Future-Proof Your Winery: Transform Operations with ERP
As wineries grow, they add new people—an assistant winemaker, a cellar master, a vineyard manager, a tasting room manager, and hospitality staff. As the team, the production volume, and the […]
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Marketing that Matters: Attracting New and Curious Consumers to Your Brand
The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition brings winning wines and spirits to a diverse and discerning audience. By Alexandra Russell As the wine and spirits industry faces the […]
In Norway, Lake-Harvested Cocktail Ice Is an Old Business Making a Quiet Comeback
Frosty, cooling drinks like juleps and cobblers were trending in early 1800s America, their popularity driven by the recent year-round availability of ice. Blocks of it were cut from ponds and lakes in Massachusetts and Maine in the winters, then sold locally or exported abroad on ships specially insulated to keep as much of it …
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The Most Popular Grocery Stores for Each Generation in the U.S.
When it comes to grocery shopping, everyone has a favorite store. The never-ending suburban battle of Whole Foods versus Trader Joe’s is a testament to this. Of course, in addition to product preferences, proximity and regionality are major considerations in choosing where to pick up your produce — we all know how Floridians feel about …
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How a German-Style Peppermint Liqueur Became a Bartender’s Handshake (and Mouthwash)
When the modern cocktail renaissance kicked off in the early aughts, it came with a newfound appreciation for long-ignored liqueurs and amari, many of which have since become common cocktail ingredients. Likewise, some of these bottlings have become “bartender’s handshake shots.” These pours are generally reserved for bitter, polarizing liquids that industry folks serve as …
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Ontario’s boycott on US wine: A crisis paused but not averted
While the immediate imposition of broad-reaching tariffs has been postponed, the Canada-US trade war is far from over. Trump stated that the pause is meant to ‘see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured [that is fair].’ So while Canada’s concessions on border security spending appear to satisfy some of …
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The failure of the Surgeon General: Eliza Dumais on the irrelevance of warning labels
My cigarette principles are as follows: I only smoke after midnight or in France – whereby packs of Marlboro Gold come plastered with close-up shots of blackened lungs or chains of rotting teeth. And while yes, I belong to the absolute lowest common denominator of smoker (neither debaucherous enough to lean in, nor righteous enough …
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2022 in bottle: A first look at this abundant vintage
The UK trade and press were the first to taste DRC 2022 from bottle. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has released its 2022 wines in bottle and the UK wine trade and press were the first to taste them in London last week. The domaine’s co-directors Perrine Fenal and Bertrand de Villaine were present, alongside UK …
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The Most Impressive Bottle-Opening Party Tricks
In a pinch, nothing is handier than being able to easily open a beer or wine bottle without any of the proper tools — especially if corkscrews or churchkeys are nowhere to be found. But sometimes, you might just be looking to impress the people you’re with, and these bottle-opening party tricks, if you will, …
Italy Looks to Duck Wine Tariffs
European wine producers are understandably nervous about a trade war with the US, but will all wine bear the brunt?