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Wine Crisis? What Wine Crisis?
Question marks on wine bottles, copyright BKWine Photography The wine industry is facing headwinds. You can't open a wine publication without reading about declining consumption, changing consumer preferences, increasingly violent effects of…
A New Woman-Owned Company Wants You To Experience Wine Like A Local
Wine tasting in a vineyard at sunset. Rostislav Sedlacek via Adobe Stock A new wine-focused travel company is inviting travelers to experience vineyards in a more intimate, culturally rich way. Founded by wine expert Julia Coney and luxury travel…
How To Taste Napa's Most Exclusive Cult Wines Without Being On A List
There are strategies for accessing labels like Vida Valiente. Acquiring a bottle of an elusive allocation wine brand—where coveted, limited-quantity bottles are released to an exclusive mailing list rather than store shelves—remains a…
Wine, sunset, and music among the ruins: Tu B'Av celebration returns to Ovdat
Wine, nature, and history enthusiasts will be able to celebrate the weekend of Tu B'Av at one of the most unique spots in the Negev. On Thursday, July 30, the annual wine event will take place at Ovdat National Park, initiated by the Ramat Hanegev…
At Unfiltered wine festival, local wine takes center stage
Hundreds of winemakers, scientists, and grape aficionados descended upon the Gilman Wine district July 25-26 for the second annual Unfiltered wine festival. Unfiltered: a Celebration of Wine on the Edge, is a festival focusing on eco-conscious…
The nameless 'wine alternative' feted by the world's top chefs
″A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote Shakespeare, but then he never had to devise a marketing strategy or brief a distributor. The Bard might have hedged his words had he met the innovators behind Australia's most…
Would you order a 'non'? The unnamed drink coming for wine's gig
″A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote Shakespeare, but then he never had to devise a marketing strategy or brief a distributor. The Bard might have hedged his words had he met the innovators behind Australia's most…
Woman dies after 'falling on wine glass' at party and 'sliced her throat
A woman has died after claims she ‘fell on a wine glass' during a dinner party at her home. Ilda Beatriz Goyochea was rushed to hospital with a severe neck injury but sadly never recovered following what was believed to be a freak accident.
Why a little-known Mediterranean wine region is having a Bay Area moment
The first wine Angela Annuzzi remembers tasting came from the basement of her family's San Francisco home, where her father made the homemade styles that were ubiquitous in his native Croatia. Annuzzi can taste those wines — earthy, aromatic…
HBO's Scathing 8-Part Superhero Movie Satire Is Aging Like Fine Wine
Hollywood's relationship with superhero movies has shifted radically in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, with these massive franchises no longer having the same sway that they once did. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has struggled to maintain…
Wine Market Council names Egan as new president
Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, recently announced she will retire from the association on Aug. 5. Michelle Egan, founder of Egan Wine Consulting, a marketing and direct-to-consumer (DTC) winery consulting firm, will assume the…
Manchuela broadens wine styles and relaxes bottling rules
Spain's Manchuela DO has approved changes to its production rules that expand the range of wines permitted under the appellation and remove the requirement for wines to be bottled within the production area. The revisions also introduce a new…
This is what fine wine cost in Gleneagles Hotel 60 years ago
Having been given a wine list from Scotland's Gleneagles Hotel printed in the mid-1960s, Patrick Schmitt MW looks at the cost of drinking Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Provençal rosé back then, versus today. There's been much…
Man goes to Total Wine & More for a beer keg. Then he sees what it costs these days: 'You'll get your deposit back'
Buying a keg of beer for a backyard party costs far more than it did decades ago. One TikToker claimed many people are confused about what they're actually paying for. Creator @recklessjim has more than 37,900 views after rechecking the price of…
France and Spain race to curb wildfires before new heatwave arrives
Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favorable weather conditions to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighboring Spain. They were racing against the…
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