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We Ask Angelia Mondavi about Nassau Paradise Island Wine and Food Fest

Chilled Magazine

As part of our “What We’re Hearing” about Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival at Atlantis (NPIWFF) content series, we are counting the days until the annual event in March 2025! The five-day celebration of food, wine, spirits, and Bahamian-culture attracts all sorts of talent from celebrity chefs to connoisseurs.

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Inside Manska’s Mind: Whiskey Drinkers Can Be Their Own Worst Enemy

Chilled Magazine

Granted, AI isn’t intelligent to the point where it can creatively invent or discover the unknown (yet) , but AI is privy to literally hundreds of thousands of writings and published viewpoints on any subject and quickly assimilates and distills voluminous information. George F Manska, CR&D, Arsilica, Inc.

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The Mount Rushmore of California Wine, According to 8 Wine Experts

VinePair

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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Inside Manska’s Mind: The Silent Enemy of Sensory Enjoyment – Olfactory Fatigue

Chilled Magazine

Central Processing: As brain receives repetitive odor signals, it reprioritizes to focus on changing sensory information, contributing to the perception of reduced sensitivity. Wine tasters have frequent bouts of olfactory fatigue. Wine ABVs have increased some over the years from 5-9% to 8-16%, with fortified wines up around 22%.

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Inside Manska’s Mind: The Travesties of Whiskey Tasting

Chilled Magazine

Most of us who love alcohol beverages enjoy attending tastings at expos, restaurants, wine and liquor stores to taste and discuss aromas amd flavors of beverages. Many attendees also belong to beer, wine, or whiskey clubs. Usable information from these events differs widely by beverage, but for an unsuspected reason.

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How Should You Store Non-Alcoholic Wines?

Drinkhacker

With the NA movement in full swing — and non-alcoholic wines getting better every day — it’s natural to ask the question: How should you store them? There’s lots of information on traditional (with alcohol) wine storage, but nothing I’ve ever seen on NA options. How long will they last?

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Ask a Wine Pro: Should You Swirl Sparkling Wine?

VinePair

When presented with a glass of wine, many drinkers’ first inclination is to swirl it to high heaven — whether they know why or not. Swirling exposes wine to more oxygen, softening its profile and allowing more subtle aromas to emerge. When you’re tasting wines, you’re doing it for the sake of the tasting experience,” she says.

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