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Tahiirah Habibi Is Building a Better Wine World on Her Own Terms

Imbibe Magazine

Since then, she’s continued to rack up accolades, such as VinePair ’s 2022 Advocate of the Year and Wine Enthusiast ’s 2023 Social Visionary of the Year. Despite all her accomplishments in the wine world, Habibi doesn’t have one thing that wine professionals covet: the Master Sommelier pin. But that changed in 2011.

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Denisse Soto’s Latin American Cocktail Program at Chicago’s Cariño

Chilled Magazine

In 2023, she curated the cocktail program at Cariño, a new Latin American fine dining restaurant in Chicago, creating unique drinks inspired by Latin American flavors and ingredients. In June 2021, she founded Denise Soto With Flair LLC and launched La Chingona Miks, a line of drink mixers.

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5 to Try: Burgundy Wines

Imbibe Magazine

Burgundy “is the wine connoisseur’s region,” says Nikita Malhotra, head sommelier of Burgundy wine event, La Paulée. Since the wines are in a higher price bracket, learning to appreciate the region not only takes an investment of money but time and energy.

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BevX 2024: Hilton For The Win

Cheers

Hilton took steps in 2023 to re-engineer its Luxury cocktail program to make these properties a draw for drinks by using locally inspired storytelling to develop beverages unique to each location, providing a sense of place not otherwise accessible. “For Hard seltzers, with malt- and spirit-based options, round out the offerings.

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The 14 Best Booze Books to Buy This Holiday Season (2023)

VinePair

Here are some of the best drinks books to gift in 2023. Norton & Company, May 2023. The Encyclopedia of Cocktails: The People, Bars & Drinks, with More Than 100 Recipes Robert Simonson, Ten Speed Press, October 2023. Gin A Tasting Course: A Flavor-focused Approach to the World of Gin Anthony Gladman, DK, September 2023.

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A New Wave of French Wine Bars

Imbibe Magazine

To Jon Bonné, managing editor of Resy and author of The New French Wine (Ten Speed Press, 2023), the return of France as a dominant news peg in the wine world feels a little like a homecoming. Molly Wismeier, sommelier and co-owner of MaMou in New Orleans. Across the U.S., Photo by Sam Hanna Photography MaMou bar.

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BevX 2023: Why The CIA is Best in Class

Cheers

The CIA’s beers are sold in all of its restaurants and distributed by CBG from Westchester County up to Lake Placid, NY. The post BevX 2023: Why The CIA is Best in Class appeared first on Cheers. 5-Day program every winter.

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