July 2025

The panel was called “Building the Category Together,” and it almost went off without a hitch last Thursday at the second annual Hemp Beverage Expo. A couple hundred makers of THC-infused drinks and their fellow travelers had gathered in a conference hall deep inside the Omni Atlanta Hotel to hear boyars from the beverage-alcohol industry …

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 While tariffs have wine importers running scared, growers in Lodi see them as a lifeline to save their vineyards.

 Despite the constant threat of tariffs, Italian producers are still putting their eggs in the American market basket.

Nearly 16 years since the group’s initial breakup, English rock sensation Oasis recently embarked on its highly-anticipated reunion tour. The band kicked it off with back-to-back shows on July 4th and 5th at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in Wales, and according to the BBC, bars around the venue were flooded with thirsty patrons. Perhaps unsurprisingly, fans …

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From bottles produced from grapes grown on some of the world’s oldest vines to those made from fruit hand-harvested in minuscule grand cru plots, there is a lot of special wine out there. And if there’s one group of people lucky enough to try these bottles, it’s wine professionals. As these pros learn the trade …

We Asked 17 Wine Professionals: What’s Your One Bucket-List Bottle? Read More »

In October 2021, New York Magazine’s Grub Street published a piece titled “‘No More Espresso Martinis!’ Why bartenders hate the hottest drink on the planet.” The 10-paragraph article went all in on the beloved cocktail, featuring gripe after gripe from NYC bartenders apparently fed up with the drink’s popularity. One called the drink “annoying,” “obnoxious,” …

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As we discussed last week, wine trends were slow to take hold in the Middle Ages. But as information about wine became more widely available, trends moved faster and faster, and the 19th century in particular proved to be a pivotal turning point in the history of European wine. At the time, it was common …

Wine 101: The Fashion Of Wine Part II: From Prestige to Price Read More »