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Inside The Campaign To Create A White Wine Emoji
New Zealand Wine is lobbying for a white wine emoji this year. There is a red wine emoji. There is a champagne emoji. There are, somehow, multiple cocktail emojis. There is not—somehow still—a white wine emoji. And for an industry…
Henkell Freixenet Bets On Growth Segments To Reignite Sparkling Wine
The headquarters of Henkell Freixenet in Hesse, Wiesbaden. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa (Photo by Andreas Arnold/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany-based drinks producer, Henkell Freixenet, had a flat 2025…
M&S opens new 13,683 sq ft store boasting a wine shop and 'cheese barge'
A ‘LONG-AWAITED' Marks & Spencer has finally reopened following a major remodel. At 13,683 square feet, the store is one of the retailer's largest sites in the county. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now…
Wine Country cut off from rest of America after string of brazen copper wire thefts
Copper thieves have been slicing through rural Sonoma County, cutting down power lines and stealing wiring from AT&T-owned utility poles in a crime spree that has left residents without phone and internet service for as long as two weeks. According…
Grupo Peñaflor owner acquires Off-Piste Wines
Terold Invest, the parent company of Argentine wine powerhouse Grupo Peñaflor, has acquired UK business Off-Piste Wines in a move it says “significantly strengthens its position”, db can exclusively reveal. Terold Invest has…
Building confidence in wine: why knowledge drives sales
With extensive experience supplying the UK hospitality sector, Unity Beers, Wines and Spirits (part of Bidfood) explains how understanding wine pairings, grape varieties and wine regions is a powerful growth-driver. Wine is one of the most…
Uruguay declares wine a living culture in landmark policy move
Uruguay has formally recognised wine as a ‘living culture' through a cross-government initiative designed to integrate cultural policy, industry strategy and international diplomacy. The programme aims to redefine the country's wine sector…
Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries
The Electric City. Nickle City. Queen City. City of No Illusions. Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years but, in an age of growing tensions between two traditional allies, one among them has taken on extra resonance: the City…
I Tested Coleman's New Collapsible Hard Cooler. Now My Old One Feels Obsolete.
SIZABLE HARD COOLERS are rarely anything but cumbersome. The idea is to pack a lot of drinks and perishables (not to mention ice), and that requires some serious volume. But Coleman is on to something rather clever with its new Snap ‘N Go…
Can Shake Shack's new sandwich challenge the McRib, one of the most celebrated menu items in fast-food history?
That's perhaps the question worth asking as Shake Shack SHAK has introduced a pork rib sandwich — a menu item best known by the one that McDonald's MCD offers: the iconic McRib. Charles Passy covers a variety of topics, includingpersonal…
This Morning stars land brand new ITV series as network shares major shake-up
This Morning stars Josie Gibson, Clodagh McKenna, and Dermot O'Leary have all secured new TV series as ITV's new schedule has been announced. Today, ITV announced a range of new TV shows set to launch this year, highlighting that three of its This…
Damon Wayans reveals the scary symptom that led to his type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Comedy icon Damon Wayans has gone from spreading laughter to spreading awareness about diabetes risk. The actor, best known for his roles in 'In Living Color,' 'Major Payne' and 'My Wife and Kids,' has lived several years with his own case of type…
Ambassadors' spouses experience Korea's traditional liquor
Spouses of diplomatic ambassadors in Korea experienced a curated selection of the country's traditional liquor paired with hansik, or Korean cuisine, in a government-hosted event Wednesday aimed at promoting Korea's gastronomic culture. The…
Smorgasburg Introduces a New Food Concept On Governors Island
Six Coasts by Smorgasburg will open on May 9 on Governors Island in New York City A brand new venue to eat and drink on the waterfront will open this spring on Governors Island. Smorgasburg will debut its latest hospitality concept, Six Coasts…
Do lobsters have rights?
I need you to inhabit the mind and spirit of a lobster: you have been fished from your tank and hurled like a frisbee into the English Channel. Spinning, disoriented, delirious, bewildered, dazed, dizzy, giddy… free? “ Thalassa!
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