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Wine as Liquid Memories: Nederburg Edelkeur 1977
One of wine’s superpowers is that it can trigger memories and allow us to share them with others. It’s almost magic. Pull the corks and release the liquid memories. Sue and I recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary and pulled two corks to pair with the meal. The first bottle was the Donnafugata Sul Vulcano […]
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📺Zoom Into Wine | Cabernet Top Performers
Wine List:The Black Square, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Rocks District, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, 2022 Greer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2018Po...
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V Foundation for Cancer Research Wine Celebration raises $6.87 million
V Foundation for Cancer Research Wine Celebration raises $6.87 million
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Hunter Luxury wins Gold at both London and Tokyo Design Awards for Jack Daniel’s x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition
August 4, 2026 — Hunter Luxury’s work on the renowned Jack Daniel’s x McLaren Halo MK1 Limited Edition has received international recognition across two continents, winning Gold at the London Design Awards [...]
videoCava Growers Struggle to Find Good Prices for their Grapes | The Week in Wine Podcast
Don sips a triple-aged Jameson while Olly muses on hops and beer. This week we look over a number of early wine harvest stories from the month and Don asks whether or not life might be like toilet paper. There is also a musing on the apparently mediocre reception of Mosel Riesling. This week: Cava growers struggle to find good prices for their grapes; Sazerac faces a lawsuit in France after growers find their contracts abruptly cancelled; Alsace looks to reduce its vineyard coverage; Argentina's bulk wine exports surge, but prices and trends appear much less positive; and northern Italy experiences an early, hot harvest, with some growers having similar issues to those in Cava. Meanwhile, police in the Rheingau issue a remarkably understated press release regarding the recent Rheingau Wine Fair, and a restaurant near Mendoza becomes the latest to host a wine and sexuality dinner. We also look forward to an interesting story on the payouts (or should that be 'payout') in the 2025 Pick
videoAglianico del Taburno DOCG in 60 Seconds #italy
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG in 60 Seconds #italy Santé, James © 2026 James Melendez / James the Wine Guy — All Rights Reserved. **** Social Networks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespmelendez/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_melendez_jamesthewineguy/ WordPress: http://jamesthewineguy.wordpress.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesthewineguy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswineguy/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jamesthewineguy
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Woodward Canyon Winery Names Kathy Byrd General Manager
Byrd’s appointment coincides with changes in the winery’s senior leadership team August 3, 2026 (Walla Walla, WA) — Woodward Canyon, the second winery to open in the Walla Walla Valley, [...]
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Silver Lake Winery & Distillery Appoints Internationally Acclaimed Winemaker and Master Distiller; Rusty Figgins to Lead Vineyard, Winery & Distillery Operations
August 4, 2026 (Zillah, WA) — Silver Lake Winery & Distillery announces the appointment of Berle ‘Rusty’ Figgins Jr as Director of Vineyard, Winery & Distillery Operations, marking an exciting [...]
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The 2026 Sustainable Ag Expo Program Is Here
Research-backed solutions and real-world insight for today’s winegrowers. August 4, 2026 (California) — The program for the 2026 Sustainable Ag Expo is now available, giving growers and agricultural professionals an [...]
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Sales Have Gone Sideways
I don’t always keep up with current events, but when three friends of the store sent me the same New York Times article, I knew that it was something worth my attention (thanks Bill, Klaus, and Arild). On August 1st, Soumya Karlamangla’s article titled “Sales Are So Low, California Wineries Are Burning Their Vineyards,” was…
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Wine and Cheese Spotlight- August 7th!
Wine and Cheese Spotlight 3 to 6pm – Friday, August 7th Need a little midday pick-me-up? Stop by between 3 and 6 on Friday to sample a little wine and cheese.
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Mandi Robertson: Beyond the bottle — Mouton Cadet’s commitment to Fair for Life
Mandi Robertson: Beyond the bottle — Mouton Cadet's commitment to Fair for Life
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Friday Brewery Spotlight- Troeg’s Independent Brewing – August 7th
Brewery Spotlight 3 to 6pm – Friday, August 7th For this week’s Brewery Spotlight, our buddy Jeff from Troegs will be here pouring samples! Stop by Friday from 3-6pm to try a few Troegs beers and stock up since all Troegs packs are 10% off for the day!
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Who Will Win the Attack of the Stack?
