Gen Z’s new obsession with Guinness might run taps dry in the U.K. On Friday, The Guardian reported that Diageo — the beer brand’s parent company — was forced to ration orders of Guinness to British pubs after an astronomic rise in consumer demand. According to the article, the Dublin brewery is already working at …
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A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit US Sailing Team PASO ROBLES, CA, December 6, 2024 — Sextant Wines is proud to announce its Commemorative US Sailing Release, a 2022 Cabernet […]
NAPA / SONOMA, CALIFORNIA |December 5, 2024: On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. the Napa | Sonoma chapter of Women For WineSense (WWS) will host its […]
9 DECEMBER 2024 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – As the world’s leading charitable foundation dedicated to using the wine, spirits and hospitality industries as a vehicle for change, the Gérard […]
Keeping pace in today’s market requires wineries to juggle more considerations than ever. And while there are advantages to being a jack of all trades, navigating these other factors can […]
Bourbon might be known as America’s native spirit, but before it was the booming industry we know today, rye was the preferred whiskey on U.S. soil. While the spirit may have fallen out of favor post-Prohibition, rye whiskey is back in full force, with volumes swelling in the past decade and a half. But having …
Master Sommelier. After the unexpected sensation of the original “SOMM” film, the elite title bestowed by the Court of Master Sommeliers upon a tiny set of hospitality industry obsessives has gone from obscure insider jargon to the wine world equivalent of celebrity status. “Are you a Master Sommelier?” is usually the first question I’m asked …
Has the Title ‘Master Sommelier’ Become a Paradox? Read More »
The warm, dry winter preceding the 2023 in Chablis heightened fears of frost damage among growers, but outside some minor episodes of frost on 28 March and 4 April, the spring passed without incident. Flowering in early June occurred under ideal conditions, and a very large crop was set on the vines. June through August …
Premier cru status has been granted to four Chardonnay vineyard sites across the Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché appellations in the Mâconnais area of southern Burgundy, as of the 2024 vintage. Their promotion follows premier cru status for 22 sites in nearby Pouilly-Fuissé in 2020, and reinforces how the Mâconnais is gaining greater recognition after years of …
Burgundy gets new premier cru sites in the Mâconnais Read More »
