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

Booze Business

This shift is reflected in the market with beer sales stagnating, wine offering alcohol-free alternatives, and spirits brands introducing non-alcohol versions of cocktails. Overall, 33% of Americans said they had spent $50 or more on a bottle of alcohol in 2022, against just 24% in 2021. in 2022 to 3.9%

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Review: Wines of Sonoma-Cutrer, Early 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

The wine to have with Asian cuisine or a spice-laden filet of fish. A / $20 2021 Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir Russian River Valley – Previous expressions of this wine have been on the punchy, blown-out side, but this 2021 release settles into a more vibrant groove quickly and efficiently. Versatile solo or with a range of foods.

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Review: Wines of Merry Edwards, Winter 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

We aren’t ones to shy away from additional wines from Merry Edwards, with this wintertime release spanning more 2021 pinot noirs, two whites, and the first sparkling wine we’ve tasted from the winery — this one bottled in honor of the upcoming eclipse. Surprisingly straightforward but perfectly drinkable.

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10 of the Best Red Wines From France’s Languedoc

VinePair

The vast area in the south of France — often combined with neighboring Roussillon to the west as Languedoc-Roussillon — is not only the country’s largest wine region, but the biggest in the world with about 700,000 acres under vine. The soils include alluvial, chalk, limestone, and gravel, which inform many of the best wines.

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Where to Drink in Downtown Napa

Imbibe Magazine

Instead, Bailey’s Cadet Wine + Beer Bar played a major role in the revitalization of Napa’s formerly sleepy downtown. Folklore “This is a new addition to the area that we’re really excited about,” says Bailey of this hybrid record store, café, and cocktail and wine bar. Naysayer espresso.

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6 of the Best Red Wines from France’s Jura

VinePair

I’ve always been fascinated by the wines of Jura , one of the smallest and least-known French wine regions. It’s still so under the radar that it’s not even mentioned in some well-known wine guides, while dismissed as little more than a footnote in others. Her description rang true after my recent tastings of Jura wines.

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Where to Drink in Bellingham, Washington

Imbibe Magazine

Uisce Irish Pub Operating for nearly two decades before a pandemic-induced closure in 2022, Irish bar Uisce (pronounced ish-kah, the Gaelic word for water) recently reopened in its new location in downtown Bellingham, with original owner Molly McGarry still at the helm. Regular live music performances round out the ambience.

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