VinePair

AUGUST 13, 2024

One of the joys of summertime is finding the perfect wine to pair with the season’s variety of outdoor activities. Seeking guidance and inspiration from the experts, we asked sommeliers for the go-to wines they turn to when the heat is on. Evelyn Goreshnik, wine director, Last Word Hospitality , L.A.

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VinePair

MARCH 28, 2024

Despite the huge variety of wine available in the U.S. To help you resist decision paralysis and narrow down your choices, we asked sommeliers for the splurges they deem worthy and the under-the-radar deals within this mammoth category. I think Portuguese Baga is a super-delicious wine that is usually very reasonably priced.”

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Cheers

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Natalie Tapken is the lead sommelier and beverage director at Bluepoint Hospitality Group in Easton, MD. How did you get into the beverage alcohol business? I then worked at a steakhouse in high school where I always loved winning the wine contest for highest weekend sales. where I fully immersed myself into the world of wines.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

SommCon®, the premier event for wine, beer, and spirits professionals, will return to San Diego’s Town & Country Resort from October 5-7, 2024. New offerings at SommCon 2024 include a Hosted Buyer Program, providing qualified alcohol beverage buyers with complimentary passes, travel, and accommodations.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

On a bustling evening at New York’s Contento , a restaurant celebrated for its globe-trotting fare and wine program, head sommelier Abe Zarate faces a challenge from diners eager to try a wine similar to the light, fruity profiles of Pinot Noir or Beaujolais. “I This is a Mexican wine made from the Misión grape.”

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

“When we hit our first above-80-degree day here in Chapel Hill, all I can think about are beverages that are light in alcohol and zippy in nature,” says Paula de Pano, owner of Rocks + Acid in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Summer wines for me are acid-driven, almost mimicking the thirst-quenching characteristics of an ice-cold lemonade.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 19, 2024

Go to any bottle shop these days and you’re bound to be greeted by a respectable section devoted to non-alcoholic offerings. But what of wine? Making a good non-alcoholic wine was never going to be easy. But craft beer didn’t pull off the miracle overnight and we probably shouldn’t expect the same from wine.

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Cheers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

based wine regions — New York, the Pacific Northwest and California — and offers a wine list that represents the best varietals and producers from these regions. Cocktails complement the wine list and incorporate ingredients and flavors that align with these three regions as well as the dishes on the menu. “We

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VinePair

OCTOBER 13, 2024

White wines tend to evoke feelings of refreshment and relaxation. Sure, popular white wine varieties like Pinot Grigio , Sauvignon Blanc , and Chardonnay tend to be zippy and light, which makes them ideal for balancing the saline-kissed sweetness of fresh seafood. But a healthy chunk of white wine’s magic is its vibe.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Additionally, the restaurant offers a collection of agave-based spirits, craft beer, and a portfolio of Latin American wines curated by Jean Banchet Award-nominated sommelier Richie Ribando (Smyth, The Loyalist, Next). The ‘Morada Sour’ embodies Peru by fermenting purple corn into a popular alcoholic drink in Peru called ‘chicha.’

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

The same goes for alcohol. Although the beer and spirits industries have long come to terms with this reality, wine is still attached to this unsubstantiated belief that a glass or two a day is good for your health. So why is wine clinging to this health halo when there’s so much more to appreciate about it? Tune in for more.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Honjozo also has a bit of brewers alcohol added and therefore, when warmed, it creates this creamy mouthfeel,” says Joly. The Fukushima-based producer only brews kimoto styles, another traditional way of brewing that also allows the lactic acid to develop, and all their sake is aged.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There’s a difference between drinking red wine and getting into red wine. Of course, every wine-related journey can benefit from a little guidance. We asked 14 sommeliers and wine professionals to share their thoughts on the bottles that can get the ball rolling for the red wine newbie.

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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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Dry Atlas

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By Martha Wright, Founder of Clear Power Coaching As a former winery owner, I was quite on board with the culturally-accepted norm that a good bottle of wine or Champagne (or whiskey) is the ultimate gift. We were asking alcohol to bring the festivity, make the connection, create the mood, build the bond, and inject purpose and meaning.

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Cheers

MAY 8, 2024

Coming off three straight years of rapid growth during and after the pandemic, sales in the beverage alcohol industry cooled significantly in 2023. With a few notable exceptions, most spirit and wine categories were down in sales compared to 2022. Overall wine decreased 3.4% Delicato Family Wines launched Stoneleigh in the U.S.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nearly two decades have passed since the first Charleston Wine + Food festival kicked off in South Carolina in 2005. Nineteen years and hundreds of popped bottles later, the 2024 iteration of the annual celebration, like the wine and spirits served to attendees every year, has only improved with age.

