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videoCarmignano DOCG Explained in Under 60 Seconds
Carmignano DOCG Explained in Under 60 Seconds 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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[Vendredi Spi] Darroze dans le shaker
La célèbre maison productrice d’Armagnac se fond dans l’univers de la mixologie avec son concours qui vient de sacrer l’artiste barman Nicolas Bonnet. Terre de Vins a assisté au feu d’artifice. De l’armagnac VS et une blanche signés Darroze, des ingrédients à foison, des garnitures, des glaçons de toutes les formes, les verres itou, des […] Cet article [Vendredi Spi] Darroze dans le shaker est apparu en premier sur Terre de Vins .
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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events May 1st
Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. View this post on Instagram New Releases: 5 Stones Brewery Nancy E’s | […] The post Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events May 1st appeared first on Craft Beer Austin .
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Topic: Love and Tolerance is our code
Meg P and David P met and got married in AA in Seguin, TX. They are sharing their story and on the topic "Love and Tolerance is our code" with the Shertz Cibolo group on Valentines day 2026. Listener Submission. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com
videoIf Strawberry Szn had a spokesperson, it’d be us 🍓📢✨ #Short
If Strawberry Szn had a spokesperson, it’d be us 🍓📢✨ #FroseWine #Frose #FrozenCocktail #StrawberrySeason #StrawberryCocktail #Short
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Fred Peterson, Peterson Winery
Fred Peterson, owner of Peterson Winery , joins Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell on California Wine Country today. This is Fred’s first time on the show, but Peterson wines were a big part of this episode with Darryl Miller, on March 27 this year . Daedalus mentions the birds on the labels of the Peterson wines that Fred has brought. There are other labels with a mountain lion, a bear, a fox and a deer. They find old prints that are in public domain that they can use with no royalties. Fred Peterson calls his winemaking style “zero manipulation” which they have trademarked. He uses the jackalope on the label, but he can’t trademark that mythical animal which is in the public domain. They begin by tasting a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon from Dry Creek Valley. This is what happens when you have the proper fruit, the proper region and the proper technique of making the wine, says Dan. It is a great example of what it can do when it is properly aged. A Cab needs about 12 years to reach its fully m
podcast· 39:39Fred Peterson, Peterson Winery
Fred Peterson, owner of Peterson Winery , joins Dan Berger and Daedalus Howell on California Wine Country today. This is Fred’s first time on the show, but Peterson wines were a big part of this episode with Darryl Miller, on March 27 this year . Daedalus mentions the birds on the labels of the Peterson wines that Fred has brought. There are other labels with a mountain lion, a bear, a fox and a deer. They find old prints that are in public domain that they can use with no royalties. Fred Peterson calls his winemaking style “zero manipulation” which they have trademarked. He uses the jackalope on the label, but he can’t trademark that mythical animal which is in the public domain. They begin by tasting a 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon from Dry Creek Valley. This is what happens when you have the proper fruit, the proper region and the proper technique of making the wine, says Dan. It is a great example of what it can do when it is properly aged. A Cab needs
videoWhy Cannes stopped buying famous Champagne #cannesfilmfestival
The most glamorous room on the planet doesn't pay the "label tax." 🎬🥂 Everyone assumes the Cannes Film Festival pours the most famous, mass-produced luxury Champagnes in the world. They don't. They actively avoided the pack and chose a tiny, little-known house called Telmont, alongside an organic red from an estate owned by George Lucas. The lesson? True luxury isn't about buying the loudest, most expensive label. It’s about finding the small producers making the real thing. What is the most overpriced, overrated Champagne everyone needs to stop buying? Let's hear it in the comments. 👇 Stop paying for marketing. Hit the link in our bio to shop small producers and get what’s actually in the bottle. #cannesfilmfestival #champagne #finewine #georgelucas #winehacks #bighammerwines
