Debut Organic Wine Conference Puts Farmers First
The inaugural Organically Grown Wine Conference at Alexana Winery gathered consumers and trade around the impact of organic practices on fine wine Dundee, Oregon (March 26, 2025) – For the first […]
March 2025
We Asked 11 Sommeliers: What Glassware Do You Use at Home?
Whether it be long, elegant hand-blown stemware or squat tavern glasses, every restaurant has its signature wine glass set. But when they’re not working, what do sommeliers prefer to drink out of when they get home? We asked wine pros from across the country to share their preferred glassware. For some, it’s all about comfort …
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Bus Bin Bassinets and Bottle Service: How New Parents in the Bar World Make It Work
The hospitality industry is often described as “non-traditional” — and with good reason. We work odd hours, encounter all walks of life, and most of us have zero concept of weekends, holidays, or actual lunch and dinner breaks. Tipped-based income can and does fluctuate. People outside the industry assume we party 24/7. It is hard …
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Wine 101: Fine Wine II: Sur Souche
While fine wine is typically investment-worthy bottles, the term is often tossed around in marketing, making its definition rather nebulous and tough to pin down. To truly understand what fine wine is, we must look to the region that started it all: Bordeaux. In the mid-1800s, France’s Bordeaux region was working to establish itself as …
8 Things You Should Know About Chopin Vodka, the World’s First ‘Super-Premium’ Vodka
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States defines “super-premium” vodkas as those that retail between $30 and $45, but pricing is just a fraction of what gives a certain vodka the look, feel, and overall impression of luxury. Ultimately, it comes down to deft marketing, storytelling, and — most importantly — a dedication to …
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Weighing Up the Big Beasts of Wine and Liquor
Turbulent trading conditions have hit alcohol producers’ bottom lines. So how are some of the bigger guys doing?
Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach
Five years ago, we all thought the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the most disrupted supply chain landscape we would ever see. We were wrong. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, …
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Spring Statement: No relief for wine and spirits industry
Industry leaders and opposition MPs urged the chancellor to ease the tax burden on the drinks trade, but those calls fell on deaf ears. Reeves used her statement – dubbed an ‘emergency budget’ by shadow chancellor Mel Stride – to announce £4.8bn in cuts to welfare spending. She also revealed plans to save an extra …
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Share & Pair Sundays: Celebrate Togetherness With Wine and Food
What could be better than spending a spring Sunday with friends over a glass of wine and a bite to eat? That’s the idea behind Share & Pair Sundays, a new initiative from the same team that brought us Come Over October. After the success of that campaign, Karen MacNeil, Kimberly Noelle Charles, and Gino …
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The Glenrothes releases its oldest whisky
The Glenrothes The 51 Speyside producer The Glenrothes has unveiled The 51, its oldest-ever release since the distillery was founded in 1879. A blend of two casks, aged for 51 years, the release is limited to just 100 bottles globally, priced at £37,000 ($46,500). Unusually however, buyers will not be able to see the bottle …