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Remembering Dan Duckhorn, California Pioneer For Merlot Wines
With his wife Margaret, Dan Duckhorn was one of the earliest two favor over Cabernet Sauvignon in the Napa Valley Dan Duckhorn, one of America's most influential winemakers, has died from heart failure at the age of 87. With his then-wife Margaret…
Best rosé wine to buy under £20 - taste tested 2026
Rosé has become the drink of summer (although there's nothing to stop you enjoying it all year round) – fresh, stylish and effortlessly drinkable. The palest pink bottles from Provence have led the trend, with their delicate colour…
The UK's booming wine sector offers salaries of up to £150k
Plumpton College has urged students and career changers to consider opportunities in the UK's expanding wine sector as vineyard plantings and production continued to rise. To coincide with National Careers Week, the Sussex-based institution said…
A new wine destination? Prince George's County wineries ask leaders for help boosting tourism and visibility
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Winery owners in Prince George's County are asking local leaders for help promoting and marketing the industry, saying increased visibility could turn quiet tasting rooms into economic engines. Several…
Shining an Asian spotlight on Portuguese wines
Nimbility has added João Portugal Ramos to its portfolio, assisting with increased depth to Portuguese wine offerings across Asia. Rebecca Lo reports. Portugal is one of the world's oldest winemaking nations, with a celebrated maritime…
Golf, wine and real estate: Inside Tassie's pitch to pinch a player from your AFL club
The list of possibilities is endless. The list of probabilities depends on how well the club can compete in the AFL and AFLW. The man leading the chase is Devils' list manager Todd Patterson who was poached from Melbourne. “The player…
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Geneva Wine Cellars closing after nearly 13 years
Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room owner Al Buchanan announced in the business' online newsletter that it is closing after nearly 13 years. Located at the Berry House at 227 S. Third St. in Geneva, the company sold wine by the glass, bottle and…
'I thought I was in control': Ex-Napa Valley winemaker apologizes as he's sentenced in $2.5 million grape scam
NAPA — Time and time again, booze has ruined Jeffry Hill's life. In 2015, the former Napa Valley winemaker spent four months in jail for stealing grapes from a competitor. The following year, he was charged in a wine and grape juice…
At this Napa winery, every day is Bring Your Child to Work Day
It's nap time for George, which means it's a great opportunity for the three-person winemaking team at Napa Valley's Honig Vineyard & Winery to work on blending, a task that typically requires tasting dozens of lots of wine — swirling…
How An Entrepreneur Is Using Vinegar's Forgotten Past To Build A Brand
Textured image: Red Wine Swirling in a Wine Glass (Photo by Steve Lupton/Corbis via Getty Images) Rodrigo Vargas, founder and owner of American Vinegar Works, was 13, maybe 14, when, in the basement of his family's New Jersey home, following the…
A tale of two beers: Spending at bars is on the rise, while retail alcohol sales are falling
In the battle of bars vs. liquor stores, the bars appear to be winning. New data released this week by Bank of America found that drinking at bars is on the rise even as alcohol consumption is on the decline. Alcohol spending as a share of overall…
How Real People Actually Feel About Alcohol And Their Health
Everyone has an opinion about how you should drink. These people have decided for themselves. Wine has been a big part of my life professionally and socially for a few decades now. But over the last couple of years, the overt enjoyment of alcohol…
Is this £60k Edinburgh whisky weekend the world's priciest city break?
Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport It has already been named as the most expensive city in Europe for mini-breaks. But now Edinburgh is trying to entice wealthy whisky connoisseurs with a bespoke luxury…
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The Entertaining Trend That Took The Fun Out Of Hosting
I'm always jumping at the opportunity to throw a dinner party for my friends. Cooking a great meal and setting the table with tapers, vintage glassware, my favorite linens from my mom, and using my grandmothers silver serving pieces is truly my…
Sir John Curtice: Greens' win means future of British politics is more uncertain than ever
Sir John CurticeProfessor of Politics, Strathclyde University The Green Party's historic success in the Gorton and Denton by-election means the future of British politics is now even more uncertain than it was already. Hitherto, the party had never…
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