When Izzy Tulloch was young, her father would return home from the produce market, bushels of berries in his arms, and sit with her. Together they would examine the little gems of fruit and sample each one’s sweetness, searching for the perfect berry. Inspired by this summertime memory, it’s no surprise that fresh blackberries take …
Izzy Tulloch’s Sparkling Whiskey Sour Is in Pursuit of ‘The Perfect Berry’ Read More »
At bartending conferences, spirits brands will often give pseudo-educational presentations that feature statistics and sales data specific to their own brands. And more often than not, said data gives the audience a skewed representation of that spirits category at large and fails to look at trends through a broader lens. For example, proclaiming that “tequila …
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We’ve all been there: You’re hanging at a friend’s place, and someone decides to make a round of drinks for everyone. They dust off the tin, assemble the ingredients, and get to shaking. Then, the limp-wristed, 30-second maraca jam commences. The cocktails come out, and they’re decent — but they would have been miles better …
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The new Danbury Ridge site near Canewdon in Essex. Danbury Ridge prospected the land due to its unusual geological make-up. John Atkinson MW, consultant for Danbury Ridge, had noticed the quality of the 2020 Essex vintage ‘despite high rainfall’. This prompted him to research soil properties, initially together with Lee Jones of the British Geological …
Two Jailed for Bordeaux Grape-Picking Exploitation: A father and son who ran a viticultural contractor have been jailed for exploiting grape-pickers in Bordeaux…
Small Kelowna Winery’s Commitment to Pinot Noir Results in a Taste of Victory [Kelowna, British Columbia] In case you missed it, on July 26 some big news was shared that […]
Local Growers Gather for Sustainable Workshops and to Celebrate the Graduation of the Third Leadership Academy Class SANTA ROSA, Calif. (July 29, 2024) – Sonoma County’s winegrowers gathered at Shone Farm […]
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Miami and Dallas, announced its plans to acquire Horizon Beverage Group Inc., one of New England’s premier alcohol distributors.
Developing a brand. Building relationships. Client communication. Customer service. Follow up. Follow through. These are some of the basic concepts forming a solid foundation for effective wine sales and satisfied, […]
WIA thanks International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) for permission to reprint this article. *** Experimental wines resulting from the addition of stems in varying proportions were analyzed to quantify […]