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📺 Raventós i Blanc: Why Pepe Raventós Left Cava Behind and What He’s Building in Its Place
What followed was a decade-long fight to prove that Penedès — a poor, rural corner of Catalonia with more than 3,000 years of winemaking history — deserves its own appellation, its own identity, and a place at the table with the greatest sparkling wines in the world. Along the way, Pepe planted Pinot Noir in the wrong place, discovered an abandoned farm nearly converted to a chicken factory, and learned to make wine in a garage underneath his bedroom.
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Myths About Champagne That Survive Because of the Wrong Glassware
Champagne carries a set of deeply held assumptions that seem obvious — until you start examining what actually happens in the glass. Some of these assumptions persist because people taste champagne from the wrong vessel and draw conclusions based on a distorted experience. A glass shapes the perception of a drink as actively as serving […] The post Myths About Champagne That Survive Because of the Wrong Glassware first appeared on About Boulder County Colorado - Visitor and Local Guide to Boulder County Colorado .
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Exploring the Health Benefits of Wine: What You Need to Know
Wine is one of those topics where everyone suddenly becomes a nutrition expert after two glasses. One person says... The post Exploring the Health Benefits of Wine: What You Need to Know appeared first on The Finest Italian Wine .
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Roebuck Estates Selected as British Airways Business Class Wine Partner
Roebuck Estates Selected as British Airways Business Class Wine Partner
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What Is Genever?
Genever is a traditional juniper-flavoured spirit that originated in the Low Countries and is widely regarded as the forerunner to modern gin. While it shares botanical similarities with gin, genever has a distinctly different character. It is maltier, fuller and often closer in style to a young whisky than to a London Dry gin. For […] The post What Is Genever? appeared first on The Henley Distillery .
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April 2026- Cooking With Rum
Chef Susan Whitley shares with us in the April 2026 issue of "Got Rum?" a delicious dessert recipe: Lemon-Rum Blueberry Pound Cake. Bon appetit!
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Mead Architecture: Tannins in Mead Making
Honey is generous. It gives you sugar; it gives you aroma; it gives you that ineffable floral complexity that makes mead worth making. What it doesn't give you is structure. No tannins. None. Zip.
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📺 Can You Make World-Class Wine Without Drinking It? | The VinePair Podcast
Many winemakers the world over aspire to make world class wines. Yet the wines that are generally regarded as such have never been more expensive...
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Bertani – Wine and cultural experiences
Since 1857, Bertani has been one of the historic custodians of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico. The post Bertani – Wine and cultural experiences appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
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Quails’ Gate: An Okanagan legacy
Five decades in, the winery focuses on Pinot and Chardonnay Few wines are as emblematic of the Okanagan than Quails’ Gate Stewart Family Reserve selections, which continue to highlight the top-tier varieties first introduced by the pioneering Stewart family some 50 years ago. Over the last few decades, “the Family Reserve line has always been […] The post Quails’ Gate: An Okanagan legacy appeared first on VITIS .
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Is the Diageo UK MD getting ready to leave?
Rumours are continuing to circulate over whether the head of Diageo’s operations in the UK is preparing to step down after less than a year in the role. The post Is the Diageo UK MD getting ready to leave? appeared first on The Drinks Business.
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Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation.
Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. Hi, I’m Kim, a passionate lover of wine, food, and any experience that brings the two together! In this weekly blog post, I share my thoughts on a wine that I’ve recently purchased from one of our local independent wine merchants. If you’d like to know more ... Read more The post Kim Uncorked: Welcome to my weekly wine recommendation. first appeared on My VanCity .
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🎧📺 Episode 292: The Bu!!sh|t in wine: how one man exposed the “leading” wine magazine
A fake restaurant. A fake wine list. Some of the worst-reviewed Italian wines from a major wine publication. Then someone submitted that fake restaurant for...
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Foncière viticole en Gironde : 4 400 hectares à céder
Les vignerons bordelais ont formalisé quelques 430 pré-candidatures en vue de céder 4.400 hectares à la nouvelle foncière viticole de Gironde, dispositif inédit doté de 20 millions d’euros pour restructurer ce vignoble en crise, ont annoncé vendredi les autorités. La préfecture de Gironde et la région Nouvelle-Aquitaine ont salué dans un communiqué le « réel succès » […] Cet article Foncière viticole en Gironde : 4 400 hectares à céder est apparu en premier sur Terre de Vins .
