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Where to Drink in Indianapolis

Imbibe Magazine

In 2018, he partnered with sommelier Josh Mazanowski to open Beholder, which has since seen multiple James Beard Award nominations for both its food and the wine program. Left to right: Sommelier Josh Mazanowski at Beholder. Guaranteed one of the best meals you will have in Indianapolis,” says Coy.

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5 to Try: Cava, and the Wines Formerly Known as Cava

Imbibe Magazine

We tapped sommeliers, restauranteurs, and wine shop owners to get their recommendation for bottles to try right now. “It’s uniquely a co-ferment of Xarel-lo and Sumoll, but the wine rips,” says Femi Oyediran, a sommelier and co-owner of Graft Wine Shop in Charleston, South Carolina.

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A Guide to Indie Wine Shops Across America

Imbibe Magazine

Beaupierre Wine & Spirits (Manhattan) In a slim space in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen lies this friendly, family-run shop opened by a husband-and-wife team of New York natives: Michelin-starred sommelier Yannick Benjamin and former David Burke beverage director Heidi Turzyn.

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London Wine Fair’s Battle of the Bubbles: The Results

Bar Magazine

The pairings were selected by Sarah Abbott MW, MD of Swirl Wine Group and Ronan Sayburn MS, CEO of The Court of Master Sommeliers. The retail price of each of the wines was thoroughly researched and a calculated GBP per point was awarded. The lowest GBP per point was deemed best value.

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From Beer Bikes to Champagne-Soaked Train Excursions, Europeans Adore Drinking on the Go

VinePair

Father’s Day in Bavaria is a bit different,” laughs Helen Busch, beer sommelier for the German Kraft brewpubs and bars in Vienna and London. A fairly unique and, at more than $650 a ticket, expensive experience, the Belmond’s British Pullman service is typical in one aspect: It demonstrates the European passion for drinking on the move.

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The 2024 Wine Growth Brands Awards — What’s Driving sales

Cheers

The Rising Star brand immediately found favor with sommeliers, fine wine retail buyers and other industry gatekeepers — particularly in the on-premise channel, says Lauren Brown, Stoneleigh’s brand manager. in 2023 to reach out in person to sommeliers and other fine- wine professionals in key markets. The Bota Box Mini, a 500-ml.

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Tahiirah Habibi Is Building a Better Wine World on Her Own Terms

Imbibe Magazine

Despite all her accomplishments in the wine world, Habibi doesn’t have one thing that wine professionals covet: the Master Sommelier pin. When she was a neophyte sommelier she aspired to be the first Black female Master Sommelier. But that changed in 2011.

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