We’ve tried opening a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, but what should you do if you’re devoid of a decanter? Thankfully, opening a bottle is much more crucial than decanting it, which, through aeration and the introduction of oxygen, helps bring a wine to its fullest potential. But many household items are similar in …
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With exploitation, human trafficking and fraudulent wine, this week’s news roundup reads more like a police blotter.
The concordance between wine and baseball should drive our efforts to champion the beverage.
Even before Prohibition, states and counties instituted laws related to the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol. Temperance advocates, bootleggers, religious wine producers, and consumers have all weighed in over the years, leading to a hodgepodge of regulations on a state-by-state and county- by-county level. Some of these mandates come from research and years of …
Washington, D.C. According to SipSource®, January depletions came in soft, with little change to the 12-month volume trend for either Wine or Spirits. While that…
Federal prosecutors say an Idaho man who worked for a Napa winery bribed the head alcohol buyer for a large national grocery store chain that operates about 300 stores in California.
March 6, 2026—Yes, there are a lot of wine competitions, and there are pros and cons to participating, but the logic supporting entering two or three of them yearly is sound. Really good wines are going to be recognized and really great wines are going to have a chance of winning big. Your odds increase …
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A 324-year-old South African wine farm linked to tycoon Tokyo Sexwale goes on auction for $11 million
January Depletions Signal a Transitional Moment for Wine and Spirits: According to SipSource®, January depletions came in soft, with little change to the 12-month volume trend for either Wine or Spirits. While that may not inspire confidence at first glance, a deeper look at the three-month revenue trends reveals a more nuanced story—one defined by …
‘Thoughtful work and the right support feeds into the glass…’