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Osprey Soaring Above Walden Ponds in Boulder | Picture of the Day
Picture of the Day: Osprey Soaring Above Walden Ponds in Boulder Few sights capture the spirit of Boulder quite like an osprey soaring above the tranquil waters of Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat. In today’s stunning photo, the magnificent bird glides effortlessly across a brilliant Colorado sky, its wings fully extended as it scans the water […] The post Osprey Soaring Above Walden Ponds in Boulder | Picture of the Day first appeared on About Boulder County Colorado - Visitor and Local Guide to Boulder County Colorado .
videoMystery Whisky Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 19
Welcome to Day 19 of my Mystery Whisky Advent Calendar. I have no idea what is in any of the 24 samples and could be 1 of 100+ different whiskies. Find all the advent calendar videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg7rqWNPxmciNgHw4jdsud2UAWE9RY33k - Contents - 0:00 - Start 0:55 - Nosing and tasting 5:00 - Reveal In this episode, I'm blind tasting Henry McKenna Sour Mash Bourbon, 40% abv. It was sent to me by Whisky Amateur. Have you tried this whisky? Let me know in the comments. H
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Introducing The Japan Cask Company, specialists in private casks of Japanese whisky
For many whisky drinkers, there comes a point in their life when they realize they’re in it for the long haul. You are a whisky drinker now, and you probably always will be, so long as your wallet and liver cooperate. Maybe this epiphany comes when you’re in your twenties, maybe in your fifties, or […] The post Introducing The Japan Cask Company, specialists in private casks of Japanese whisky appeared first on Nomunication .
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Sir Ian Botham on his new ‘Legends’ English wine with Sir Geoff Hurst
Sir Ian Botham on his new 'Legends' English wine with Sir Geoff Hurst
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Kirkland Wine Reviews: Value White Wines from Costco
As many of you know, this summer marks the ten-year anniversary of my move to Texas, which will soon make it second on the list of states where I have lived the longest. A fact that would have made me … Continue reading →
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Private Wine Tasting with Unsworth Vineyards
Recently our local wine group got together to taste some wines from Unsworth, a winery located in the Cowichan Valley. This was a private wine tasting with friends. Wine loving friends gathered in our condo building’s lounge. It was the ideal spot to sit, enjoy the wines and socialize. Our lounge was just big enough ... Read more The post Private Wine Tasting with Unsworth Vineyards first appeared on My VanCity .
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🎧From Apples To Wine: Discover El Dorado County’s Edio Vineyards in California’s Sierra Foothills, Home To The Delfino Family’s High Altitude Vines, Ep 129
“We’re about as high as you can get in the Sierra Foothills and still grow grapes.” — Derek Delfino El Dorado County in the Sierra Foothills wine country is one of California’s best kept secrets, but it shouldn’t be. When gold was discovered here in the mid 1800s, the Italians who came to the region […]
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Spike Brewing Flow Pumps - 50% Off
<div class="bbWrapper">We have 100+ Spike Flow pumps that were built for an Australian company but they have since shut down. We now have 100 pumps that we are unable to sell as they were custom made for Australian power (230v/60Hz) and we are based
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Building a Thoughtful Brewery Food Program
On this episode of the Brewer to Brewer Podcast Sean Buchan of Cerebral Brewing interviews Shaun Kalis of Ruse Brewing. The two talk about the evolution of beer and their techniques before settling into the way Ruse approaches its food program. Pizza has long been a perfect pairing for beer, and when both are done […] The post Building a Thoughtful Brewery Food Program first appeared on All About Beer .
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🎧Ep 610: A History of Champagne (How Champagne Became Champagne) Part 2
This is part two (Ep 609 is Part 1)of a two-part series on the history of Champagne, which tells the story of how Champagne became Champagne! Photo: Champagne Vineyards Credit: WFNP I fell down a bit of a rabbit hole when I discovered an entire encyclopedia of the history of Champagne on the Union des Maisons de Champagne site. It was the equivalent of 200 pages of information on Champagne from its origins up until the 1980s and was detailed and fascinating. In this show I cover: The innovations of the 1800s that made Champagne sparkle on purpose with consistency and the contributions of the Veuve (widow) Clicquot The effects of phylloxera on Champagne The Champagne Riots World War I and German occupation part 1 The Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, and the effect of Prohibition World War II and German occupation part 2 Post war, rebuilding, UNESCO status, and a commitment to the environment Enjoy! Source of all this fascinating info is... Full show notes and all back episodes are on