Alexander Valley Winery Debuts Interactive Food & Wine Experience Led by Chopped Alumni GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (May 19, 2025) — This summer, the celebrated Alexander Valley winery Skipstone will debut the Skipstone […]
This exclusive trade event will showcase Chile’s finest wines, spirits, and seafood—each shaped by the Southern Pacific Ocean—on June 10 at Home Studios Inc. Registration is available here. New York […]
Dozens of LGBTQ+ events invite Napa Valley to dance, connect, and rise together in Pride NAPA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – May, 2025 — Napa Pride, in collaboration with the Queer Leaders Coalition, is […]
Wineries are looking for strategies to deal with the current industry-wide downturn. Some are expanding and modernizing their marketing efforts, often to appeal to younger generations, while others are innovating […]
Splitting the check after dinner has been pretty commonplace for a while now. Whether it be divvying up items depending on who ordered them or dividing the bill evenly among the table, restaurant staff have likely split checks any number of ways in accordance with guests’ requests. But what about some of the more unconventional …
Is It Annoying to Request Food and Drink on Separate Checks at Restaurants? Read More »
When the World Beer Cup announced its list of winners earlier this month, the beer industry had plenty to talk about. Among the kudos for the medalists at the big international competition, as well as the commiserations for those who didn’t make the cut, brewers and beer insiders couldn’t help noticing that one award seemed …
A World Beer Cup ESB Gold for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale? We’re as Confused as You Are. Read More »
Is democracy the safest form of government, or might autocracy have its merits? Is prosperity best assured through free-trade, or through protectionism? All urgent questions at present, affecting wine as they affect everything else; the responses are consequential. So much so… that I’ll leave those answers to you. I have a different dichotomy to discuss; …
I grew up near Napa Valley in California, and I’ve bopped around the wineries and vineyards there alongside my parents for as long as I can remember. Seeing the magic of winemaking, the blending of art and science, and the lifestyle of a glass of wine among friends inspired me to become a wine writer. …
Cakebread Changed My Mind About My Home-State Wines Read More »
There’s a widespread misconception that beer is more fattening than other alcoholic beverages. Pretty much everyone is familiar with the term “beer belly,” but “bourbon belly” or “Beaujolais belly” haven’t entered the lexicon of American slang. Sure, beer is typically consumed in larger quantities than other types of booze, and its carbonation can lead to …
Wine Sales Symposium Delivers Strategies for Success: The 2025 Wine Sales Symposium, produced by Wine Industry Network (WIN), proved to be an unparalleled platform for learning, networking, charting the course towards success in the dynamic world of wine sales to its more than 300 attendees.