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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…
Former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy predicted David Pastrnak's OT goal on TNT
Bruce Cassidy was let go by the Bruins in a surprising coaching reshuffle in June 2022. But, the longtime bench boss is still a major fan of several players on his former club — including David Pastrnak. Appearing on TNT's…
Raise tax on alcohol and junk food to cut deaths from liver disease, experts say
Governments in Europe should impose much higher taxes on alcohol and unhealthy food to tackle the continent's 284,000 deaths a year from liver disease, experts say. Taxes on those products should rise sharply enough for the money raised to cover…
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…
The Lost Boys' Broadway Show Has a Game Changing End Credits Scene
There are no “end credits” at a Broadway show. The credits are in your hand when you enter the theater, often in a playbill. But in a world where Marvel and DC love to tease film fans with surprise scenes at the end of their movie, we…
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…
Overlooked '70s townhouses transformed into style Orange accommodation
Orange in central NSW has long been synonymous with food and wine. Like its Central Tablelands' mate (or rival), Mudgee, it's home to some of Australia's oldest vineyards and lovely old architecture, attracting gourmet travellers since the first…
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…
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