videoTina Fey, Will Forte & Colman Domingo Try Italian Food (Authentic vs. American) | Food & Wine
Tina Fey, Will Forte, and Colman Domingo put their taste buds to the test in a blind tasting challenge all about Italian favorites. In this episode of Taste Off, the trio samples Italian and American versions of classics like gelato, mozzarella, Nutella, and coffee without knowing which is which, trying to guess the authentic picks while debating their personal favorites along the way. With plenty of strong opinions, surprising reactions, and hilarious banter, Tina, Will, and Colman discover whether they can really tell the difference between Italian originals and their American counterparts. Subscribe to Food & Wine: https://www.magazine.store/food-and-wine/ More ways to follow Food & Wine: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/foodandwine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodandwine TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodandwine Website: https://www.foodandwine.com Food & Wine inspires and empowers our food- and wine-obsessed community to eat, drink, entertain, and travel better—ev
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The Dixie Cup and Why Homebrewing Matters – Message and Travelogue
Speaking at the Dixie Cup Last week at the time this gets published, I (Drew) was flying to Houston for the 40th iteration of the Foam Rangers‘ Dixie Cup. As one of America’s oldest homebrew competitions, they’ve had beer luminaries … Continue reading →
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Warm spring boosts growth as strawberries hit shelves early
Extended sunshine and higher-than-expected temperatures throughout April have increased recent UK outdoor strawberry production, as the first commercial wholesale quantities arrive in Tesco stores. The post Warm spring boosts growth as strawberries hit shelves early appeared first on Fruit & Vine .
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Santa Clara Wine Region
The Santa Clara Valley wine region has a rich and storied history dating back over 250 years. Despite facing numerous challenges, including phylloxera, Prohibition, and the Great Depression, the region’s dedicated farmers persevered, continually innovating and striving to produce the finest quality wines. Their tireless efforts have solidified Santa Clara Valley’s reputation as California’s first […] L'articolo Santa Clara Wine Region proviene da The Wolf Post Wine Magazine .
podcast· 25:42· S22E4Armenian Wine: Of caves, mountains, wars, and resilience | S22E4
An exploration of Armenia's wine from an ancient cave, to a mountain, through wars and occupations to the present, and how events over millennia are fermented and aged into something beautiful that tells its story in the glass today. Resources from this episode: Books: The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition, Kindle Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023) Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013) Websites: Absolute Armenia: Areni-1 Cave: How to Visit the World's Oldest Winery (+ Tips), Varanyan, A. (Updated 11 September 2025) https://absolutearmenia.com/areni-1-cave-winery/ AP News: Turkey removes a restriction on direct trade with Armenia to improve ties (updated 13 May 2026) https://apnews.com/article/turkey-armenia-trade-restriction-lifted-c09e5d21617d45e524268eea1a2ff70b Areni Cave: Areni-1 Cave: https://www.arenicave.am/en The Armenia Project: Wine
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How a Scottish Brewery rethought the IPA
When Wasted Degrees switched to multi-strain kveik yeast, they didn’t just change their fermentation profile — they cut their dry hop rate, improved their yield, and ended up with a better beer. There is a moment in many breweries when a process that has always worked begins to feel like it could work better. For...
