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May
30
Rye Whiskey Volumes Up By 778% in the US
Rye Whiskey Volumes Up By 778% in the US by Nicola Carruthers 25th October, 2017 Rye whiskey volumes have increased “rapidly” in the US, having grown by 778% from 2009 to 2016, according to US trade body the Distilled Spirits Council. Since 2009, rye whiskey volumes have jumped from 88,000 cases to nearly 775,00 in […]
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May
30
American Whiskey Is on Fire
American Whiskey Is on Fire Laura Entis Sep 21, 2017 The American whiskey market is heating up. “Just 15 years ago, it was very difficult to pay more than $30 for a bourbon off the store shelf,” says Jeffery Lindenmuth, executive editor of the magazine Whisky Advocate. Today, off-the-shelf bottles regularly retail for two to […]
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May
30
What Not to Do in a Wine Store…Ever
Dogs set loose in the aisles, excessive perfume, phony French accents-wine store owners have seen (and hated) it all. Here’s a retailer’s-eye view of faux pas to avoid. Source: WSJ By Lettie Teague Sept. 7, 2017 How do you become a wine merchant’s favorite customer, rate personal service and perhaps even receive an email […]
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May
30
9 Elegant Santa Barbara Pinot Noirs
New reviews of reds from California’s Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley and beyond Kim Marcus Posted: August 28, 2017 Tasting Highlights’ wine reviews are fresh out of the tasting room, offering a sneak-peek of our editors’ most recent scores and notes to WineSpectator.com members. California’s Santa Barbara County is experiencing a surge in quality Pinot […]
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May
30
50 Affordable Wines You Can Always Trust – Food & Wine Magazine
Sometimes wine is daunting, and the fact that vintages change every year is one of the reasons. Was 2014 better than 2015? Worse? How are you supposed to know? One solution is not to worry about it. We’ve assembled a list of 50 of the world’s most reliable, inexpensive wines—bottles that offer amazing quality for […]
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May
30
The Most Special, Unusual French Wines You’ve Never Tried
By Nick Passmore, CONTRIBUTOR These exceptional, even inspiring, wines come from the remote region of Roussillon, a region not many people know very much about. Weird, I know. To start with, it’s a pretty unusual place, different. It’s on the eastern end of the Pyrenees, against the Mediterranean. The inhabitants speak an unusual version of the language, and consider themselves […]
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May
30
Ice, ice, boozy: Frosé, popsicles, and more to freeze your brain
by Allison Steele, Staff Writer On a recent weeknight at Bud & Marilyn’s, most patrons were enjoying happy hour through frosé-colored glasses, seeking refuge from the hot summer air and an ever-darkening news cycle in a sea of pink slush. Frozen rosé wine, sweetened with strawberries and blended with vodka and ice, has been a […]
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May
30
Wine Market Council’s 2017 Rosé Wine Consumer Survey
New survey takes a closer look at the consumer habits behind rosé consumption and is now available to Wine Market Council Members by Press Release August 21, 2017 Yountville, CA, August 21, 2017 – Wine Market Council announced today it has completed its Rosé Wine Consumer Survey, a survey that was conducted to get a […]
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May
30
Loving Les Darons, Languedoc’s latest awesome wine value
It’s block party season in Philly, which means I’m on the hunt for good wine priced to share with a crowd. And there are few red wine values lining the Pennsylvania State Store shelves right now that excite me more than the 2015 Les Darons Languedoc AOP by Jeff Carrel. Carrel is a self-described “freelance […]
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May
30
Hobo’s Branham Rockpile Vineyard
Hobo’s Branham Rockpile Vineyard Click here to learn more about Hobo Wine Company The Branham Rockpile Vineyard is remote and at the outer limits of accessibility. Like the AVA in general, the site is composed of many small blocks characterized by steep slopes, poor soils, and intense wind exposure. Planted by Gary Branham in 1991, […]
