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May
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The 15 Best Affordable Sparkling Wines For Valentine’s Day
By: Jolee Sullivan | TastingTable January 16, 2023 Get your roses and your wallets ready — it’s almost Valentine’s Day. We’ve just begun recovering from the winter holidays, but Valentine’s Day is always cheerfully welcomed. Grand gestures, chocolates, fancy dinners, and bottles of bubbly? What’s not to love? Whether you’re dining out or planning […]
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May
30
Dornfelder Wine 101: Offbeat Wine Varieties
By: Paige Comrie | Wine with Paige January 11, 2023 Welcome to a world of wine and exploration! Whether you’re an experienced connoisseur or just dipping your toes into the world of wine, Dornfelder wine is here to take you on a journey. With its deep color and lush flavor profile, there’s no denying […]
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May
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2019 Barolo: Back on Track
By: Antonio Galloni | Vinous January 10, 2023 After the highly problematic and uneven 2018s, Barolo bounces back with a stellar vintage in 2019 that could very well represent the beginning of a new cycle of strong, outstanding years for this historic appellation. The 2019s are potent, tightly wound wines that will thrill readers […]
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May
30
Boxed Wine Players Diversify, Leveraging Better-For-You, Wine Cocktail Trends
By: Shanken News Daily November 14, 2022 The U.S. market’s boxed wine stalwarts continue to command robust consumer attention. Delicato Family Wines’ Bota Box is an 11-million-case juggernaut that now offers a nearly complete array of boxed wine concepts, from the traditional to the better-for-you, as well as other products like wine-based cocktail Bota’Rita. “We’re […]
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May
30
Can Trappist Beer Find Modern Relevance in the Hazy Age?
By: Aaron Goldfard & Sara Pinsonault | VinePair January 6, 2023 In September I received a PR email that actually surprised me. Westmalle, the brewery run by Trappist monks since 1836, was set to release a new beer to the U.S. market. For nearly 100 years, they had only sold two beers: Westmalle Dubbel, […]
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May
30
13 of Our Favorite Wines for $10
By: Wine Enthusiast February 25, 2022 A tasty bottle of wine doesn’t always have to strain your wallet. There’s great value to be found around the world, with many wine regions producing quality pours at incredible bargains. While some countries like Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa are already known for […]
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May
30
Argentina: Making It Work with Resilience and Stylistic Ingenuity
By: Joaquin Hidalgo | Vinous November 03, 2022 In a world racked by rampant inflation, haywire logistical supply chains and a European war, Argentina looks pretty good right now. Down at the world’s end, the issues affecting industries across the globe are being taken in stride. For years, Argentine wine producers have had to […]
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May
30
Italian Roses That Transition Into Fall
By: Lana Bortolot | Forbes October 26, 2022 It’s unseasonably warm this week in October—all the more reason to keep on drinking rose, which, increasingly, shows itself to be a wine that extends beyond the summer months. In the spirit of Italian-American heritage, which is celebrated this month, here are some stellar Italian roses […]
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May
30
The Essential Holiday Groceries to Buy in 2022
By: The Kitchn Editors | Kitchn October 21, 2022 The holiday season is just around the corner, which means we’ll soon be feasting with family and friends. To make your holiday cooking a little less stressful, we spent months testing and tasting our favorite holiday staples for this year’s Kitchn Essentials. You’ll find our […]
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May
30
RIOJA’S rising stars
By: Tim Atkin MW | Decanter 2022 Rioja thrives on tradition, on an image of immutability. There’s some truth to this perception. Many of the region’s wines are made in pretty much the same way today as they were in the 1970s, give or take the incontrovertible influence of climate change. Rioja is very […]
