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forbes.com - Liz Thach - The Role Of Community Wine Bars & Shops: Aiken In The Spotlight
The Role Of Community Wine Bars & Shops: Aiken In The Spotlight
Forbes

Sharing Wine and Food Under The Live Oaks at Vino Solo Wine Shop in Aiken, SC On most Friday evenings at Solo Vino wine shop in Aiken, South Carolina, a large group of locals and visitors gathers to share food and wine at long communal tables…

forbes.com - Michelle Williams - Why Europe's Top Sommeliers Already Love Santa Barbara Wine
Why Europe's Top Sommeliers Already Love Santa Barbara Wine
Forbes

A tectonic abnormality twenty million years ago created the unicorn wine region of Santa Barbara County. Chase Carhartt, winemaker and owner of Carhartt Family Wines, has a story he tells often, because it keeps proving itself true. “Go to…

theguardian.com - Mina Holland - Bottoms up! English wine is finally coming into its own
Bottoms up! English wine is finally coming into its own
The Guardian

As a fully signed-up member of the Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati, I'm not especially nationalistic, but I'm more than ready to champion our best food and drink traditions. We can bask in a long history of winemaking – it dates back…

forbes.com - Noel Burgess - At St. Francis Winery, Food Makes Wine Feel Less Like A Test
At St. Francis Winery, Food Makes Wine Feel Less Like A Test
Forbes

Executive chef Peter Janiak at St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, where food and wine pairings are designed to make Sonoma wine country feel less intimidating and more personal. Peter Janiak was not where I expected to find him. I had boarded the Tour…

globenewswire.com - Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits - Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Description of the share buyback programme authorised by the ordinary general meeting of 25 June 2026
Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits Description of the share buyback programme authorised by the ordinary general meeting of 25 June 2026
GlobeNewswire

Charenton-le-Pont, 25 June 2026 DESCRIPTION OF THE SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMME AUTHORISED BY THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF 25 JUNE 2026 In accordance with the provisions of Articles 241-2 et seq. of the AMF General Regulation, as well as EU…

newswire.ca - Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium - CUTRIC and Niagara wineries call for support for Wine Country Shuttle Project
CUTRIC and Niagara wineries call for support for Wine Country Shuttle Project
CNW

NIAGARA FALLS, ON, June 25, 2026 /CNW/ - The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), alongside winery partners from across the Niagara region, is calling for provincial support for the proposed Niagara Region Wine Country…

sfchronicle.com - Jess Lander - Yes, you can visit 3 wineries in this luxe Wine Country destination for under $100
Yes, you can visit 3 wineries in this luxe Wine Country destination for under $100
San Francisco Chronicle

Wine tasting fees have more than doubled in the past decade. In 2015, the average U.S. tasting fee was $15; in 2025, it was $39, according to a trusted wine industry report. A day trip to California Wine Country can easily cost hundreds of dollars…

cityam.com - Libby Brodie - The best wine to take to a picnic in the sun
The best wine to take to a picnic in the sun
City AM

Picnic season is on a roll and no matter what picky bits you are currently into, there is a drop of the good stuff to make it taste even better. Fortnum & Mason first invented the modern “scotch egg” in 1738 as a convenient meal for…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Arabella Mileham - New Wine Hub and LiveTrade partnership to 'significantly' expand businesses access to global fine wine trading
New Wine Hub and LiveTrade partnership to 'significantly' expand businesses access to global fine wine trading
The Drinks Business

LiveTrade, the fine wine trading platform powered by Bordeaux Index, has teamed up with Wine Hub, the leading wine business software platform for merchants, collectors, and producers from Wine Owners in a move that will “significantly expand…

hoodline.com - Nina Singh-Hudson - California Wine War Boils Over as Lodi Growers Battle Big Bottlers
California Wine War Boils Over as Lodi Growers Battle Big Bottlers
Hoodline

California's wine world is in a full-on family squabble, and it is playing out under the Capitol dome. Grape growers, small family wineries and the state's biggest producers are clashing over what the word “American” should mean on a…

hoodline.com - Eileen Vargas - Santana Row Snags Johnny Doughnuts As Wine Country Looms Next
Santana Row Snags Johnny Doughnuts As Wine Country Looms Next
Hoodline

Source: Google Street View Johnny Doughnuts has quietly slipped into Santana Row, firing up its fifth shop and teeing up a grand opening party this Saturday. The Bay Area-born doughnut maker has taken over an intimate walk-up counter in the…

fsrmagazine.com - Ben Coley - The Mather's Tashi Earns Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
The Mather's Tashi Earns Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Home - FSR magazine

The Mather received an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator's 2026 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world's best restaurants for wine. The award recognizes The Mather's signature restaurant, Tashi, for its exceptional wine program, which…

fsrmagazine.com - Ben Coley - Dividend Restaurant Group Earns Wine Spectator Honors Across Steakhouse Portfolio
Dividend Restaurant Group Earns Wine Spectator Honors Across Steakhouse Portfolio
Home - FSR magazine

Dividend Restaurant Group (DRG) has earned national recognition from Wine Spectator, with all Sullivan's Steakhouse and Eddie Merlot's locations named to the publication's 2026 Restaurant Awards list. The recognition marks more than two decades of…

oxfordmail.co.uk - Edward Burnett - Fans stunned as David Beckham drinks giant 'fishbowl' of red wine at World Cup
Fans stunned as David Beckham drinks giant 'fishbowl' of red wine at World Cup
Oxford Mail

The former Manchester United footballer Sir David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife, Lady Victoria Beckham, have lived in Oxfordshire for a decade. Owning a mansion in the Cotswolds, the celebrity couple have embraced countryside life with Sir David…

forbes.com - Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle - The Little Prince Blooms Among The Vines At Chateau L'Hospitalet In The South Of France
The Little Prince Blooms Among The Vines At Chateau L'Hospitalet In The South Of France
Forbes

Ingrid Bertrand, the wife of Gérard Bertrand, and Anthony Phuong in front of Vietnamese artist Lê Thúy's Celestial Body 1 - 2 - 3, 2025, cotton, sawdust, mud, mother-of-pearl, gold and silver leaf, mineral pigments and lacquer…

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