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What It’s Like To Be a Pregnant Bartender

Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 11, 2025

Linda Nivar Linda Nivar, a New York City bar manager and hospitality consultant, echoes these sentiments. I had never seen a pregnant sommelier, James remembers. Youd be talking to someone, and telling yourself, Stay calm, you cant be nauseous right now, she remembers. Keeping that decorum is really hard.

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We Asked 20 Sommeliers: Which Wine Do You Wish People Ordered More? (2024)

VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the spirit of adventure and looking to add a little thrill to our collective drinking experiences, we polled 20 sommeliers for the underappreciated, unconventional, and sometimes overlooked wines that deserve our attention. Roderick Williams, bar manager and certified sommelier, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. “I

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We Asked 17 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Underrated Supermarket Wine?

VinePair

MAY 14, 2024

The most underrated supermarket wines, according to sommeliers: Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Crianza Hugel Gentil Alsace Blend Louis M. Molly Wismeier, co-owner and sommelier, MaMou , New Orleans “People love to hate on supermarket wines, but there are so many tasty wines available. Bobby Snyder, head sommelier, Yingtao , NYC “Boxed wine!

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We Asked 12 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Bar Tool?

VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I like a manual one so if a drink garnish is ground pepper, cardamom, or smoked salt, it can be ground at the bar to order. Bernadette James, sommelier and bartender, The Living Room , Dover, N.H. Lui Fernandes, bar manager, Ember and Alma , Marlborough, Mass. The channel knife doesn’t get its due.

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We Asked 10 Sommeliers: Which White Wine Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck?

VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , Boston “Alberto Orte’s Atlantida Blanco. Danya Degen, general manager and sommelier, Méli Wine & Mezze , Washington, D.C. Todd Johnston, beverage director and sommelier, Marsh House , Nashville “Head to Spain for white wines that are opulent, complex, and unique.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Rye That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar?

VinePair

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

—Nick Daddona, bartender, Dark Bar at the Boston Harbor Hotel , Boston “A new and exciting addition to our market is Rye & Sons. Helmed by Andre Mack, a renowned sommelier and winemaker, Rye & Sons is an exciting approach to rye from a wine perspective. ” —Colin Williams, bar manager, Saffron , New Orleans “A.

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The Ultimate $127,000 Luxury Scotch Whisky Weekend

The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

As soon as we heard about the collaboration we started work creating an incredible whisky experience,” Cameron Ewen, The Balmoral’s Head Whisky Ambassador and Bar Manager at SCOTCH, explained to me over email. I got in contact with the Balmoral Hotel to find out how they’d created this unforgettable experience. “As

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BevX 2023: Cavaña Serves Up the Flavors of South America

Cheers

JANUARY 3, 2024

The rooftop bar and lounge at the Luma Hotel San Francisco — a BevX winner for Best Innovative Independent Beverage Program — has used that experience to create a beverage program that’s infused with Latin American spirit and vibrancy. The bar boasts natural wines from Chile, Argentina, Spain and California.

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We Asked 17 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Scotch That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar?

VinePair

MARCH 19, 2024

” —Adam Montgomerie, bar manager, Hawksmoor , NYC “The Famous Grouse, a blended Scotch from Perth, Scotland. ” —Jack Zarecky, beverage manager and sommelier, St. ” —Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , St. I visited their distillery and ate (and drank) this pairing to death.”

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We Asked 13 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2024)

VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C. Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage, mixologist, and sommelier, Bernardus Lodge & Spa , Carmel Valley, Calif. “In Grace Skarra, beverage manager, Harrah’s Resort Southern California , Funner, Calif. The Last Word. 2024) appeared first on VinePair.

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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best New Tequila That’s Earned a Spot on Your Bar? (2024)

VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

Charles Friedrichs, bar manager, The Jones Assembly , Oklahoma City, Okla. The Tequila Komos line of tequila was started by ex-master sommelier Richard Betts in partnership with the Orendain family [of Destilleria Orendian]. One would be hard pressed to find a Tahona blanco in this price range that drinks as well as this.

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

VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

If you’ve ever visited Brooklyn’s Scorpion Bowl-slinging, shipwreck-themed cocktail bar Sunken Harbor Club, you may have seen this handbook proudly on display. That’s because bar manager and industry veteran, Garret Richard, co-wrote this lesson on craft with cocktail writer Ben Schaffer.

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We Asked 19 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Winter Cocktail?

VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. ” —Donya El Shoubasi, sommelier, Asador Bastian , Chicago “Maybe due to its absolutely zero-frills nature, the Rusty Nail hasn’t evolved from ironic to post-ironic anomaly like the Espresso Martini.

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25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Jeffrey Morgenthaler Author of ‘The Bar Book,’ Jeffrey Morgenthaler is one of the most influential bartenders/bar managers/owners in the industry. Their articles are always fun and interesting to read and they cover a lot about bartending too. Favorite Post : 5 Essential Soft Skills for Great Bar Managers 7.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

One of their goals is to remove the elitism often associated with the beverage industry (wine in particular) by writing articles on these topics that can be easily understood by anyone. Their articles are always fun & interesting to read and they cover a lot about bartending too. And I think they do a pretty good job of it.

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The Most Underrated Wines for 2025, According to 20 Wine Pros

VinePair

MARCH 13, 2025

To learn more about which wines are criminally underappreciated, we asked sommeliers and wine professionals from across the country to share their opinions. ” Erin Lindstone, sommelier, Barolo Grill , Denver Andreas Kontozisis and his partner Aphrodite Tousia are organic growers and winemakers in Karditsa, Greece.

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We Asked 7 Wine Pros: What’s the Best Cheap Champagne?

VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

” —Matt Maretz, principal bartender/assistant bar manager, Employees Only , NYC “ Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut is that rare gem in the world of Champagne: It’s delicious, refined, and somehow still affordable enough that you won’t feel guilty opening a bottle on a random Tuesday. appeared first on VinePair.

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We Asked 16 Wine Pros: Which Pinot Noir Offers the Best Bang for Your Buck? (2024)

VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2024

” —Paul Botamer, master sommelier and wine director, Fearing’s Restaurant , Dallas “ Silent Way Pinot Noir , from husband-and-wife team Matt and Tamara Harrop from cool-climate Victoria, Australia. ” —Emily Parian, bar manager, Empress by Boon , San Francisco “ William Downie ‘Cathedral’ Pinot Noir.

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What It’s Like To Be a Pregnant Bartender

We Asked 20 Sommeliers: Which Wine Do You Wish People Ordered More? (2024)

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