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'This doesn't make sense any more': why you still can't buy wine in New York supermarkets
In New York City, you can now buy marijuana from colorful smoke shops. But here in America's largest metropolis, you still can't legally buy a bottle of wine from a grocery store. The restriction dates back to the end of prohibition, and while most…

Wine industry's 'living legends' named at annual award night
The 2023 Hunter Valley Legends Awards winners. Picture by Elfes Images Four wine industry 'Living Legends' were recognised at last night's 16th annual Hunter Valley Legends Awards at Rydges Resort Hunter Valley. Sign up for our newsletter to stay…
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When to Pair Food With Wine Versus Sake
To drink sake or to drink wine, that is the question. As sake sales have skyrocketed in recent years, more diners are faced with the question of what to drink to pair with their meal. Historically wine would have been the conventional answer, but…

Natural Wine Has Come for Spirits
Winemaker Ian Thorsen-McCarthy, owner of Behemoth Farm Winery in upstate New York, distilled his first spirit in 2012, when he was living in the Bay Area. At that point, he'd spent the previous three years in the cocktail world—in Nebraska…

English bubbly: toastier weather should cheer local wineries
Gusbourne and Chapel Down see rising sales Receive free Food & Beverage updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Food & Beverage news every morning. Twenty years ago the idea of customers, let alone investors, picking…

This wine's unstoppable popularity is baffling Bay Area restaurants
A certain French white wine has become so popular that Bay Area restaurants can barely keep it in stock — if they can get any in the first place. Drinkers here appear to have an insatiable thirst for Sancerre, the Loire Valley wine made from…

Australian Wine Producers Set to Tap into India's $24 Billion Market
Australia's wine producers are being prepped by the sector into exporting wine to India—a market worth $24 billion. This follows successful talks that were held at the Australia-India Joint Dialogue in New Delhi between Australian and Indian…

The Dish: Two wine dinners set for June at Café Boulud, Meat Market
High season is in the rearview mirror, but the Palm Beach dining-out scene's roster of special events hasn't exactly cooled. Two wine dinners are on tap for June 15 and June 27. The first, at Café Boulud, is called “Voyage to…

Is Organic Wine Worth the Hype? · Organic Spa Magazine
Summer is the ideal time to pour a glass of rosé, but with a rise in sober curiosity and health-conscious cocktails, you might be interested in swapping your regular wine for organic varieties. Here's what you should know before uncorking…

Cody Wilson: The future of gun control and U.S. politics
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guest for this week's livestream was Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed, the creator of the 3D-printed ' Liberator ' gun. We talked with…

You Don't Have to Order a Bottle of Wine
A Bottle of Wine is part of The Adios Puerto Rico, Hola España Trip Report. Read, Why a Second Residency?, to see why I am here. I write down lessons during my time travel or during residency (see Travel Lessons & Expat Lessons) to prevent…

Aldi has a billboard which dispenses rosé as pink wine season begins
Everything came up rosé for lucky shoppers today – thanks to the world's first billboard which dispenses the nation's favourite summer tipple when the weather hits the perfect temperature. With the North West identified by Aldi sales…

'E just got paid': Lecturer sparks up teaching with 'gbese', wines waist in clip
A video has surfaced online showcasing a lecturer at Heritage Polytechnic in Nigeria, who has taken a unique approach to teaching by incorporating fun and dance In the video, the lecturer energetically danced 'Gbese,' a popular Nigerian dance style…

Their Crypto Company Collapsed. They Went to Bali.
Not long after his cryptocurrency hedge fund collapsed last year, spawning a market meltdown that devastated the industry, Kyle Davies got on a plane and left his troubles behind. He flew to Bali. As his company was liquidated and law enforcement…

There's now a pho drive-thru on OBT, Modest Wine and SEA Thai plan a wine dinner, and Quesa Loco opens second space
After closing up shop at the Market on South in April, Valhalla Bakery has soft (re)opened inside the Cheney Collective at 5565 Old Cheney Highway. No word yet on when Dharma Southern Chick'n, the reincarnation of Dharma Southern Kitchen, will join…
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