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Spiritz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Sommeliers Association of India (SAI) is set to revolutionise the country’s beverage industry by focusing on raising standards in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and also educate and offer top Indian talent a platform to showcase their skills and qualify for regional and global competitions.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year was a rollercoaster for the wine industry. Natural disasters obliterated vineyards, large companies experienced major turnover, and scammers perpetuated distrust in wine retailers. The heavy investment in wineries this year signals that the industry’s major players aren’t losing faith in wine.

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VinePair

MAY 31, 2024

Beer and wine flow as cheerful conversation echoes well into the night, and old-timers and youngsters alike eat, drink, and dance the evening away to wildly suggestive “ Pimba ” tunes from back in the day. “[We] sell all the traditional style food to go.” As a nation, we’ve traditionally been more into red wines.

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VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

Push that macro-lager aside, it’s time to make room in the cooler for canned wines. Though beer, hard seltzer, and cocktails traditionally rule the canned drinks space, there’s a rising number of exceptional wines hitting shelves in this format. Similar to boxed wines , canned wines haven’t always had the best reputation.

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VinePair

JULY 18, 2024

Picture this: a region boasting a population of over 92 million, an expanding middle class, and soaring wine purchases. Where can we find this rosé-hued economic region amidst the global effects of climate change , uprooting of vineyards, and declining wine sales? ’s annual wine market is now almost $80 million.

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 5, 2024

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? What is non-alcoholic wine? What is non-alcoholic wine? Typically, non-alcoholic wine is made by first making wine, then dealcoholizing it.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We reached out to some of the influential women in beverage alcohol today to learn more about their backgrounds, inspirations and role models, and what it means to be a leader in the industry today. How did you get into the beverage alcohol business? I am thankful for that property requiring all leaders to become certified sommeliers.

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

Riesling is one of the wine world’s most versatile grapes. Its styles span from dry to off-dry to full-on dessert wine. If you ask a sommelier the most common request from guests, they’ll likely tell you that most diners are seeking a “dry” option or a bottle that “isn’t too sweet.”

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VinePair

MARCH 17, 2024

When Georgia is mentioned in wine-centric circles, the discussion is usually centered on the Eastern European nation, where the traditional clay amphora fermentation process is the stuff of reverent legends. But today, the wine industry in Northern Georgia is making up for lost time, and catching up quickly. They do not.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Cristina Gonzales of Gonzales Wine Company fell in love with wine while studying abroad in South America. where her parents had settled, she sought out various jobs in the wine industry. 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.”

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VinePair

JULY 10, 2024

Exceptional Non-Alcoholic Beers In addition to six cartridges filled with natural aromas and flavors, the OneTap uses tap water and a malt mixture, adding carbonation and the appropriate amount of neutral grain spirit to create a drink that is said to taste just like beer, even if it wasn’t brewed and fermented in the traditional way.

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Dry Atlas

JULY 31, 2024

Winning over the French Lauded as first the alcohol-free wines to win over the French themselves, the Cuvée Révolutionnaire boasts the industry’s finest dealcoholization capabilities along with the traditional markers of great French winemaking. And fine like the line it toes between its alcoholic counterpart. Fine taste.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

As red wine skews toward lighter-bodied, low-alcohol, chillable expressions , there’s an opposite movement gaining steam in the world of white wine. Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula.

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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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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 14, 2024

The fate of Navarra , a bucolic Spanish countryside expanse nestled between the far more famous regions — wine and otherwise — of Rioja , Basque Country , and Catalonia farther to the east, is at a crossroads. But despite continued growth in the category overall, France dominates the style in the minds of wine drinkers around the world.

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VinePair

AUGUST 12, 2024

Father’s Day in Bavaria is a bit different,” laughs Helen Busch, beer sommelier for the German Kraft brewpubs and bars in Vienna and London. Increasingly we find our passengers are most interested in wines from the vineyards we pass by on the train. There’s not much better than a walk with a beer on a sunny day.” says Smith.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Among them, you’ll find a deep dive into French wine, a love letter to one of the world’s most underrated spirits, foolproof methods for nailing cocktail techniques every time, and much more. The New French Wine: Redefining the World’s Greatest Wine Culture [Two-Book Boxed Set] Jon Bonné, Ten Speed Press, March 2023.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

Everyone who drinks alcohol at any level knows the name Don Julio. It’s also additive-free, and I personally love a pandemic success story when it comes to launching an alcohol brand.” The Tequila Komos line of tequila was started by ex-master sommelier Richard Betts in partnership with the Orendain family [of Destilleria Orendian].

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Dry Atlas

JANUARY 22, 2024

The early days of non-alc saw distilled beverages and one-for-one alcohol replacements. In recent years, more unique offerings have hit the market, like functional non-alc wines , THC beverages , and ocean-based beverages. Tannins add a certain bite and fullness to drinks, similar to what you sense with wine.

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