VinePair

APRIL 11, 2024

Buried in its menu behind husk and nib fizzes and sours, the back-page Bologna Negroni features cacao-infused wine and Campari which wrestle with the weight of Bolognese sauce-infused vodka — all of it swirling around an ice block piled high with Parmigiano Reggiano. I’ve changed the recipe five times since then,” Hamada says.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While you’re preparing for the big reveal, feel free to indulge in some of our previous top 10 whiskey lists: 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , and 2017. You can also search multiple stores at wine-searcher to find the best prices on all these products and more. Check out our holiday shopping guide. Agree, disagree?

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Rose Tavern in Canandaigua, NY recently hosted a seasonal wine pairing dinner event with the Hermann J. During the evening the head chef came out to describe the preparation and story of each course, then Fred and Thera would describe the wine and the intention behind the pairing. Wiemer vineyard.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 10, 2024

Periodically we visit the wines of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley , and up and coming region that celebrates its finest bottlings each year in the form of the Shenandoah Valley Cup. The six wines below took top honors in 2023’s competition, and we’re happy to share our opinions as well. Gummy and acidic on the finish.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

AL’s Classic Non-Alcoholic Beer Alban de Pury launched AL’s Drinks Company in 2020 when he realized he felt better after he stopped drinking beer. The noble hops’ floral notes and herbal bitterness balance the breadiness of the brew, making it all too easy to knock it back. (Note: If a beer contains less than 0.5 And, it’s less than 0.5

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

Merlot, one of Bordeaux’s most important red wine grapes, is finally making a comeback here in the U.S. after being trashed by Paul Giamatti’s wine snob, Miles, in “ Sideways.” With soft tannins, supple fruit, and notes of blueberry and plum, Merlot is known as an easy-drinking wine. And it’s a success.

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VinePair

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ever hear the story about how water was turned into wine? For one Oregon winemaker, that story has a different twist – the turning of smoke-tainted wine into brandy and, by extension, whiskey. Tens of thousands of gallons of wine impacted in varying degrees, ranging from slightly tainted to downright full ashen-tasting.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2020, generational family member Ronald Dodge, Executive Vice Chair, handed the reins of the company to industry veteran David Ballew, who was subsequently named President and CEO in 2022. Hood River Distillers, Oregon’s first distillery celebrates nearly a century of crafting award-winning spirits from the bounty of the Pacific Northwest.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Table Of Contents Best Syrahs Under $25 Best Syrahs Under $50 Best Syrahs Under $100 Best Syrahs Over $100 FAQs Best Syrahs Under $25 Paringa Shiraz 2022 Paringa is a project by the Hickinbotham family, which has been making wine in South Australia for over 87 years. This wine is a call back to the classic Shiraz of the time.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Since launching in 2007, Josh Cellars has become the fastest-growing premium table wine brand in the U.S., Founded with the mission of providing consumers with quality Napa Valley wines at a more accessible price, the brand immediately made a splash with its $10 to $20 price tags. What’s driving Josh’s success? Bottled at just 13.5

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Cheers

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The new generation of bartenders draws inspiration from the distilled wine spirits timelessness, versatility and range to create Cognac cocktails, Velez says. Mixologists recognize Cognacs value as a specific flavor component and play with its different expressions and ages.

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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My rebellious side has embraced a love for Monday since 2020. Bitters All The Bitter – Travel Pack (Aromatic, Orange, New Orleans) When I was drinking alcohol, I didn’t know what bitters were – nor did I care! Nowadays, I find bitters essential to building a bar cart. Monday Gin tastes like gin.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

A multi-award-winning release, the 15 Year Old was declared the ‘Best in Show’ whisky category winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2020). Nose: An intoxicating burst of maraschino cherry, ripe bramble, and dark chocolate mint, with hints of orange bitters and walnut liquor. How Much Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old?

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 13, 2024

In celebration of the event, set to be hosted by American actress, Ariana DeBose ( Hamilton (2020), and West Side Story (2021)), the two companies will present curated cocktails at a Baccarat x Basil Hayden VIP speakeasy. Basil Hayden will be the official bourbon of the awards. Basil Hayden 75 “ Ingredients 1.5

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many wine drinkers avoid the grape due to its reputation as “sweet,” while sommeliers and wine professionals sing its praises as a complex, age-worthy, high-acid wine. The sunshine in this region comes through in this ripe and expressive wine. That’s kind of like Riesling.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After all, inflation’s still up, and baseline adult beverage prices have been climbing since well before 2020 — up 1 percent at restaurants in the year ended December 2023, according to Technomic. I like interesting cocktails, but they’re often too bitters-based now. Why not stay in for happy hour instead?

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Priced at $14, it’s made with Harahorn botanical gin, wine-based Pasubio Amaro and a touch of elderberry liqueur, and served “down” in a smoked-pine scented rocks glass. Queen in Miami’s Negroni riff Idol’s Eye, with N3 gin, Campari infused with strawberries and plum wine.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2024

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. Agrestis’s NA lineup has expanded to include a Phony Mezcal Negroni and Amaro Falso, both also brimming with herbaceous bitterness and seductive carbonation. Price: $30 / 25.4

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In retrospect, it was a bit of a mistake to try to make beers as bracingly bitter as we possibly could,” says Matt Brynildson, the brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, Calif. Dry-hopped sour ales, milkshake IPAs, red IPAs, quadruple IPAs, wine-IPA hybrids, India pale lagers, citrus IPAs, coffee IPAs!

