that deserve consideration in their own right. I prefer the latter, which is the way we drink most white wines, and there are some truly exciting examples in the list below.

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