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14 things we discovered at Flauer Alassio 2025

The Cocktail Lovers

Flauer Alassio 2025 is a unique event, exploring edible flowers, wild herbs, food sustainability and mixology. Like wine but with more subtlety. Following a painstaking six years and a half years of extensive restoration Villa della Pergola opened in 2012 and now boasts over 40 varieties of Wisteria. And a whole lot more.

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Corpin-NOT: How Cava Lost the Crown of World’s Most Beloved Bargain Bubbles

VinePair

Sparkling wine sales are relatively white hot when compared to other styles in these murky, dour days of wine. The wines are fantastic, but the name is horrible,” Norton says. “I I don’t understand why the ‘artisan’ producers would take a name that evokes visions of ‘corporate’ wine.” I think the Cava D.O.

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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance

VinePair

Though there are a few people Tirola spoke with for the film who didn’t make the final cut — he declined to reveal who when asked — he landed an impressive number of mixology heavyweights: Dale DeGroff, Julie Reiner, Jim Meehan, and the late Sasha Petraske all make appearances on screen. It was crazy, but I love him for it.”

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How Dirty Soda Bubbled Over the ‘Mormon Corridor’

VinePair

Swig gave “Mormons the opportunity to partake in their own version of mixology,” Dr. Brant Ellsworth, an associate professor of humanities at Central Penn College, writes in “ This Is the Plate: Utah Food Traditions.” ” For years, caffeinated drinks were considered a gray area by many Mormons.

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Meet Chilled 100 Member Carlos Ruiz

Chilled Magazine

Ruiz, who got his start in the hospitality and service industry at a pizza parlor at age 15, discovered his affinity for the craft, in 2012, while working as a bus boy and server at New Jerseys acclaimed Ryland Inn and saw the beautiful, complex, and artful mixed drinks coming out of the bar. Glassware wine glass with a lime wedge garnish.

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Long Associated With Sherry, Solera Aging Is Redefining Spirits and Cocktails

VinePair

With all due respect to its delectable attributes, sherry feels like the ultimate also-ran in the wine sector: a perennially hyped next big thing while never actually cashing in. But now, in this bizarro world of popular drinks trend roulette, its sherry wines production method not the product itself that is currently circling the wheel.

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GSN Announcement: America’s Top Bartenders and Hospitality Buyers to Judge 2025 Bartender Spirits Awards

Good Spirits News

In her current role as the Director of Bar & Spirits at Hogsalt, Chicago, Anna is currently making significant strides in the industry with her inventive approach and a profound understanding of mixology. Monique is the Vice President Spirits Portfolio for Winebow Fine Wine + Spirits, a national importer and distributor.