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Wheelhouse bar’s Ship In A Bottle, a large-format drink made with whiskey, tea and port wine, is presented in a glass cylindrical vessel, with a miniature ship inside: You don’t get to see the ship until most of the drink is poured out. Revenge of the Kraken serves six tequila-based cocktails in a display shaped like the sea octopus.

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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 was recognized as a leading beverage figure affecting positive change in the global bar industry by Drinks International in 2020.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A multi-award-winning release, The Glendronach 21 Year Old helped establish the brand’s reputation as the quintessential Highland malt when the expression was named the ‘Best Highland Single Malt’ at the World Whisky Awards 2020. Purportedly, those drinking the Parliament 21 Year Old in 2020 were actually enjoying a 27 Year Old whisky.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

But his mastery of wine barrel-aged sour beer seen in offerings like Supplication, Consecration, and Beatification showed that craft beer deserved a place at the table amongst the nearby vinos of the Valleys, both Napa and Sonoma. If I see the quintessential Hitachino owl logo on anything — wine, sake, whiskey — I’m all in!

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VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As with any exceptional wines and spirits one has over the course of a lifetime, the best beers should linger long after the last sip, lip smack, and smile. All the sweetness is cut by a drier finish, leading to a well-balanced hoppy lager with the perfect amount of bitterness.” Greeley, Colo. West Kingston, R.I.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Founded in 2020 by Bonnie and Nate Randall, Hinterhaus Distilling is a small, family-owned, craft distilling operation that has been quietly putting out experimental and award winning spirits. Bitter cacao dances amongst rich blackberries and currants. Appearance : Rich red amber that is neigh impenetrably dark in the bottle.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

On paper, an additive-free spirit craft-distilled from quality wine by mostly small, independent producers should play well in an expertly curated Brooklyn cocktail bar like Leyenda, particularly as consumers gravitate toward products they perceive as pure, artisanal, and authentic. “I think we sold, like, two.”

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Bar Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

The London Competitions prides itself on having award winning buyers, bartenders, master sommeliers, masters of wine and some of the most influential people working in the drinks industry. The London Spirits Competition is a competition we are especially fond of, because it was at this competition in 2020 that we won our first gold medal.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

A person-by-person palate shift helps Alma’s cultivate a customer base crossing over from sour ales or natural wines. Made with Alphonso mangos native to Bhatt and Pandya’s shared home region of Gujarat, India, the cider has added hops that replicate biting into bitter mango skin. “I want to stop them in their tracks.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

On his and the other organic vineyards from which he sources, he hand-harvests separate lots, then micro-ferments them with native yeast to create the palette of wines he blends for Cava in the off-grid cellar he built into the bones of a 19th-century winery on his estate. Still others labeled their wines D.O. In response, the D.O.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A bad experience with bitter beers can linger. For the 2020 season, the brewery began making Baseball Lager, and “we touched on a nerve of like, ‘I want the simple decision. “You need to find clear and clean ways of letting them know what’s actually in the can and why they might like it.” Here for the Dodgers.’ Boom,” Kunz says.

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Drink Me

MAY 31, 2023

The White Lotus: Drinking in Italy…and Not Just the Wines (Although Etna Plays a Major Role) Mt. Etna remains active but gentle and fantastic wines are produced in her volcanic soils Now may be the worst time to go to Sicily. And In Sicily We Drink Wines of Etna The Mt. There are many good producers on Mt.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2025

Spirit-free bars and bottle shops are popping up across the United States, and curious consumers can now peruse aisles of zero-proof spirits, wine, beer, and RTDs. Arizona The Nixer (So)Bar (Phoenix) After Brad Bridwell quit drinking in June 2020, he explored the alcohol replacements he found online. .

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Modeled after a 1920s train car, Platform 18 serves cocktails like The Gibson Girl (gin or vodka, dry vermouth, sake, orange bitters, and lemon oil) and 54th Street Club (popcorn-infused reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, togarashi, and pandan). Bitter & Twisted’s Solero. UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 31, 2025

Avignonesi is a Tuscany-based wine brand that we covered extensively in the mid-2010s, but haven’t seen much of in nearly a decade. A- / $37 2020 Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot Toscana IGT – A 100% Tuscan merlot — decidedly unusual. We reviewed the 2013 vintage in 2016.)

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They invited customers to gather around crackling flames with strong imperial stouts, barley wines, and plum-flavored winter warmers set to be transformed by the centuries-old German tradition of bierstacheln , or beer spiking. Poking lighter beers like pilsners or IPAs can negatively amplify hop bitterness.)

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Named #1 Best Bar in North America (2019, 2020) and Worlds Best Bar (2019) , Dante is celebrating the month with two special cocktails crafted just for the occasion. Dante (Greenwich Village, NYC) NYCs beloved cocktail bar and a favorite for romantics is bringing a little extra love to its award-winning menu this February.

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VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2025

The NA brew kicks off the show with a bright, citrus-forward nose that segues into a bitter, hop-forward profile on the palate. Grvi Imperial Dawn IPA Denver Purveyors of both NA beer and wine, Denvers Grvi expanded its offerings in December 2024 with the releases of a Belgian-style witbier and this stellar new Imperial IPA.

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