Invitation to Enter Your Wines in 2025 Sommeliers Choice Awards
I hope this message finds you well and thriving in your craft. I’m Sid Patel, the founder of the Sommeliers Choice Awards and Beverage Trade Network, and I am reaching out to extend […]
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Navigating the Regulatory Horizon: How Alcohol Merchants Can Adapt to Changing Compliance Landscapes (Expert Editorial)
As regulatory frameworks shift throughout 2025, merchants of all sizes must prepare for still more change. By Kelly Martin Direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol sales have reshaped the alcoholic beverage industry, opening […]
The Best Red Wines for Chilling [Infographic]
Here in the U.S., the red wine category is undeniably dominated by classics like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. But there’s a style that’s growing rapidly and quickly gaining favor among the American wine drinking public: chilled reds. Cold red wine, you ask? That’s right. While most red wines should ideally be served just below room …
Prestige Alcohol Brands Are Difficult to Build — and All Too Easy to Ruin
It was the evening after my wedding in New Orleans — ages ago — and the core crew of our leftover revelers had descended upon a relaxing Marigny haunt to unwind in style before the impending crash back to our respective realities. “Johnnie Black on the rocks,” I said to the barkeep. “Scratch that,” my …
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The 5 Best Sherry Cocktails
Sherry, the fortified wine from Jerez in southern Spain, is a divisive topic among drinkers. With so many different styles — Fino, Oloroso, Amontillado, and more — it can be a confusing category to most consumers (also, how is it different from cooking sherry?), not to mention its bold, oxidative flavor profile that doesn’t necessarily …
Average prices rise at Hospices de Nuits Burgundy auction
The 64th Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges auction, held on 9 March. Bidders drove up the average price-per-barrel at at the 64th Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges Burgundy auction by 41.5% on last year’s event, to €22,422.50. That’s close to the all-time record set in 2022, which stands at €22,807, said auction house iDealwine, which hosted the annual sale …
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Bordeaux Celebrates its Irish Roots
Bordeaux’s strong links to Ireland have been strengthened in recent years as more Irish get into the wine business.
Why Hangovers Cause Anxiety, According to a Medical Pro
Nothing eats up a potentially lovely weekend morning quite like a wicked hangover. Although there are ways to reduce their effects, any excessive drinking will likely result in a groggy morning riddled with aches, pains, fatigue, and overall irritability. If that’s not bad enough, hangovers can also cause spikes in anxiety, a phenomenon colloquially known …
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Italy Most Exposed to US Wine Tariffs
There’s really only one story this week – the threat of massive US tariffs on European wine.
Cabernet Cookoff Returns April 12
Annual Napa Valley Food and Wine Pairing Competition Enters 6th Year Supporting Numerous Non-Profit Organizations March 14, 2025 (St. Helena, CA) — HALL Napa Valley, a family-owned producer of exceptional […]