Despite recent sales dips, vodka still holds the throne as America’s best-selling spirits category by volume. Its neutral profile has made it a versatile component in everything from Espresso Martinis and Moscow Mules to two-ingredient dive bar highballs and popular shooters. Above all, it’s generally pretty inexpensive, with luxury brands like Grey Goose, Belvedere, and …
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New York, NY (February 14, 2025) – The founders of The Vintner Project, a leading wine media company driven by its vibrant social community and global team, today announced the launch of Vinemark, a cutting-edge social […]
Seattle, WA (February 14, 2025) – For decades, Teresa Spellman Gamble’s life was a delicate balancing act – parenting, caring for aging parents, volunteering, and managing the demands of an executive […]
Donation kicks off the 125th anniversary of winery’s legacy Rutherford, CA (February 14, 2025) – More than 60,000 pieces of archival material, including photographs, ledger books, and other media, make up a […]
Changes to France’s strict inheritance laws mean that more wineries will remain in family hands.
In early 2023, videos of college students wielding plastic jugs filled with vodka, water, and liquid flavoring began surfacing on various social media platforms. These concoctions, known as BORGs or “Black Out Rage Gallons,” caused quite a stir online, inciting both admiration and concern. Conceptually, BORGs are nothing new, despite what those enjoying them and …
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Finding a bargain in the wine world today can feel like an impossible task. Prices are soaring across the market, and even regions that used to be go-tos for good value like Beaujolais crus are seeing price hikes due to increased demand. So where can consumers look now to find a good deal? Whether it …
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“Cocktail College” is brought to you today by PATRÓN, 100% Additive-Free Tequila. Listeners, there has been a lot of conversation around the term additive-free in the agave space, and it can be confusing. That’s why I want to weigh in on the topic. While some tequila brands may legally claim to be made from 100% …
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In the earliest written recipes for the Martini, vermouth was a major player, sometimes accounting for half of the cocktail’s total volume. But as time went on, recipes grew increasingly dry, and nowadays, it’s not uncommon for a dry Martini order to yield a glass full of cold gin or vodka with no vermouth at …
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Jeremy Seysses, winemaker and co-owner at Domaine Dujac, has stepped beyond Pinot Noir to help create a new expression of single-vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Trailside Vineyard in Rutherford represents a partnership project that begun in 2020, including Seysses and Carlton McCoy Jr MS, CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, which is the owner of Heitz …
Jeremy Seysses of Burgundy’s Dujac in Napa Cabernet venture Read More »