It’s a common thing in the beverage alcohol industry for brands to want to put out quick, one-hitter releases. But doing so in beverage alcohol is quite challenging — innovation and brand building in the space takes a long time. When comparing the timeline to other consumer goods industries, it might seem like it takes …
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We’ve talked a lot about Burgundy on the “Wine 101” podcast, and today, Keith is joined by members of Mâcon’s Cave de Lugny, a 100-year-old cooperative, to discuss more. So join us as we journey to Burgundy’s Mâcon region with Cave de Lugny, a leader in white Burgundy since 1926. In this episode, we speak …
Cheap beer is never in short supply. High-quality, low-cost brews can be easily found on grocery store shelves and convenient store coolers in most states. This makes them a go-to option to bring to a casual party, an unfussy family cookout, or a friend’s house for an afternoon of football. These brews aren’t meant to …
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A global survey of the wine trade doesn’t show much of optimism going forward, but there are rays of hope.
Terroir as a concept originated in the Middle Ages, when describing a wine as having ‘the goût de terroir’ was often disparaging: literally, the taste of dirt. Appropriate, then, that terroir today has become as common as muck. Yet as late as the 20th century, it was of little interest to wine writers. George Saintsbury’s …
More than 500 attendees flocked to the Shangri-La Hotel’s Tower Ballroom for the Grand Tasting of DFWE Singapore 2025. Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) Singapore 2025, on Saturday 22 November, was an even greater success than its debut last year, the event now a fixture on every wine-lover’s calendar in this vibrant city-state. And in …
Decanter Fine Wine Encounter Singapore 2025: A roaring return to the Lion City Read More »
Strap in…the alcohol recommendations will bring out the loonies.
I’ve been able to visit so many unique tasting spaces in Walla Walla picking a single best one would be impossible. But Dunham Cellars was…
by Andrew ChalkThe town square in the picturesque North Texas town of Gainesville was turned into a wine festival this last Saturday. North Texas Wine Country, the organisation of wineries in the north of our state took over with 16 member wineries setting up booths on three sides of the square from noon to six to …
