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Liquor Industry News 01-06-20

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Liquor Industry News

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

By: Mark C Lenzi

CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS, SWS*

01-06-2020

Liquor Industry Week In Review

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

This Weeks Highlights:

New Products

10 Questions About Carbs in Wine You Were Afraid to Ask

The Real Reason Bartenders Rinse Already Clean Beer Glasses Before Using Them

Hot Eggnog Recipe

SIX NEW WAYS TO BECOME A WINE, BEER OR SPIRITS EXPERT IN 2020

Do you fancy yourself as a beer sommelier, or want to learn more about the mysterious world of Scotch whisky?

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/12/6-ways-to-become-a-wine-beer-or-spirits-expert-in-2020/

Hot Eggnog Recipe

It turns out, “hot eggnog” is surprisingly close to the medieval recipe the cocktail is said to have originated from: a warm British milk punch known as posset,

https://www.winemag.com/recipe/hot-eggnog-recipe/

Wine Additives Explained

Let’s take a look at what additives are commonly used in winemaking.

https://winefolly.com/review/wine-additives-explained/

Napa and Sonoma: Counties, Valleys, and Cities, Explained

Napa and Sonoma are both towns, counties, and valleys.

https://vinepair.com/articles/napa-vs-sonoma-travel-guide/

A Wine Lover’s Guide to Slovenia

What the pros know (and the rest of us are just beginning to realize) is that Slovenia is Europe’s most promising new wine destination

https://www.thedailybeast.com/slovenia-wine-country-guide

What’s Moldovan Wine? Here’s What You Need to Know

There’s much to pay attention to wine-wise coming out of this East European nation wedged between Ukraine and Romania.

https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/moldovan-wine/

Is Napa running family winegrowers out of business?

One group, Save the Family Farms, says the county’s tasting-room laws make it impossible for their small wineries to compete

https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/article/Is-Napa-running-family-winegrowers-out-of-14928781.php

Can wine drinking be a spiritual experience?

Wine makes you feel good, but can it bring you closer to God?

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/books/article238375123.html#storylink=cpy

New AVAs help define Washington wine

Having more AVAs in Washington means we understand better the nuances of the Columbia Valley.

http://www.winepressnw.com/2019/12/23/4157438_new-avas-help-define-washington.html?rh=1

12 Things You Should Know About Moët & Chandon

Here are 12 key facts about the famous Champagne house.

https://vinepair.com/articles/moet-chandon-imperial-brut-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=25c3a7c9ce-DEC_24_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-25c3a7c9ce-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-25c3a7c9ce-38937345&mc_cid=25c3a7c9ce&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

How will the next decade wine geography look like?

Climate change and viticulture’s challenges

https://theitalianwinegirl.com/2019/12/19/how-will-the-next-decade-wine-geography-looks-like/

The Real Reason Bartenders Rinse Already Clean Beer Glasses Before Using Them

The glass rinser serves a few equally important purposes.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610187/reason-bartenders-rinse-beer-glasses

2020 Massachusetts ballot questions: Initiatives on ranked choice voting, beer and wine sales, nursing home rates, right to repair move forward

The fourth ballot question is being pushed by Cumberland Farms. It would gradually eliminate a state cap on the number of wine and beer sale licenses given to any one food store.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/12/2020-massachusetts-ballot-questions-initiatives-on-ranked-choice-voting-beer-and-wine-sales-nursing-home-rates-right-to-repair-move-forward.html

Plum Wine is Confusingly Named and Often Misunderstood

For starters, the sweet-and-sour Japanese beverage is not a wine at all—it’s booze infused with plums, rather than fruit fermented into alcohol.

https://www.winemag.com/2019/12/24/plum-wine-spirit-guide/

Tax trouble brewing for R.I. beer, wine producers

The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, for a two-year period that is set to end Dec. 31.

https://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20191217/tax-trouble-brewing-for-ri-beer-wine-producers

How to Tell if Your Wine Bottle is Bad

Here are tips that can help you, avid wine drinker or not, determine whether the bottle belongs in a trash can or beside a plate of a delicious sizzling meal.

https://www.youbeauty.com/life/how-to-tell-if-your-wine-bottle-is-bad/

10 Questions About Carbs in Wine You Were Afraid to Ask

Everything you need to know about carbs in wine