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South Australia’s Best Wine Tourism Experiences: 11 Finalists Named for 2027 Global Awards
From McLaren Vale and Barossa to the Adelaide Hills and Clare Valley, South Australia’s 2027 shortlist demonstrates how wine tourism is evolving beyond the cellar door. South Australia continues to strengthen its position on the international wine tourism stage, with 11 wineries and wine tourism businesses shortlisted for the 2027 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards. […] The post South Australia’s Best Wine Tourism Experiences: 11 Finalists Named for 2027 Global Awards appeared first on Liz Palmer .
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Virginia producer says freeze will limit its 2026 vintage to one wine
Boxwood Estate Winery says it lost nearly 75 percent of its crop when overnight temperatures dropped as low as the mid-20s in April.
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Inaugural Next Gen International Wine Awards Names Merriam Vineyards 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Best of the Best
New Competition Featuring Younger Judges Makes History September 8, 2026 (Santa Rosa, CA) — In August 2026, a cadre of wine professionals, all aged 39 or younger, gathered to taste [...]
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VinoCheck Makes DtC Compliance Easier, More Accurate and Affordable for Wineries
DtC compliance for wineries just got a whole lot better, thanks to VinoCheck, a wine compliance software company that, according to its founder Zach Kamphuis, has created a solution for [...]
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Heat and drought push French wine production towards 30-year low
Heat and drought push French wine production towards 30-year low
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Michael Malat to take over as Chair of the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter in 2027
Michael Malat will succeed Michael Moosbrugger as Chair of the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter (ÖTW) in early 2027, with a focus on strengthening its international profile.
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🎧Episode 152: Josh Litte
"The Good Stuff" "The Good Stuff" - Episode 152: Josh Litte Sep 04 2026 | 00:40:00 Your browser does not support the audio tag.
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Ohmygod–Part 18: Onto Chinon
OK, I really mean it this time… For those long-term readers of this blog, you are no doubt familiar with Ohmygod, a client that I had for three weeks of bike trips in Europe. I started recounting this story way … Continue reading →
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Get thee behind me, Claude!
Or how AI is dumbing down writing – even writing on wine – to a singular, boring sameness, and the man whose writing AI cannot emulate Everyone is doing it. Using AI to get ahead, I mean. Of course, in […] The post Get thee behind me, Claude! appeared first on Ruma Singh .
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What is abbey-style Dubbel?
There are two mysteries commonly associated with the monastery-derived Belgian beer style known as dubbel. The first, at least for non-Dutch speakers, is how its name is properly pronounced. And the second is where that name came from. Beer and spirits writer Stephen Beaumont digs into where dubbel came from, what defines the style and why it deserves more attention. Understanding Dubbel The pronunciation question is easily resolved: dubbel is ‘double.’ Not ‘dooble’ or the Frenchified ‘doo-bell,’ as it is sometimes characterized, just ‘double.’ The origin bit is similarly simple, but also not. For while the dubbel was most definitely first brewed in an abbey, most likely a Trappist abbey, how it was crafted and from where it got its name is a murkier business. The Trappist monastery most closely associated with the style, the Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Westmalle, whose Westmalle Dubbel celebrates its centennial as a commercial beer in 2026, declares that the name Dubbel “
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Worth the Pour: Pricing your wine tourism experiences to build loyalty and maximize value
How should wineries price their tasting experiences? This Great Wine Capitals webinar explores wine tasting pricing as a tool to increase value, support revenue and strengthen customer loyalty. The post Worth the Pour: Pricing your wine tourism experiences to build loyalty and maximize value appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
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How to Visit the Douro Valley in One Day
Yes, You Can See the Douro Valley in a Day Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 2001, the Douro Valley is the oldest wine-demarcated region in the world , stretching across more than 40,000 hectares of terraced vineyards. One of the questions we hear most from travelers based in Porto is whether you can actually see the Douro properly in a single day.
