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📺The SuperVinoBros Try Wine Pairing at a Mets Game

The SuperVinoBros are heading to Citi Field to answer one very important question: what wine should you drink at a baseball game?We spent the day exploring t...

Valtellina of wine: greater territorial definition, new subzones, and higher-altitude vineyards

Valtellina of wine: greater territorial definition, new subzones, and higher-altitude vineyards

📺The Best White Wine You’ve Never Heard Of: Albariño | The Wine Show

Episode 6 of Munchies' The Wine Show: Join Master Sommelier Jonathan Eichholz (@jonathandrinkswine) on an adventure with Albariño — a slept-on Atlantic white...

How to Structure a Great Holiday Wine Gifting Program That Delivers in 2026

What turns a thoughtful holiday wine gift into a successful program? Clear decisions, early planning, and a repeatable process that protects the winery’s customer experience from the first order through final delivery. In the previous articles in this series, we looked at how corporate gifting can grow a winery’s brand and what a well-rounded holiday gift collection can include. Now it is time to bring […] The post How to Structure a Great Holiday Wine Gifting Program That Delivers in 2026 appeared first on .

Remembering Pioneering California Winemaker Charles “Chuck” Ortman

September 23, 2026 — Charles Martin “Chuck” Ortman—visionary California winemaker, founder of Meridian Vineyards and influential proponent of barrel-fermented Chardonnay—passed away peacefully on September 16 with his family by his [...]

McCollum Family Vineyard Opens Its Estate Property to Guests with First Hospitality Experience

New on-site tastings at their 318-acre estate in Carlton offers a relaxed introduction to the McCollums’ estate-grown wines, with four current-release pours and charcuterie-style bites September 23, 2026 (Carlton, OR) [...]

Mash to Brew - Build your own brewery

<div class="bbWrapper">Hi,<br /> <br /> We have recently started our online store to provide the home brewer with the equipment and materials needed to convert their pot into an automated electric brewery.<br /> <br /> Our aim is to reduce the time a

Water Brands: Enter the Water Choice Awards

This August I’ll be judging the Water Choice Awards, a new water competition hosted by The Daily Pour. If your brand hasn’t entered yet, check out the website – entries are due June 30, 2026! The post Water Brands: Enter the Water Choice Awards first appeared on Alcademics .

Compass Box Scotch Whiskymakers Release This Is a 10-Year-Old Whisky

Limited-edition Scotch super blend of three exceptional single malts, each aged exactly 10 years September 23, 2026 (London, UK) — Compass Box, the London-based Scotch whiskymaker known for creating Scotch [...]

📺2024 Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon: A Collaboration

For the fourth consecutive year, I had the privilege of collaborating with the Stags Leap District Winegrowers to create the photography and film for their a...

Anfiteatro, the Vineyard Where Montefili Began

This Sangiovese vineyard remains at the heart of the company’s vision, with a wine that bears its name and tells its story. Planted in 1975, it is now over fifty [...]

Andreola: the Many Expressions of Valdobbiadene DOCG, from Vineyard to Table

September 23, 2026 (Farra di Soligo, Italy) — In the heart of the UNESCO-listed hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Andreola has been cultivating a deep connection between wine, landscape and everyday [...]

Winners Announced in Star Wine List of the Year Netherlands 2026

The Gold Star winners of Star Wine List of the Year Netherlands 2026 were announced in Rotterdam this week, with two awards each for Flore (Amsterdam), Zarzo (Eindhoven) and Restaurant [...]

Wine Chronicles: The Wine Club Discount Mirage

By Dan Berger

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Hélène Darroze at The Connaught launches new à la carte menu

The three Michelin-starred London restaurant has unveiled a new à la carte offering centred on ingredient provenance, alongside details of its redesigned dining spaces and extensive wine collection. The post Hélène Darroze at The Connaught launches new à la carte menu appeared first on The Drinks Business .

Avennia Acquires Gramercy Cellars, Uniting Two of Washington State’s Leading Luxury Wine Brands

September 23, 2026 (Walla Walla, WA) — Avennia announced that it has acquired Gramercy Cellars, the Walla Walla winery founded twenty years ago by Master Sommelier Greg Harrington. Gramercy Cellars [...]

Ina Garten Never Brings Wine to a Party — Here Are the 5 Host Gifts She Recommends Instead

Ina Garten Never Brings Wine to a Party — Here Are the 5 Host Gifts She Recommends Instead

Hillinger Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs 2024

Domaine Labbe Abymes Cru Savoie 2025

Grape Spotlight: Kakheti Kisi from the Republic of Georgia

It is valued for its ability to produce both classical European‑style wines and traditional qvevri wines, each expressing the grape’s naturally aromatic profile, moderate acidity, and textural depth. Here growers value the grape for its moderate acidity, aromatic potential, and adaptability to both traditional qvevri and modern European‑style winemaking.

📺The Wine Industry Is Tearing Itself Out of the Ground

Global wine consumption just fell to its lowest level in more than 60 years. Vineyards are being torn out of the ground, harvests left to rot on the vine, an...

CAWG to Host Virtual Post-Harvest Press Conference — October 8

Growers to Deliver Statewide Insights on the 2026 Winegrape Harvest September 22, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) — The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) will host its 2nd annual virtual Post-Harvest [...]