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news2026-06-04
Distillerie de Labourdonnais revamps its brand identity to boost visibility and assert its Mauritian roots
The highly regarded Distillerie de Labourdonnais is rolling out a new visual identity, with new labels and a new website. It is the perfect occasion to take stock of this Mauritian rum with Mickaël Derunes, General Manager of Distillerie de Labourdonnais. By Rumporter What is the history of the Distillery? Distillerie de Labourdonnais was launched… Cet article Distillerie de Labourdonnais revamps its brand identity to boost visibility and assert its Mauritian roots est apparu en premier sur Rumporter .
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Penelope Architects of Golf Hole 1
Penelope Architects of Golf Hole 1 Aged 6 Years Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished with American Oak Staves 47% ABV $60 Website We would like to thank Luxco and The Brand Guild for sending us samples to review. What the Blender Says Penelope began with two friends, 18 holes, and the kind of conversation that turns […] The post Penelope Architects of Golf Hole 1 first appeared on Whisk(e)y Apostle: Proselytizing the way of the malt .
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Japanese wine for sushi, why not?
Fatty salmon sashimi, iron-rich tuna nigiri, cucumber maki, fish roe gunkan… these are the takeaways I crave most when temperatures hit 30°C. And what better to pair them with than a crisp and mineral bottle of Japanese wine? Here are some fun facts and six wines to try.
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Il principe e il povero (con sorpresa)
Non è così frequente imbattersi in due bottiglie di questo livello capaci di essere davvero così mostruose. Potrebbe sembrare una non notizia. “Grazie al cazzo”, direbbero a Oxford. Con quello che costano oggi, ci mancherebbe altro. Ma se per un … continua »
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The Millionaires� Club 2026: the world�s bestselling Indian whisky brands
Indian whisky remains one of the most important engines of The Millionaires’ Club, with brands growing from 157.9 million to 163.1 million cases – a 3.3% increase.
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Botivo joins the Mangrove portfolio
Non-alcoholic brand Botivo has joined the Mangrove Global portfolio of spirits, world whiskies and non-alcoholic drinks.
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Burton McMahon Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2024
  What a great Pinot! Probably the best I've seen under this Burton McMahon label.  Wonderfully savoury on opening, embrace scents of twigs, dried leaves, pine needles and pine mushrooms. Dark cherries and sour cherries pin themselves to the palate, walking in step with the well-balanced acidity. Fine spices tap away on a lengthy and devilishly moreish finish. It's an excellent Pinot ready for now or to hold. You choose. 95/100 Region:  Yarra Valley RRP:  $60 Source: Sample Winery Website Subscribe to   Qwine here Follow:  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  X
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Burton McMahon Syme Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024
  With a clenched-fist tension, this Syme Vineyard Pinot Noir from two mates, Matt Burton and Dylan McMahon, will continue to steadily morph into a delightful wine with more bottle age. Tasted alongside the Lusatia Park Pinot Noir, this was just that bit more coiled. Black cherries, plums and a hint of chocolate, earthiness, twigs and undergrowth muse with a fine dusting of spice. It certainly evolved more the longer it was open over a few days of tasting. 93/100 Region:  Yarra Valley RRP:  $60 Source: Sample Winery Website Subscribe to   Qwine here Follow:  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  X
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Camino Wine Co Grenache Rosé 2024
  Some serious vine material goes into this wine that seems to be awfully cheap for what you get. Rosé lovers rejoice with this impressive Camino Wine Co Grenache Rosé 2024. From vines planted in 1912, it's a wine that has serious sessionable appeal. Bone dry with a thrilling creamy drive, the onion skin appearance attracts the eye from the outset. Dried raspberries, rhubarb, red currant, and apricot kernel diffuse from the glass and flow through to a flavour profile that is seductive and moreish in equal doses. It's such a wonderfully balanced Rosé, it's a wine I enthusiastically recommend. 93/100 Region:  Barossa RRP:  $30 Source: Sample Winery Website Subscribe to   Qwine here Follow:  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  X
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Juniper Estate Chardonnay 2025
  A great expression of Chardonnay that is true to the Margaret River region, check this Juniper Estate 2025 release. Alluring aromas of pineapple husk, white-fleshed stonefruit, flint and gun smoke roll out the welcome mat. These flow with ease to an expressive palate that possesses a fine feathering of texture. Some cashews, a touch of saltiness and a grapefruit acidity enhance its enjoyment factor, with an old school lemonade tang that clings to a persistent finish. It's really well done. 92/100 Region:  Margaret River RRP:  $35 Source: Sample Winery Website Subscribe to   Qwine here Follow:  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  X
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Four or five whiskies from the Far East
Tsingtao ‘Year of the Loong’ (40%, OB, China, single malt, bourbon & Mongolian oak, 2024) Sadhana 2006/2019 (43%, OB, Tibet, single malt) Vê Dê Di ‘Distiller’s Choice’ (43%, OB, Viet Nam, single malt, sherry, bourbon & new American oak) The Chuan ‘Small Batch NO. D15’ (46.8%, OB, Pure Malt, China, finished in PX, 2025) Kimchangsoo 2021 (52.7%, OB, Korea, peated, 1st fill amontillado, 498 bottles, +/-2026) Daiking ‘Cask Strength’ (54.2%, OB, China, Black Ink wine cask, +/-2026)
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Higher Plane Led Astray Fumé Blanc 2025
  Bursting with tropical fruit, this Fumé Blanc is not my style, but it will find its people. The barrel work is interwoven, but the fruit wrestles away the control. I prefer my Fumé more tempered and balanced. Rushing from the glass is an array of lemons, papaya, green melon, snow peas, lemongrass, pears and fine ginger spices. A whip crack of acidity brings the mouth to water. There is no doubting that it delivers some serious Sunday lunch appeal, just not for this little black duck. 90/100 Region:  Margaret River  RRP:  $30 Source: Sample Winery Website Subscribe to   Qwine here Follow:  Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and  X
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Prost! & Breakside debut Schwüsch Pils for “Summer of Soccer” events with Nike
