Sitting along the Napa River in the city of Napa you can find the ultra cool tasting room for Scalon Cellars located in a repurposed…
In this episode, Barbara Fitzgerald speaks with award-winning creator and digital strategist Georgia Panagopoulou about the role of digital marketing in today’s wine industry. Georgia has received several international recognitions, including World’s Best Social Media Marketer at the Women in Wine & Spirits Awards and World’s Best Wine Travel Creator at the VinoInfluencers World Awards.
If you are an aspiring wine nerd, Xinomavro is a wine you just gotta know. Why is that you ask? Well, Xinomavro is often compared to the great Italian wines Barolo and Barbaresco made from the Nebbiolo grape, as well as the great French wines made from Pinot Noir in Burgundy, so that is pretty …
Every March, Chicago famously dyes its namesake river a bright emerald green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It’s an oddly endearing and eco-friendly ritual, but there’s a catch: It typically takes place the Saturday before March 17. On the actual day, scores of Chicagoans gather in bars and celebrate all things Irish by indulging in …
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At the turn of the millennium, there were just three operational distilleries in Ireland: New Midleton and Cooley in the Republic of Ireland, and Bushmills in Northern Ireland. Today, there are around 50, with more planned facilities on the way. And while Jameson’s core offering remains a ubiquitous fixture, Irish whiskey’s growth has been powered …
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 A small grape crush might be good for wine lovers, but the wider agricultural picture is less cheerful.
These days, it seems like everything Guinness touches turns to gold. Despite being over 250 years old, the beer brand has remained one of the trendiest in its category, with today’s sales driven by its permanent virality on social media in addition to its reliable, high-quality taste. Today, an estimated 10 million pints of the …
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 An unlikely pairing of rap and war features heavily in this week’s round up of the wine news.
 Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder, and these examples of the Green Fairy will warm your cockles.
2025 Grape Crush Report – California’s Smallest Winegrape Crush Since 1999: The California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 was released today, March 13th. The winegrape crush of 2,623,443 tons was down 8.4% versus 2.866 million tons in 2024 and the smallest since 2.617 million tons in 1999, but above …