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🎧Ep 263 – Armenia Wine Explained: Ancient Wine Regions, Indigenous Grapes & the World’s Oldest Vineyards with Caroline Gilby MW
In this episode of Eat Sleep Wine Repeat, Janina heads to one of the oldest and most fascinating wine regions in the world: Armenia. Joined by Master of Wine Caroline Gilby, this episode explores why Armenia is becoming one of the most exciting destinations for adventurous wine lovers, wine travel enthusiasts and anyone wanting to learn about wine beyond the classic regions. Together, they dive into Armenia’s volcanic terroir, high-altitude vineyards, ancient winemaking history and indigenous wine grapes, including Areni Noir and Voskehat. They also discuss pre-phylloxera vines, clay amphora traditions, Armenian oak, modern winemaking evolution and why this ancient culture is entering a remarkable new chapter in wine education and global recognition. If you want to learn about wine beyond the classic regions, explore indigenous wine grapes, or discover one of the world’s most fascinating wine travel destinations, this episode is for you. 02:42 – From science to wine — Caroline Gilby MW
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🎧Is Two Buck Chuck Actually Bad, or Is That Just Wine Snob Talk?
We KNOW you are curious! No matter what you think about Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck, AKA Charles Shaw wine, you want to know. If you love Two Buck Chuck or have been avoiding it like the plague. If you drank it in college but now wonder if your tastes have changed. Or, if you are trying to elevate your wine game and want to see if you should bother. We know you have questions and feelings. And we want you to work out those feelings and get those questions answered. So, on your behalf, we put together the most objective, unbiased, and honest tasting and review of Two Buck Chuck that we could. And guess what?!? We were more than a little surprised by what we found. We’re not going to spoil it for you in this description. That would be silly! But we are going to tease you with this . . . we may not have rated it what you think we would rate it. Intrigued?!? Then listen in! Wines reviewed in this episode: 2023 Charles Shaw Chardonnay, 2023 Charles Shaw Cabernet Sauvignon Send us a Text Mes
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A 3-Step Plan for Data-Driven Brand Turnarounds
When I assumed the role of Faculty Director of the Wine Business Institute, the weight of expectation to solve the wine industry’s mounting challenges was immediate. Having spent my entire [...]
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Ep 171: Paso Wine Fest & White Wine Obsession – Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
🍇 WHERE WINE TAKES YOU – EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 🍷 This episode of Where Wine Takes You comes to you LIVE from Paso Wine Fest 2026, the biggest celebration of Paso Robles wine country and one of the fastest-growing food and wine events in America. Adam hangs out inside the madness of Wine Fest with a … Continued
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Day Drinking in New York
Highly recommended.
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Friday E-dition: Heidi Peterson Barrett Brings La Sirena Into the Light
By Tim Carl
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📺THE ULTIMATE CHENIN BLANC SHOWDOWN! 🌍 AUS vs The World w/ Nic Peterkin 🥂
This week, Tom and Wade are joined by a very special guest: Nic Peterkin from L.A.S. Vino for a Chenin Blanc Showdown for the ages! Nic is the mastermind beh...
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🎧📺Château Lafite Rothschild | Part II | Wine101
In the Middle Ages, French knights were sent around the territory to erect and live in fortresses to protect the surrounding land from invasion. These soldie...
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Afternoon Brief, May 22
How the Wine Industry Slump Is Impacting North Coast Winery and Vineyard Values: The North Coast wine industry is confronting what market analysts and land appraisers describe as one of the most severe and prolonged downturns in decades. The contraction is reshaping everything from vineyard values and grape demand to distribution systems and merger-and-acquisition activity...
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Why packaging decisions can’t be left to the last minute
Packaging can no longer be treated as a final step in product development, rather these decisions need to be made much earlier and far more holistically, according to Greg Lawson, managing director of packaging consultancy firm Aura Global. For food and beverage brands, the biggest packaging decisions are often made too late when costs are locked in, flexibility is gone and compliance risks are harder to manage, according to one industry expert.
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50th Annual OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition Celebrates Major Milestone with Record Participation
More than 2,600 California wine entries to be evaluated next weekend by some of the industry’s most respected winemakers May 22, 2026 (Costa Mesa, CA) — The Orange County Wine [...]
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Trump in trademark war with California winery
Trump in trademark war with California winery
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Sonoma State Study Finds Cultural Values Shape Winery Tasting Room Expectations Worldwide
Research offers first evidence-based framework to help wineries serve a more global visitor base ROHNERT PARK, CA (May 22, 2026) — California winery tasting rooms are welcoming increasingly diverse international [...]
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London Wine Fair records strongest show since Covid
London Wine Fair records strongest show since Covid
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📺We Spent $15,000 to Restage Wine’s Most Famous Tasting
Fifty years ago, in a single afternoon in Paris, the wine world got turned upside down. A British wine merchant named Steven Spurrier pitched a handful of Ca...
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Meet the sommelier: Brian Tapera of Kudu reveals his go-to wines and favourite pairings
Meet the sommelier: Brian Tapera of Kudu reveals his go-to wines and favourite pairings
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Student Teams from Across California and Around the World Win Farm Robotics Challenge Awards
Cornell University takes Grand Prize in 2026 contest organized by UC ANR Innovate, partners May 22, 2026 — An autonomous, pulsed electric weeding robot for orchards and vineyards took the [...]
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📺Onboard the vintage train whisking tourists around Chile’s vineyards
7. Wide of people boarding the train Tren del Recuerdo 9. Wide of passengers drinking wine on the Tren del Recuerdo
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Packaging’s Boldest Ideas Are Back at London Packaging Week 2026
Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas, new partners or a more complete view of where packaging is heading, London Packaging Week on 16 & 17 September is where it all [...]
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📺Bottles and Swords: The SuperVinoBros learn to fence from an NCAA Champ!
In this video, the SuperVinoBros, Ryan and Chris, join forces with USA National Fencing Team standout, Bryce Louie. The brothers visited Bryce at a fencing g...
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Kenwood Vineyards Returns to Sonoma Roots with Local Family Ownership
May 22, 2026 (Kenwood, CA) — Kenwood Vineyards has always been shaped by the land, the people, and the deep agricultural history of Sonoma Valley. More than 120 years ago, [...]
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London Wine Fair Sees Numbers Surge at 2026 Show
The first under Vindustrious ownership May 22, 2026 — London Wine Fair’s new owner, Vindustrious, has reported the best figures since pre-Covid, in terms of both exhibitors and visitors. Exhibitor [...]
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Rioja Vega Celebrates Maturana Blanca, the Origin of Rioja’s Most Distinctive White Wines
A limited edition—6,012 bottles—that reveals the freshest, most precise, and most authentic expression of the oldest documented grape variety in Rioja. May 22, 2026 — Rioja Vega expands its commitment to reviving [...]
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Kenwood Vineyards Returns to Sonoma Roots with local family ownership
KENWOOD, Calif., May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenwood Vineyards has always been shaped by the land, the people, and the deep agricultural history of Sonoma Valley. More than 120 years ago, the first harvest took place on this property—long before the region was known around the world for...