December 2024

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It was Sauvignon Blanc, with its unique flavors and aggressive marketing, that put New Zealand on the world wine map in the 1980s. While not everyone’s cup of tea with its racy style, the variety became synonymous with New Zealand wine and accounts for more than three-quarters of the country’s wine production. But there’s another …

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Today, Keith takes a break from his climate change series to discuss 2024’s year in wine. One particular topic that dominated the wine conversation in the U.S. this past year was how to get people into tasting rooms. Napa Valley in particular has been struggling with attracting guests, likely because Napa is simply too challenging …

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The holiday season is in full swing and today on the “VinePair Podcast,” Adam, Joanna, and Zach ponder why Americans in general don’t have much of an affinity for hot drinks, treating them as mostly a wintertime novelty or home cold remedy. It could be that hot drinks just aren’t that good, or that they …

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For the past two and a half years, my project with Hop Take has been to tell you about things that are happening in the American beer business, and offer social, political, and historical context to help you make sense of why they’re happening. I’ve mostly tried to avoid making predictions here about what might …

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Cookies and milk, burgers and beers, cheese and wine. Many food and drink pairings are timeless for a reason. Sure, we can get technical on why these flavor combos work so well, but in layman’s terms, they just hit every time. The only downside to such classic duos is that they tend not to rank …

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During the holiday season, Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery in Altamont, N.Y., sells locally grown Christmas trees with a rather unique return policy. On New Year’s Eve, customers can bring back used trees, stripped of tinsel, lights and ornaments, and receive an Indian Ladder beer or cider in return. The tree is then toted …

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