The long standing rivalry between Zach and Sean’s respective love of wine has reached its boiling point! They’re having a good ol’ fashioned Stack Off! Do you dare choose from Zach’s Stack? A bottle of Famille Laplace Madiran, a beguiling red from the south of France as mysterious as the Zach who chose it. Or…
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Wine of the Week- San Michele 2020 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore “Ca del Pipa”
Club Card Price: $15.99 Buy Six Bottles or More: $14.00 Regular Price: $24.99 In 1945 Michele Castellani founded something between a winery and a workshop to produce his own label of Valpolicella wine. Today his son Sergio manages a far more expansive winery in the Classico zone of Valpolicella. Using local grapes to the area,…
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The Trouble with Syrah
In 2003 James Laube wrote in Wine Spectator that Syrah was poised to be California’s next great red that could someday rival Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2010 Eric Asimov wrote in the New York Times that Syrah was considered, in the 1990s, to be the next great hope for American red wine. If you consider planting…
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2,300-year-old grain wine found sealed in its original bronze vessel in China
2,300-year-old grain wine found sealed in its original bronze vessel in China
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Crete: Where all the Women are Strong and all the Men are Good-looking
Sometimes you think you’ve seen enough of something. Enough vineyards, enough barrel rooms, enough wineries – I mean how many stainless steel tanks does one guy need to see? It’s easy to become jaded in any line of work, see enough breweries, wineries, and distilleries and you get the gist. It was nice, for a…
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Club Card Member Rye Whiskey Special
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Rye 7 Years Old 115 Proof Club Member Price: $39.99 Normal Price: $57.99 Every once in a while a steal of a deal comes around that’s hard to pass up on and this whiskey fits the bill. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this at a great price while…
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Rhonda Carano, wine entrepreneur and wife of Don Carano, dies at 72
Rhonda Carano, Ferrari-Carano winery co-founder and wife of the late Eldorado patriarch Don Carano, has died at age 72.
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🎧Italian Wine Adventure #25: Vermentino! Summer Sipper Contender?
Nothing says summer like a nice, crisp white wine, and in this episode, we cover one of the greats that you may never have heard of called Vermentino. Vermentino is a fabulous wine most famously from the island of Sardinia that is a perfect summer sipper. Vermentino is also likely to be a wine that you start seeing more often because it comes from a grape that creates these crisp, high acidic wines, but can take the heat in warmer climates and keep its acidity. In addition to digging into Vermentino and tasting and reviewing a couple of great wines you should be on the lookout for, we also talk about the criteria that make a great summer sipper and we give you a short list of some other wines to look out for. Summer isn’t over yet! Enjoy it while it’s here! Wines reviewed in this episode: 2024 ColleMassari Melacce Vermentino, 2022 Tommasi Poggio al Tufo Vermentino Send us a Text Message and we'll respond in our next episode! Contact The Wine Pair Podcast - we’d love to hear from you! V
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Gin vs Sotol: Which Is the Better Choice for Summer Cocktails?
Gin vs Sotol: Which Is the Better Choice for Summer Cocktails? Summer is the season of bright flavors, cool glasses, […] The post Gin vs Sotol: Which Is the Better Choice for Summer Cocktails? first appeared on ACRÓNIMO .
videoWeller Full Proof: Hype vs Reality After 12 Months
If you enjoyed my Stagg Bourbon by Buffalo Trace Review After 1 Year video, please consider subscribing to my channel. Cheers! 🥃 My Whisky-Me Link: http://whiskymenew.refr.cc/thecrumbybeard Click here for more of my whisky reviews; https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfg-wOlcN2ijZ07SYar-O76Fx2shEC-Hp After spending a full year with Weller Full Proof, this video is a long-term bourbon review rather than a first impression. Instead of chasing tasting notes in a single sitting, I wanted to unde
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🎧Ep 273 – Oregon Wine Beyond Pinot Noir: The Regions, Grapes & Wines You Need to Know with Samantha Cole-Johnson
Think Oregon is all about Pinot Noir? Think again. In this episode I'm joined by Samantha Cole-Johnson, Senior US Editor at JancisRobinson.com and the Master of Wine student who achieved the highest mark in the world in Stage One of the notoriously challenging MW programme, to uncover the side of Oregon that most people never discover. From cross-border wine regions that ignore state lines to savoury Syrah grown on basalt cobblestones, richer styles of Pinot Gris and a brand-new sparkling wine movement, this episode will completely change the way you think about Oregon. Along the way, we also discuss what the future of wine might look like - and why the biggest challenge facing the wine industry may have nothing to do with wine itself. You'll discover why the Rocks District produces some of America's most distinctive Syrah, why Oregon's Pinot Gris deserves far more attention, how Method Oregon is putting the state's sparkling wines on the map, and the producers and wine regions that sh