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A New Wave of French Wine Bars

Imbibe Magazine

For Jorge Riera , the headline-making, French-heavy wine lists he created for New York City’s Frenchette aren’t especially new—for him. 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.

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Wine 101: Wine an Origin Story Part III: Flood Myths and Gilgamesh

VinePair

the Mesopotamians inscribed cuneiform writings into wet clay to keep track of their inventories of various goods. On this episode of “Wine 101,” Keith dives into these various flood myths, how they relate to viticulture, and how a certain mythological hero named Gilgamesh may — or may not — have played a hand in it all.

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Ackley Brands Acquires Charles Smith Wines

Cheers

The Wine Group has sold its Charles Smith Wines to Seattle-based beverage company Ackley Brands. The purchase involves the brands and inventory; it does not include any properties, physical assets or personnel. The purchase involves the brands and inventory; it does not include any properties, physical assets or personnel.

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Investigation Launched Over $300K of Missing Burgundy From NYC Wine Storage Facility

VinePair

Chelsea Wine Storage is under investigation by the New York State Liquor Authority after its customers reported a large number of bottles stored by the brand as missing, the New York Post reported Thursday. With no response, I am afraid my wines in storage are gone for good,” a Chelsea Wine Storage customer posted on Yelp on Oct.

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The Biggest Wine Stories From 2023

VinePair

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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France No Longer Defines Global Wine Culture. Can It Adapt?

VinePair

Beret, baguette, and bottle of wine. Wine and France are synonymous in our collective cultural understanding of the world. And it used to be that if one wanted to become a great winemaker — or any sort of authority in the wine realm — all roads went through France. Smashed Cava, Cheap Imports, Surplus Wine On Oct.

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Why Younger Consumers Aren’t Drinking Wine

Cheers

Why does the wine category struggle with Millennials and Gen Z? The wine industry had been on an upward trajectory since 1997, averaging growth levels over 2% through 2018, according to data from The Beverage Information Group , the data partner of Cheers magazine. But the rate of growth has decelerated since 2004.

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