Château des Tours Côtes du Rhône Grande Réserve 2015 is one of the most memorable bottles I’ve drunk in the last 12 months. It would have been bottled as a Vacqueyras where it was grown, but it had to be declassified to a lowly Côtes du Rhône. Why? For one reason: the wine was deemed …
American oak Sherry cask number 336. American oak Sherry cask number 336 was filled on 3 February 1940 at the Speyside distillery, and emptied 85 years and two days later, on 5 February 2025, yielding a total of 125 decanters – designed by American architect Jeanne Gang on the theme of ‘Artistry in Oak’. The …
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PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y., announced it will introduce Pepsi Prebiotic Cola, an evolution of cola created to reflect the tastes and values of today’s cola lovers, it says.
In 2025, two ownership transition strategies are taking center stage in the manufacturing and supply chain sectors: strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). While M&A is a vehicle for growth, it’s equally driven by founder-owner succession, generational transitions, and liquidity needs. At the same time, ESOPs are gaining momentum as …
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On Monday, Buffalo Trace Distillery launched a higher-proof addition to the Sazerac Rye Whiskey portfolio. The new bottling clocks in at a lofty 100 proof, a marked increase from the line’s flagship 90 proof expression. The Frankfort, Ky.-based distillery specifically developed this spirit in response to a surge in demand from bartenders and whiskey enthusiasts …
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We say goodbye to Château Pavie’s entrepreneurial proprietor, Gérard Perse.
Not long ago, “craft” was the buzzword for beer and spirits. How times have changed.
Established in 2012, Montauk Brewing Company was founded by three lifelong friends who grew up in the New York hamlet together and hoped to deliver the spirit of Montauk in a quality beer. Over 13 years later, the brewery’s crisp Summer Ale and Wave Chaser IPA still capture the feeling of sitting back in a …
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New guests at Manhattan’s historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which officially opened on July 15 after a lengthy, eight-year restoration, will get a different kind of welcome when they check in. In the past, patrons would make a beeline to the north side of the capacious lobby, because that was where the front desk stood. If …
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There’s something almost magical about opening up a bottle of wine that you’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Perhaps you’ve been keeping it stored in your own cellar for ages, or maybe you’ve come across an older bottle while shopping. But what happens when you remove the foil only to find mold …
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