Prost! German tavern and Nike have teamed up for the Prost Soccer Haus debuting this Saturday 6/6/26 with official beer Schwüsch Pils from Breakside Brewery . The beer, and the games, will be taking over Prost! at 4237 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217. “With World Cup around the corner and happening in our backyard, we are ready to set the tone making Prost headquarters for soccer all summer long. Prost has become a hub for international soccer over the years with this marking our 5th World Cup serving the Portland community,” says Prost! co-owner Dan Hart. View fullsize View fullsize Prost! has partnered with legendary Portland brand NIKE for the “Summer of Soccer” showing all matches all summer long on massive TV’s including a 10’x16’ ft. screen. The pop-up begins this Saturday, June 6th at 10:30am with the USA vs Germany match. The celebration will include Tursi Soccer selling custom Nike kits, and the debut of Breakside Schwüsch Pils which will be pouring exclusively from Pros
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Kavalan Four-Cask Matured / Peatist Bourbon
Here we have two of the latest releases from Kavalan distillery in Taiwan. The first is a 15 year old expression called Four-Cask Matured . It is a mix of bourbon, Oloroso sherry, ruby Port and puncheon casks. It seems a bit odd to name three after their seasoning and the fourth based on its size, right?Next up is Kavalan Peatist . I first read that as peatiest, but it's only moderately peated. I guess the name is an analogy for their Solist range. Here you have different casks for different markets. On the label it says Single Cask Strength . 
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What’s Actually in Your $15 California Red — And Why the Label Won’t Tell You
A good $15 California red is genuinely hard to make. Smooth, fruit-forward, low tannin, pleasant acid — that profile pleases a wide range of palates […] The post What’s Actually in Your $15 California Red — And Why the Label Won’t Tell You appeared first on California Winery Advisor .
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La sfida estrema di Lieselehof: verticale di Solaris, il "Vino del Passo" che guarda le vette
di Lorenzo Colombo Tra le varietà a bacca bianca della famiglia dei PIWI (acronimo tedesco di Pilzwiderstandsfähig, ovvero vitigni resistenti alle malattie fungine), il Solaris occupa oggi una posizione di primo piano. Creato nel 1975 presso l’Istituto Statale di Friburgo dal professor Norbert Becker, il Solaris è il risultato di una complessa serie di incroci: la genealogia del vitigno vede protagonista il Merzling, a sua volta derivato da Zarya Severa e Muskat Ottonel. Identikit di un vitigno precoce La caratteristica distintiva del Solaris è la sua spiccata precocità: germogliamento e fioritura avvengono precocemente, così come la maturazione, che avviene con largo anticipo rispetto alle varietà tradizionali. La sua capacità di accumulare rapidamente zuccheri lo rende ideale per la coltivazione in climi rigidi o ad altitudini elevate, permettendo di mantenere l’equilibrio acido ed evitando gradazioni alcoliche eccessive che appesantirebbero il profilo organolettico. Dal punto di vis
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Cor Cellars
Luke Bradford of Cor Cellars Photos Courtesy of Cor Cellars A rock climbing trip in Italy changed the course of Luke Bradford’s life.   When he finished the climbs, a family member invited Luke to his winery south of Siena in Tuscany.   The rolling bucolic Tuscan countryside, thousand-year old buildings, and romantic lifestyle sucked him in until he was hooked.  Luke took a job at the winery during harvest for his remaining years at Evergreen State College, cobbling together an independent study program in chemistry, winemaking, and working harvests in Italy.   After graduating, he went back to Italy to work harvests for the family in Tuscany and Sicily.  He returned to WA state in 2002 to search for a winery job, which he found fortuitously at Wind River Cellars in the Columbia Gorge.  Another happy accident led him to property in Lyle, WA where he founded Cor Cellars in 2004. Today, Luke and his wife Meg are both fully involved in owning a
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Penelope Bourbon Cooper Series: Riviera
I’d like to thank Penelope Bourbon and their PR partners for providing this sample with no strings attached. I love being proved wrong. In fact, I embrace it. Especially when it comes to opinions. The main reason for this is that I love learning. Especially things about myself. I love grinding my preconceived notions under the boot heel of truth. Case in point, I used to think that Light Whiskey was no good. You distill it to such a high proof that there is barely any flavor left? Who wants that? Flavor is the major point of differentiation between whiskey and vodka. But then I had an aged Light Whiskey sourced from MGP that was one of the more delicious things I’d tasted that year. I used to think that blends of different styles of whiskey were somehow lesser whiskeys. But then I made an infinity bottle of 2 ounces of every whiskey I reviewed in a year. It was amazing. Rosé wine used to be my favorite style when I was young. Then I found that I much preferred fruity, crisp whites and
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From Waste to Value: How Repsco’s Green to Gold Program Rewards Sustainable Operations
Sustainability initiatives often require investment before companies see a return. Repsco's Green to Gold program flips that equation by helping businesses tran
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Supplier Story: TAVA Ceramic Amphora & Monolite in Valpolicella
TavaLocated in Mori Trentino Italy, since 2010 Tava has been crafting technical ceramic amphora for winemaking. Produced from a patented mixture of local clay,
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Humidify Your Barrel Room. No Plumbing Required
Most barrel room humidification systems mean plumbing the ceiling, pulling permits, and writing a check to your contractor before you've added a single point of
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Stock-Up Event! Fill Your Custom Totes with Branded Merchandise
Longer Spring days and warmer Summer nights equal more customer time @your tasting room - and more sales opportunities!This is your chance to fill their custom
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3 Smart Tips from May’s Snapshot, Plus a WISE Invitation
We just released the newest Enolytics Snapshot — our free, monthly look at how the DTC wine industry is actually performing, right now, in real numbers.Here are
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Why the Irrigators at Shafer Love Lumo
Shafer Vineyards put Lumo on Borderline. Expanded to Rustler and Ridgeback. And the system just went in at Schoolbus. 58 blocks across 96 acres. That kind of ex
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Distillerie de Labourdonnais revamps its brand identity to boost visibility and assert its Mauritian roots