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Of Substack & wine
To borrow Ernest Hemingway’s observation on going bankrupt, wine writing on Substack started gradually and then happened all at once. It’s no secret that classic wine media has been in a decline in terms of subscribers as well as losing a publication (or two) year upon year. This isn’t the case for Substack which, despite being founded way back in 2017, it seems most everyone writing about wine or, pretty much anything in the world, has arrived in the past year to try and hack through the madness and earn a few bucks, directly from readers. This has quickly taken on a new dimension with Substack finally creating a subsection of the Rising and Top lists that breaks off Wine & Spirits from Food & Drink as that category is massive and few in the land of drinks ever cracked it. It seems we have some core Substack staff members…
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Credaro Kinship Cabernet Sauvignon 2025
Fruit sourced from Credaro’s high-density planted Kyella Vineyard in Wilyabrup (comprising Houghton, 337 and 191 Cabernet clones). Some fruit batches cold-soaked for added complexity. Malolactic fermentation in tank (for freshness) […]
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Tamber Bey
Here is the Tamber Bey team including winemaker Sally Johnson Blum (R) who has made some amazing new wines. Today we share the great wines of Tamber Bey. Named after the Arabian horses at the estate, Tamber Bey began back in1999 and is a family-owned business, with Barry and Jennifer managing operations and marketing, and Barry's daughter, Kendra, managing the wine club. The winery is located in Calistoga and focuses on estate-grown wines at their Sundance Ranch, a functioning 22-acre equestrian facility. The new wines were seriously good. Sally Johnson Blum crafts an outstanding lineup and I adored her 2024 UV Vineyard’ Pinot Noir (OB, 95) which is deep and concentrated with amazing soil character. Learn more about these great wines at https://tamberbey.com/ and here are my reviews of the outstanding new Tamber Bey wines. 2024 Tamber Bey Sauvignon Blanc- Sourced from Lake County, this 2024 Sauvignon Blanc offers pear and gooseberry notes alongside stony minerals on the palate. Enjoy n
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Spring Valley
Here are the outstanding wines by Spring Valley and winemaker Kate Derby. It is my pleasure sharing the wines of Spring Valley, founded by Shari and Dean Derby. They planted vines on the land and made their first vintage in 1999. The Derbys’ son Devin Corkrum Derby served as winemaker until his passing in 2004. Serge Laville took over as winemaker and transformed the wine program. A few years back Kate Derby, a sixth-generation family farmer and winemaker, took over the help at Spring Valley Vineyard. She has worked at Spring Valley Vineyard for much of her life. Growing up she spent summers hoeing the vineyard rows with her grandfather and racking wine with Spring Valley’s first winemaker, her uncle Devin Derby. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she began her full time career with Spring Valley in the tasting room, then on the road representing the brand across the country and finally joining the winemaking team in 2011. She did a great job with the 2022 wines. The 2023 wine
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Review: Niagara Wine + Food by Magdalena Kaiser
The post Review: Niagara Wine + Food by Magdalena Kaiser appeared first on Social Sips .
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How rice is used in beer
Rice beers are, as the name suggests, alcoholic brews that use rice as a primary grain or adjunct alongside, and sometimes instead of, malted barley. This may sound like an unusual brew in the first instance, but various breweries have been using adjuncts (added ingredients that sit outside of water, yeast, hops, and malted barley) such as rice or corn in their brewing process for years, so it's not a new or uncommon concept. These ingredients are often added to support brewers in achieving a specific flavour profile, mouthfeel or style of beer. How rice made its way into American lager Whilst rice has been used in fermented beverages for thousands of years, perhaps the most successful example being in Japanese sake, it didn't enter Western brewing until the 19th century. German immigrants in the U.S. faced challenges because barley production struggled to keep up with demand, while the American six-row barley available to them was higher in protein and lower in starch than the Europea
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Weekly Cellar Round-Up
Over the course of a week, I taste a bunch of wine, usually with friends, and almost always with my wife. Here are some of the wines we tasted over the past few weeks. These are wines that were not sent as samples—in most cases, I actually paid for these wines (although a few may have been given as gifts). … … Continue reading →
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Saturday Webinar: The Insider’s Guide to the CSS Exam
On Saturday, September 12—at 10:00 am central time—we are pleased to offer one of our most popular webinars: A Spirited Discussion: The Insider’s Guide to the CSS Exam. This is one for the spirits crowd!! If you are interested in pursuing the Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS) Certification—or just a … Continue reading →
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Cédric Roblet appointed Managing Director of Champagne Ayala
Cédric Roblet has been appointed Managing Director of Champagne Ayala, effective 14 September 2026. He will continue the House’s development and qualitative ambitions.
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Champagne Barons de Rothschild completes a historic 2026 harvest entirely in August
Champagne Barons de Rothschild completed its 2026 harvest by 27 August, a historic vintage shaped by frost, drought and repeated heatwaves.
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Beyond the Bottle: Training the Next Generation of Wine Professionals
How can education prepare the next generation for the changing wine industry? Changins’ International Summer University takes students across leading European wine regions to explore how wine tourism, customer experience and new business models can create new opportunities for wineries and future wine professionals. The post Beyond the Bottle: Training the Next Generation of Wine Professionals appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
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