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Non-conformists
Czech brewery Zichovec didn't get the memo that high-variety craft beer is out and reliable-but-dull heritage beer is in. They're still churning out a vast array of different styles, with influences from all over. Today I have three of them. First up, it's another of those purportedly Irish-style beers from a foreign brewery, a genre I find endlessly fascinating. This one is called The Irish Black , and is a stout, at 4.6% ABV. No nitrogen is involved but it still formed a very full head, with a dome and all. The aroma is plain-spoken but nicely roasty, with a pleasing dry charcoal buzz. That's there in the flavour, alongside a metallic tang of old-world hops, but there's an unwelcome sweet side too. It's a little like the caramel one finds in Czech dark lagers, but more intense without the lager cleanness, coming across here as almost saccharine. I wouldn't say it puts this beyond the style boundaries of Irish stout, but at the same time, it isn't a good one. It's just too severe, and
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May 2026 Cellar Selects: These Gris are the Bees Knees
Ridgecrest 2024 Old Vine Estate Pinot Gris, Ridgecrest Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge (panel pick) Commanding aromatics entice with lime zest, fresh rain and dusty minerality framed by a core of green pineapple. Bright citrus energy strikes the taste buds: lemon, lime and orange zest alongside gooseberry, starfruit and lemongrass. Lively acidity keeps everything in focus. $30 Illahe Vineyards 2025 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Bright and inviting on the nose, with lemon-lime citrus, petrichor and an unexpected lift of bubblegum and grilled lemon. The flavor profile shifts toward a softer register– pear, honeydew and Thompson grape support white flowers and a whisper of mint jelly. Crisp and clean with a long, refreshing ending. $23 Willamette Valley Vineyards 2024 Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Honeysuckle and Meyer lemon open over a bed of golden raisin, bay leaf and stony minerality. Flavors of quince and orange peel introduce coconut water, honeystick and a distinctive thread of
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Grand Dames
By Gail Oberst It’s no secret: Men often receive credit for accomplishments owed to their wives. Counted among them are the women who contributed to Oregon’s burgeoning wine industry. Oregon’s wine media, including this publication, has participated in that oversight– and this feature alone can't right it, but it's a start. Luckily for us, Oregon’s wine women didn’t need acknowledgement when establishing wineries or becoming winemakers and winegrowers. Picture a room filled with women, most in their 80s, a few nonagenarians, all vertical. Each had a hand in launching our state’s wine economy. This room, at Sokol Blosser Winery– perched on a hill supplying sweeping Willamette Valley vineyard vistas, with Mount Hood in the distance. It is a pre-spring day complete with bluebird skies and unseasonable sunshine. Ponder the hugs, stories and laughter shared by women who, in many cases, worked at professional jobs and raised children while also
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Cork Pop and the Bass Drop
By Paula Bandy Wine culture has long aligned itself with certain soundtracks. Jazz in the tasting room. Classical at the gala. Acoustic guitar on the patio during golden hour. These pairings feel natural because they reinforce a particular identity– wine as contemplative, refined, slightly elevated from everyday life. Something to be studied, appreciated, discussed quietly. Wine deserves that reverence. Karen Blixen, author of “Out of Africa,” published under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen, wrote that wine is “one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world.” Music shares that same duality– instinctive and refined, bodily and cultural, moving easily between the raw and the composed. But culture shifts. Music shifts. And wine culture must decide whether it shifts with it. PARALLEL SYSTEMS From an anthropological perspective, both music and wine are social instruments– tools to organize space, mark time,
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The Spirit of Hospitality: Part Three
This is the final installment of the series. Part One of this story was published in December 2025 and Part Two ran in February 2026. By Luis Romero “How was it?” Joe asked Alma. “It was peaceful,” Alma replied, looking at the green of spring washed in sunlight outside the windows. “Mr. Hemmich was a great guy,” Joe said. “He really was. I am glad I got to know him better at the end.” Alma sighed. “I finished the calls for today’s appointments and updated the notes from yesterday’s visits,” Joe said, changing the subject. “Thank you, Joe,” Alma said sincerely as she walked to her office. “Your desk is less cluttered,” the stranger observed, looking at the flurries of dust revealed in the light coming through the window. Surprised by his appearance, Alma quipped, “Do you ever knock?!” “Joe has become quite the ambassador, and I see you were able to keep Carly after all.&rdqu
