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A New Wave of French Wine Bars

Imbibe Magazine

For Jorge Riera , the headline-making, French-heavy wine lists he created for New York City’s Frenchette aren’t especially new—for him. To Jon Bonné, managing editor of Resy and author of The New French Wine (Ten Speed Press, 2023), the return of France as a dominant news peg in the wine world feels a little like a homecoming.

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Kegged Wine Should Be a Win-Win, So Why Isn’t It Everywhere?

VinePair

Despite gaining momentum in the casual wine bar and restaurant scene, it’s a delivery system that still makes some winemakers and venues — not to mention certain wine drinkers — a little uneasy. The Yes, Yes, and Yes of Keg Wine The keg concept, at least on paper, should be a no-brainer and win-win all around.

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Ackley Brands Acquires Charles Smith Wines

Cheers

The Wine Group has sold its Charles Smith Wines to Seattle-based beverage company Ackley Brands. The purchase involves the brands and inventory; it does not include any properties, physical assets or personnel. The purchase involves the brands and inventory; it does not include any properties, physical assets or personnel.

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We Ask Nikki McCutcheon, Beverage Director, What’s in a (Cocktail) Name?

Chilled Magazine

Over the next four years, I mastered the art of inventory, bar management, cocktail development, and wine list curation. At 24, experiencing a full-on quarter-life crisis, I shifted my focus to beverages, earning my Certified Sommelier certificate.

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The Biggest Wine Stories From 2023

VinePair

This year was a rollercoaster for the wine industry. Natural disasters obliterated vineyards, large companies experienced major turnover, and scammers perpetuated distrust in wine retailers. The heavy investment in wineries this year signals that the industry’s major players aren’t losing faith in wine.

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Par Levels: How to Create Par Sheets & Use them to Run your Bar Smoothly

A Bar Above

Par” is how much of any given item you expect to use during a set amount of time, or your average inventory usage of each product. The par sheet is simply a list of either your quickest moving items or your entire inventory with a par level associated to each item. Start with a spreadsheet of your inventory.

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France No Longer Defines Global Wine Culture. Can It Adapt?

VinePair

Beret, baguette, and bottle of wine. Wine and France are synonymous in our collective cultural understanding of the world. And it used to be that if one wanted to become a great winemaker — or any sort of authority in the wine realm — all roads went through France. Smashed Cava, Cheap Imports, Surplus Wine On Oct.

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