Wine’s Unpopularity a Matter of Taste
There are many reasons US consumers aren’t drinking wine, but health isn’t as important as you might think.
January 2026
How a 200% tariff on French wine could impact the US market
On Tuesday (20 January), French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticised US President Donald Trump after Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wine and Champagne, a warning that came amid rising tensions over US-European relations and Trump’s push for US control of Greenland. The dispute deepened after Macron declined to participate in a US-led peace …
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The U.S. Hop Industry Is on a Knife’s Edge
Every year or so, a mainstream media outlet assigns one of its staffers a big, breathy story to inform its readers that California grape farmers are ripping out their vines. Have you heard? Acres plowed under! Horrible! To quote but one example of the sub-genre, a Sonoma-datelined October 2025 dispatch from The Wall Street Journal’s …
California Could Face Grape Shortage
Despite a recent overabundance of grapes, California could face a paradoxical shortage of wine this year.
good2grow adds Watermelon Berry Twist to BIGGER line
good2grow, Atlanta, has expanded its successful BIGGER juice line with the launch of Watermelon Berry Twist.
BuzzBallz unveils engagement ring for Valentine’s Day
BuzzBallz is putting love to the test by offering a pink diamond ring to one bidder to propose this Valentine’s Day.
BuzzBallz unveils engagement ring for Valentine’s Day
BuzzBallz is putting love to the test by offering a pink diamond ring to one bidder to propose this Valentine’s Day.
7 of the Best Aglianicos From Southern Italy
Aglianico is one of the great grapes of southern Italy — the most important red variety of Campania and Basilicata. And until I tasted two first-rate examples from the relatively obscure Molise, I hadn’t realized that the hearty Aglianico is also the signature red grape of that region, Italy’s second smallest, which lies just south …
Does Trade Etiquette Still Exist Among Bartenders?
Much of the unspoken code of conduct for model bar guests sounds like common sense. Be kind. Have patience. Don’t get too drunk. And when bartenders — who have experience working in the bartending trenches — visit a fellow bar, hospitality, anticipation, and graciousness aren’t just second nature; they could well become Olympic sports. Rumor …
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Andrew Jefford critiques the ‘NoLo’ trend sweeping the wine world
We live in strange times. How appropriate, then, that the weirdest development ever to affect the wine world is now its hottest trend. Namely, NoLo (no- and low-alcohol wines). Definitions of these terms remain fluid; neither the EU nor the UK has yet fixed its terminology, while the USA defines ‘non-alcoholic wine’ as being under …
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