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How Greekman's Turned a Silver Lake Strip Mall Into a Serious Greek Wine Destination
There are plenty of places in Los Angeles to sip on a glass of skin-contact wine, but only one spot in Silver Lake where the house list runs more than 80 bottles deep and is made up entirely of imported Greek varietals. Greekman's is not a wine…
Burgundy' Review: Complex Doc on French Wine Region Leaves a Champagne High
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Soaring out of “Burgundy” on a champagne high — even if crémant would be more regionally apropos, I suppose — a French festival director turned to me, laughing:…
Amazon's Selling a Charming Backyard Wine Bar That'll Instantly Upgrade Fall Hosting
Picture a cozy fall evening in your backyard—a smooth red wine in your glass, glowy string lights overhead, and a plush blanket wrapped around your shoulders. The best memories are made sitting around a fire pit, chatting with friends over…
Pregnant woman avoids jail after slashing man's face open with wine glass
A man's face was slashed open from eye to mouth after being attacked by a drunk woman with a wine glass during a pub altercation. The victim had been out drinking with friends in the Central Inn in Newquay and the night passed without any trouble…
Venice Review: Burgundy Is a Light and Stylish Journey Into the World of Wine
Six years after The Truffle Hunters, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw have made a movie about wine. This makes sense: what's the point in dedicating yourself to a study of fungal delicacies, after all, if you aren't planning to knock it back with…
A 1900s Power Plant Is Now a $3.8 Million NorCal Wine Country Retreat
Steeped in Northern California history, this nine-acre creekside estate sits in the heart of the Alexander Valley in the Sonoma County town of Cloverdale, about 80 miles north of San Francisco. The property was originally home to an early 1900s…
India-France ties should not replace relations with Washington
On its face, France and India do not have much in common. France is a NATO ally; India has remained outside any alliance system. France had numerous colonies around the world and maintains relations with many of them since they achieved…
How Fall Vineyard Nails Became This Season's Biggest Manicure Trend
If you were obsessed with sardine manicures this summer, I've got good news. One of this year's biggest fall nail trends takes inspiration from another Mediterranean staple: lush vineyards. Purple and green (especially olive and burgundy shades)…
Illinois tourism hits record $50.2B in visitor spending, topping $88B in total economic impact
Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced. The growth was driven by around 115 million domestic and international…
Matthew Lillard's Ghost Face Vodka Has a Sequel, and It's Bloodier Than the Original
It turns out that the sequel is, in fact, bloodier. Matthew Lillard's Macabre Spirits is rolling out Ghost Face Blood Orange, the first flavored vodka in the horror-branded Ghost Face Vodka line, with a nationwide retail push at Total Wine & More…
How I stumbled into a major trend slamming beer sales nationwide - and giving Gen Z a buzz
It's not just Bud Light's past misadventures in wokeness that are to blame for its persistent sales slump: The beer giant is falling victim to a growing trend that's also slamming competitors – and I recently got a taste of it myself. Liquor…
Europe Looks Back at a Summer of Record Heat as El Niño Looms in 2027
This summer's heat has galvanized Europe. As France bakes under its fifth heat wave of the season and Spain registers record temperatures in September, governments are starting to plan for next year. Today's newsletter considers what the summer of…
Two Blokes Brewing opens Cannon Street taproom - Charleston City Paper
Craft beer found a new home on the downtown peninsula when Two Blokes Brewing opened a taproom on Aug. 11. Located at 114 Cannon St. in the ever-expanding Cannonborough-Elliottborough neighborhood, the taproom offers a place to grab a brew and a…
'Burgundy' Review: The Classic French Vin Rouge Is a Way of Life in Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw's Captivating Oenology Doc
Gifted nonfiction filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw have made a specialty of documenting tradition-bound practices rooted in the soil. In The Truffle Hunters, it was the disappearing breed of men and their sniffer dogs roaming the hills…
Travelers flocked to Illinois last year, generating over $88 billion in economic impact
Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced. The growth was driven by around 115 million domestic and international…
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