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Alcoholic Daze - Chapter 4

  The continuing saga of Alcoholic Daze.... Over the coming years, we repeated our August booze cruises to France or Germany, taking Snoopy with us. It was a great way of holidaying abroad  with the dog , getting the satisfaction of being somewhere foreign and enjoying life under canvas. Snoopy used to hate the return part of the journey as it involved visiting an extremely tall, dark and handsome young vet near Calais who produced awfully thick hypodermic needles to inject the anti-worming preparation necessary for the pet passport paperwork at Dover. As before, we used a nearby camp-site to Cite Europe on our return journey and, as before, stocked up with a years' supply of wine. Again, as before, we were always lucky if we had a single bottle left to celebrate at Christmas, but very little of it was consumed by me.  I was beginning to see a pattern forming. By the time we were nudging our fifties, Greg suddenly became ill. He first had a series of small heart attacks

Feis Ile 2026 bottlings

Fèis Ìle — formally known as the Islay Festival of Music and Malt — is an annual celebration held on the Scottish island of Islay, […]

Toro Albalá Amontillado 1951 (Decadent Drinks)

Decadent Drinks recently introduced a new series named Decadent Grapes . The first release is an Amontillado 1951 from Bodegas Toro Albalá. With this wine the bottler is venturing into the fortified wines of Andalusia for the first time. Toro Albalá is located in the Montilla region near Córdoba. They are best known for their high-age sweet PX wines, but they have dry styles as well. While most will link the name Amontillado to sherry wines, this is technically not a sherry. It is a separate denomination about 200 km further inland from Jerez. The wine Amontillado was named after this region, it literally means in the style of Montilla. Since their bodegas were so far from the shipping ports, Fino from Montilla inevitably underwent some oxidation along the way, becoming a style on its own. Locals think of this as the ultimate dry style because it combines the characteristic ageing under flor (usually around 8 years) with a (much longer) oxidative influence.It says 1951 but in fact at T

Afternoon Brief, June 24

American Wine Legislation Pulled from Agenda in California State Senate: AB 1585 (Connolly & Ransom) was withdrawn from a Senate committee hearing this morning and will not be heard this year. This means the bill is defeated for this legislative session...

New York Wine Labels That Tell Stories While Capturing Consumer Attention

And because wine drinkers are more often shopping with their eyes, reports Wine Enthusiast, the visuals on a label matter. The wine inside a bottle tastes the same regardless of what its label looks like.

Washington Wine Allocates Over $650,000 for Viticulture and Enology Research

Projects create cutting-edge knowledge to solve industry issues. June 24, 2026 (Seattle, WA) — More than $650,000 in wine and vineyard research grants were awarded by the Washington State Wine [...]

LIOCO Chardonnay Sonoma County 2024

Hennessy Launches RTD: A Margarita, an Iced Tea and a Berry Mojito in a Cognac Bottle

Hennessy enters the ready-to-serve market with three cognac cocktails: Henny Rita, Henny Berry and Henny Iced Tea. What they are, why these flavours, what the press says, and our take.

Summer, Baseball and Wine on the Rocks

I can count on my two hands the things and people I love more than baseball. This may not seem like the kind of ringing...

INSIDER DEAL! SAVE $23 A BOTTLE On Big, Bold Gard Estate Cab

Don’t miss our 47% discount on this 94-point beauty from Gard Vintners. Today’s deal is the Perfect 10 Gard Lawrence ... Read more

Cantarito – O seu próximo drink mexicano favorito

O México tem mais surpresas do que um Tommys Margarita ou Paloma e você precisa conhecer o Cantarito. Se você já esteve em um bar e desejou algo um pouco mais “autêntico” do que uma Margarita ou até mesmo do que uma Paloma, pode acreditar que o Cantaritos é a sua próxima parada. O que […] O post Cantarito – O seu próximo drink mexicano favorito apareceu primeiro em Mixology News .

📺 The Lost Art of Letting Wine Age – with Christopher Burr MW

In this episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast, I sit down with Christopher Burr MW to explore the appeal of mature wines, why some bottles only reveal their true character with age, and how wine lovers should think about provenance, storage and buying older vintages. 31:32 Buying back vintages: risks, storage, provenance, and auction houses 37:55 How should we approach consumer wine education?

Buzzard’s Roost Distillery Introduces New Red, White & Roost Double Oak Bourbon

Single-Barrel Toasted Bourbon Celebrates America’s Native Spirit for America’s 250th Birthday June 24, 2026 (Louisville, KY) — Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey today announced the release of its newest limited-edition offering, Red, White [...]

Greenfield Global Domestic OTSW Production Now Commercially Available

June 24, 2026 (Shelbyville, KY) — Greenfield Global announced today that its Shelbyville, Kentucky campus is now commercially producing and shipping U.S.-compliant Other than Standard Wine (OTSW). Greenfield’s OTSW provides [...]

Visit Temecula Valley Announces Interim Leadership

June 24, 2026 (Temecula, CA) — Visit Temecula Valley (VTV) today announced that Annette Brown has been appointed Interim CEO and President, effective immediately, ensuring uninterrupted leadership for the region’s [...]

California Wine Labeling Bill Gains Momentum Amid Industry Debate

California Wine Labeling Bill Gains Momentum Amid Industry Debate

World Cup of Wines: Our expert wine pairings for the last group games

Crunch time in game three...

Black-Eyed Susan Preakness 151 Cocktail Recipe: How to Make It and Why Bourbon Meets Vodka

How to make a Black-Eyed Susan cocktail for Preakness, with bourbon, vodka, citrus, Maryland racing history, Bulleit, Ketel One, and race-day tradition. The post Black-Eyed Susan Preakness 151 Cocktail Recipe: How to Make It and Why Bourbon Meets Vodka first appeared on BourbonBlog .

Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista: The Charity Auction Raises 300,000 Dollars, Which Will Be Donated to Support the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

With this donation, Ornellaia renews its commitment to the conservation of artistic heritage through the 18th edition of Vendemmia d’Artista, interpreted by Marina Abramović. June 24, 2026 (Bolgherti, Italy) — [...]

📺 5 Wines That Will Have You Cheating on Bordeaux

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Woman-Owned Creative Agency Celebrates Three Decades of Repositioning Wine, Luxury, and Ambitious Brands for Relevance and Growth

June 24, 2026 (Napa, CA) — DESIGNTHIS!, the woman-owned branding and design agency based in Napa Valley, proudly celebrates 30 years of elevating brands through brilliant design, impactful strategy, and [...]

Green & Red Vineyard Names Greg Fitzgerald as Winemaker and Viticulturist

June 24, 2026 (St. Helena, CA) — Green & Red Vineyard has appointed Greg Fitzgerald as Winemaker and Viticulturist. Fitzgerald brings more than 15 years of winemaking experience to the [...]