Penelope Architects of Golf Hole 1

Japanese wine for sushi, why not?

Il principe e il povero (con sorpresa)

The Millionaires� Club 2026: the world�s bestselling Indian whisky brands

Botivo joins the Mangrove portfolio

Burton McMahon Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2024

Burton McMahon Syme Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Camino Wine Co Grenache Rosé 2024

Juniper Estate Chardonnay 2025

Four or five whiskies from the Far East

Higher Plane Led Astray Fumé Blanc 2025

Prost! & Breakside debut Schwüsch Pils for “Summer of Soccer” events with Nike

Kavalan Four-Cask Matured / Peatist Bourbon

What’s Actually in Your $15 California Red — And Why the Label Won’t Tell You

La sfida estrema di Lieselehof: verticale di Solaris, il "Vino del Passo" che guarda le vette

Cor Cellars

Penelope Bourbon Cooper Series: Riviera

From Waste to Value: How Repsco’s Green to Gold Program Rewards Sustainable Operations

Supplier Story: TAVA Ceramic Amphora & Monolite in Valpolicella

Humidify Your Barrel Room. No Plumbing Required

Stock-Up Event! Fill Your Custom Totes with Branded Merchandise

3 Smart Tips from May’s Snapshot, Plus a WISE Invitation

Why the Irrigators at Shafer Love Lumo