Cheers

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With many people drinking less overall, and generally drinking less wine than they used to, bars and restaurants need to pay close attention to their by-the-glass selection. What makes a wine a good contender to offer by the glass? We asked several on-premise wine professionals to share their current favorites. Classic Penedes.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines that reflect both the terroir and personal style of individual producers, the Languedoc is the place to shop for those in search of personality-driven wines that provide fruit, structure, terroir, and expert restraint. I’m a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Rose Tavern in Canandaigua, NY recently hosted a seasonal wine pairing dinner event with the Hermann J. During the evening the head chef came out to describe the preparation and story of each course, then Fred and Thera would describe the wine and the intention behind the pairing. Wiemer vineyard.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Although her content features enviable bottles from producers like Keller, Jacques Selosse , and Dauvissat, Eun Hee Kwon’s social media presence makes wine education feel accessible to all. Credit: Jeff Brown Her content ranges from region overviews and producer profiles to answering questions like “Why are some wines so expensive?”

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 22, 2024

By lucky coincidence, this happened to dovetail nicely into a simultaneously scheduled webinar with Master Sommelier, wine educator, and all-around amicable fellow Peter Granoff, who presented an overview of wines of Uruguay, as well as the pleasant qualities and attributes of the nation.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

As red wine skews toward lighter-bodied, low-alcohol, chillable expressions , there’s an opposite movement gaining steam in the world of white wine. Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many wine drinkers avoid the grape due to its reputation as “sweet,” while sommeliers and wine professionals sing its praises as a complex, age-worthy, high-acid wine. The sunshine in this region comes through in this ripe and expressive wine. That’s kind of like Riesling.

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Bar Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

The London Competitions prides itself on having award winning buyers, bartenders, master sommeliers, masters of wine and some of the most influential people working in the drinks industry. Judging process The judging is broken down like this: Q (Quality Score) + Value Score (V) + Package Score (P) = London Wine Competition Score.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2017, she founded the Hue Society to champion inclusivity in the wine industry and was named an Imbibe 75 Person to Watch in 2020. Since then, she’s continued to rack up accolades, such as VinePair ’s 2022 Advocate of the Year and Wine Enthusiast ’s 2023 Social Visionary of the Year. But that changed in 2011.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

On his and the other organic vineyards from which he sources, he hand-harvests separate lots, then micro-ferments them with native yeast to create the palette of wines he blends for Cava in the off-grid cellar he built into the bones of a 19th-century winery on his estate. Still others labeled their wines D.O. In response, the D.O.

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Punch Punch is a James Beard Award-winning online magazine that writes about wine, spirits, beer, and cocktails. One of their goals is to remove the elitism often associated with the beverage industry (wine in particular) by writing articles on these topics that can be easily understood by anyone. Well, I’m sorry.

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Familia Torres’ Mas de la Rosa 2020 and Forcada 2021 have been recognised for their exceptional quality, earning a place in The World’s Best Sommeliers’ Selection 2025 (WBSS). This exclusive list highlights outstanding wines chosen by some of the world’s most influential sommeliers.

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2025

A new cult wine has grabbed the attention of American wine buyers and enthusiasts. This might sound like the hype that typically surrounds a top producer in Burgundy but the wine in question actually hails from Hokkaido, Japan. A Natural Connection Japanese wine can be broadly categorized into two styles.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

In 2020, she co-founded The Roots Fund, a nonprofit devoted to empowering underrepresented communities in wine, with fellow industry leaders Tahiirah Habibi and Carlton McCoy, Jr. Last year, The Roots Fund expanded its mission to include spirits, creating a scholarship fund with Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET).

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Cheers

APRIL 28, 2025

What makes a wine a good choice to offer by the glass? It depends somewhat, but most wine and beverage directors agree on a few things. You also dont want any (or very many) surprises on your by-the-glass list, says Winn Roberton, lead sommelier at Bourbon Steak DC.

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Dry Atlas

APRIL 15, 2025

Partner Content: Moderato The non-alcoholic wine market may still be small, but its clear to all that its growing fast. And Moderato , a Paris-based brand founded in 2020, is betting big on becoming the international benchmark for dealcoholized wine. That bet is starting to pay off. Backed by a $3.3

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2025

Cultivating Spirits, for example, offers a private dinner party for consumers, featuring a custom-crafted three-course meal paired with craft cannabis by a cannabis sommelier. Making their debut in January of 2020, visitors can drink cannabis-infused coffees, teas and lemonades while trying the cafes THC-infused baked goods.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2025

Founded by homebrewer Simeon Parvanov, the first batch of Sofia Electric beers rolled out in the summer of 2020 and the brewery has been growing steadily ever since. The beer festival showcases hundreds of Australian producers across beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails, with a total of over 500 sample beverages on offer.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

So we asked 20 professionals writers, photographers, beer sommeliers, beer competition judges, and others for their picks on the breweries people need to watch in 2025. Groups appreciate the availability of wine and cider along with elevated house-made comfort foods. Their reasons are various. Pivotal Brewing Company Bristol, R.I.

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