Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Before adjourning for the holiday recess, we were invited to a tasting session curated by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein. 2021 Fitapreta Tinto – A blend of 40% Aragonês, 30% Alicante Bouschet, 20% Trincadeira, and 10% Castelão aged in 2nd and 3rd use French oak for 9 months. Thoughts on all wines tasted follow.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Molly Wismeier, sommelier and co-owner of MaMou in New Orleans. Photo by Michael Mantese Molly Wismeier , a Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year with more than 30 years of experience, has had a front-row seat to the rapid evolution in the French wine world. Photo by Sam Hanna Photography MaMou bar.

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PubClub

DECEMBER 11, 2023

OPENING NIGHT PARTY – Thursday, February 29 | 7pm The World of Pinot Noir’s opening night soirée features Pinot Noir and sparkeling wine from all over the world poured by America’s leading sommeliers, food from the chefs of The Ritz-Carlton Bacara and scores of famous winemakers. The location is the airy Ballroom Foyer and outdoor terrace.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Hand illustrated by Nikita Fabbro with information curated by expert sommeliers, the puzzle highlights Italian wine regions and their signature grape varieties. $49 . $45 Italian Wine Puzzle Learn, and sip, your way through the Italian countryside while assembling this 1,000-piece puzzle from Water and Wines.

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Bartender.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2021, she secured a spot at Hawks Restaurant in Granite Bay just as the restaurant began to reopen after pandemic shutdowns. Marc Jensen oversees our bar program as the beverage director and head Sommelier. She has an amazing program where they all get together and collaborate seasonally on new cocktail menus.

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PubClub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Guests can sample exquisite Chinese wines such as Guizhou Baijiu, one of the major wines served at state banquets, and the Jade Dove Cabernet, rated as one of the “Top 10 Wines of the Year 2021 in China” by renowned wine critic James Suckling.

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Bar Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

The London Wine Competition is uniquely positioned as being business-orientated and the fact that it attracts a lot of Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers gives it the highest overall standard of any competition when it comes to the quality of judges”, David Round MW. Here are some quotes from the judges of 2024 competition.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula. As more sommeliers continue to share their appreciation for these wines with interested drinkers, this category is slated to take off among wine lovers as well. is another great example.

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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. Ever come across a movie that has a 32 percent audience score but 90 percent critics score? That’s kind of like Riesling.

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VinePair

JANUARY 15, 2024

She first fell in love with wine while waitressing at a small restaurant in South Carolina, then proceeded to work as a sommelier, wine director, marketing and export assistant, and even started her own importing business called Hootananny Wines. Although she works with Cascina Iuli, Wolff set out to start her own label in 2021.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We dined in the heated back patio with Michael Lischak, the director of food and beverage at the Rose Tavern, Wiemer’s resident sommelier, Thera Clark, and co-owner and head winemaker, Fred Merwarth in addition to a few other staff members. Good Spirits News attended last year, and we greatly anticipated this upcoming event.

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Cheers

MAY 8, 2024

in early 2021 with a single cuveŽ of Marlborough sauvignon blanc produced for the American market. The Rising Star brand immediately found favor with sommeliers, fine wine retail buyers and other industry gatekeepers — particularly in the on-premise channel, says Lauren Brown, Stoneleigh’s brand manager.

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VinePair

JULY 18, 2024

From 2017 to 2021, overall wine exports increased by a whopping 67.2 On Grand Cayman, sommelier Christian Esser has owned and directed wine education center Wineschool3 for 16 years and, tellingly, now co-owns the new wine bar Le Petit Bar Cayman. In fact, the increase in demand for wine is quite impressive.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A darling among sommeliers, Pinot Noir’s prominent acidity and gentle tannins make it a versatile and food-friendly wine. With holiday feasts on the horizon, we asked sommeliers for their picks when it comes to high–quality, affordable Pinot Noir. Emily Johnston, sommelier, The Dutchess , Ojai, Calif. “I

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VinePair

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jenna Isaacs, sommelier, Rustic Canyon , Santa Monica, Calif. Cyrus Schultz, sommelier, Cyrus Alexander Valley , Geyserville, Calif. “Is Randall Middleton, sommelier, Esters Wine Shop & Bar , Santa Monica, Calif. Giulia Dwight, beverage manager, Cucina Alba , NYC “2021 Anne Boisson Bourgogne-Aligoté.

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 5, 2024

This simple phrase is our most-used slogan at Proxies, the brand I co-founded in 2021. By Charlie Friedmann, Co-Founder and President of Proxies “Not wine. But if Proxies aren’t wine, does that mean they’re not non-alcoholic wine either? It depends on who you ask.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

And with a push from savvy importers, knowledgeable sommeliers, and curious customers, that type of Spanish wine is only now beginning to percolate onto zeitgeisty wine lists. (If La Vara’s current list includes gems like Viña Zorzal Nat Cool Graciano Navarra 2021 and Bodegas Alamar Capitán Xurelo Mencia Galicia 2019.

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Quest Catherine Diao and Dorothy Munholland started Studio Null in 2021. But craft beer didn’t pull off the miracle overnight and we probably shouldn’t expect the same from wine. So how do wine producers go about crafting NA wines, and are we overthinking them? The dramatic shift, of course, comes in removing the alcohol.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Indeed, according to The Roots Fund 2021 Annual Report , less than 5 percent of the wine industry “is people of color in ownership in wine.” Lee Campbell, a Brooklyn-based sommelier and colleague, joined the operation, and in 2022 CWC welcomed its first vintage. “There was really no room for me.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Joo Lee Beverage Director, Anto Credit: Anto After years working as a sommelier at restaurants like Eleven Madison Park and San Francisco’s Saison , Joo Lee took the lead as beverage director at Anto, a Midtown East restaurant that opened in March 2023. It also offered a saline finish that added an extra accent to the experience.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In 2021, Punch was acquired by Vox Media , the publisher of food website Eater. brewers, bartenders, distillers, authors, sommeliers, etc). Stories and journalism are at the core of the PUNCH vision, making them one of the most enjoyable websites to read on this list. Favorite Post : The Art of the Free Pour 3.

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Dry Atlas

MAY 15, 2024

This Sparkling Tea (0% ABV – 150mg Caffeine per 1L) was developed by the award-winning Danish sommelier Jacob Kocemba. In 2021, Izzy started organizing sober retreats to show women they don’t need alcohol to have fun. Fortnum & Mason Sparkling Tea Produced and bottled by the Copenhagen Sparkling Tea Company.

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The Informed Drinker

MARCH 10, 2021

Of note for Washingtonians, among this year’s judges were Maria Denton, who serves as Beverage Director at the Old Ebbitt Grill and The Hamilton; David Denton, a sommelier at Charlie Palmer Steak; Rachel Fritz, co-founder and co-owner of ANXO ; and Dave McIntyre, The Washington Post’s wine columnist.

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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.

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