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Grilled Peach and Pinot Gris Summer Soup
Serves 2-3 INGREDIENTS 1 pound ripe peaches, halved and pitted 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 4 oz Pinot Gris 2–3 ounces mascarpone (depending on how creamy you want the soup) 1 lemon Salt, to taste Neutral oil (for cooking) For Garnish crème fraîche fresh basil, chopped 1 pint of raspberries, frozen overnight and “shattered” INSTRUCTIONS Preheat a grill or heat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Lightly oil the surface. Place the peach halves cut-side down and cook until they develop caramelized grill marks or a deep golden sear, about 3-5 minutes. This step adds a smoky sweetness and complexity to the soup. Remove and roughly chop. In a medium saucepan, heat a small splash of oil over medium-low heat. Add the chopped garlic and cook gently for about 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the grilled peaches to the pan. Lightly mash them with a spoon to release their juices. Add the Pinot Gris and increase the heat slightly to medium. Let the wine simmer f
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A Natural Pairing
By Annelise Kelly Once a sleepy Washington college town, Walla Walla was best known for growing fruits, vegetables and grains, and the sweet onion that bears its name. In recent decades, folks realized that farmland could grow premium wine grapes. Today, the area boasts more than 120 wineries and dozens of restaurants; a transformation luring food and wine lovers to the town of 34,000 people. With its culinary and enology and viticulture programs, Walla Walla Community College, or WWCC, plays an active role in this flourishing environment. The two programs complement each other, as food and wine so naturally do, to the benefit of students in both. ORIGINS Two decades ago, as the college established its enology and viticulture program, it became clear the area could benefit from developing a culinary program as well. “When they were designing the facility for the enology program back in the early 2000s, a big question became ‘what do we need for the success of this as a wine
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An Extended Bloom
By Annelise Kelly High on a crest in the Dundee Hills, flanked by some of the Willamette Valley's most storied wineries– Archery Summit, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Winter’s Hill Estate, Domaine Serene– sits White Rose Estate. Ensconced above sweeping views of the Valley, on a clear day, the distant silhouette of Mount Hood is visible. Since the winery’s first vintage in 2001, annual production has increased from a couple hundred cases to approximately 3,000 cases. Primarily from the estate's 14 acres, 10 planted with Pinot Noir, it also sources fruit from a selection of premier vineyards across the Northern Willamette Valley. The lineup focuses almost exclusively on Pinot Noir. ORIGINS After college in Southern California and years in the aerospace industry, owner Greg Sanders sought a new challenge. In 1995, he began viticulture and enology courses at UC Davis. Five years later, he purchased an existing 10-acre property known as White Rose Vineyard. Twenty-five ye
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Bass Lines and Grapevines
By Greg Norton Ron Berrett and Maggie Yuan were seeking a quieter place to raise their kids. Tired of the bustle of Los Angeles, the pair relocated to Oregon in 2009 and, two years later, purchased 20 acres in West Linn. Over time, a vineyard, winery and ballroom-sized hospitality space led to Festive Hill Winery’s opening last June. “We bought this property in 2011 but didn’t start planting vines until 2014,” Berrett recalls. Original plantings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were soon joined by Pinot Gris and Tempranillo. The most recent additions, Riesling and a small block of Gewürztraminer, increased the vineyard to 16 acres. The first Festive Hill vintage was 2017. A ROOM WITH A VIEW The property’s existing residence is tucked away behind a rise. Berrett remembers a day spent clearing the land of Himalayan blackberries, when he paused to admire the sunset from the top of the hill. “Why did they build the house over there?” he mused. &ld
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Crushing Old Models
By Patty Mamula Wine sales are declining nationwide. However, a promising solution for boosting wine sales and attracting new, especially younger, consumers has emerged. Wineries offering innovative wine club options are finding success. After attending a session on this topic at the recent Oregon Wine Symposium, I spoke with the panelists about creative wine clubs. “When you understand your customers, you sell more wine,” stated Andrew Kamphuis, president of Commerce7, a winery commerce platform. “Our software enhances the customer experience. Twenty years ago, if you made good wine, people visited your winery. Now, all Oregon wine is good. People visit for the experience.” Jen Cossey, general manager of Amity’s Brooks Wine, noted, “We are at an opportunistic point.” After joining Brooks in mid-2024, she observed, “The wine industry is undergoing rapid changes in buyer behavior and wine club participation. These shifts can be related to