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Liquor Industry News 12-27-21

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Liquor Industry News

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

By: Mark C Lenzi

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

12-27-2021

Liquor Industry Week In Review

The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)

This Weeks Highlights:

New Products

How to Make Sense of Wine Language

6 of the Best Whiskey Mixers

Travis Scott’s hard seltzer brand discontinued

No One Opened the Wine You Brought. Can You Take it Back?

In a 1996 episode of Seinfeld, George’s parents bring a loaf of marble rye to a dinner party at another couple’s apartment. When the bread isn’t served, George’s father, Frank Costanza, takes it back, insisting the oversight was deliberate and the rye is rightfully his again.

https://www.winemag.com/2021/12/10/wine-gift-etiquette/

Sandy Block’s Life of Passion for Knowledge and Wine

The longtime Legal Sea Foods wine director recently passed away at 72

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/sandy-blocks-life-of-passion-for-knowledge-and-wine

Now you know: Grape Witches’ ultimate advice for which bottle of wine to bring to your thing

Which bottle of wine should I bring to this thing??

https://www.cbc.ca/life/food/now-you-know-grape-witches-ultimate-advice-for-which-bottle-of-wine-to-bring-to-your-thing-1.6279418

Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO breaks down three types of drinks that go ‘beyond beer’

This year more than ever, people who plan to drink alcohol at holiday parties shouldn’t assume that the can they pull from the cooler is a beer.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anheuser-busch-in-bev-ceo-three-drinks-that-go-beyond-beer-150933018.html?guccounter=1

Don’t tell the French and the Italians – Their Wine is Greek

The wines of France and Italy may be globally – and justifiably – revered, but like most good things, they have Greece to thank for it.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/12/french-italians-their-wine-greek/

Southern Willamette Valley Earns its First AVA

Oregon’s wine industry proudly ushered in Lower Long Tom AVA, the first nested appellation located in Southern Willamette Valley.

https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/254085

Wine scores and Top 100 lists

However, one thing that still needs addressing is the combining of wine-quality scores to produce a “best of” list. The fact that the scores are numbers does not mean that you can simply pool them from various sources. Indeed, as I have noted, the annual Wine Spectator Top-100 lists from 1988 to 2019 showed considerable variation.

http://winegourd.blogspot.com/2021/12/wine-scores-and-top-100-lists.html

15 Things You Should Know About Dom Pérignon

Even if you haven’t personally popped a bottle, you’ve probably heard of Dom Pérignon.

https://vinepair.com/articles/14-facts-dom-perignon-champagne/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=161e0cf4e0-DEC_13_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-161e0cf4e0-38937345&mc_cid=161e0cf4e0&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

Why Small Producers Are Slow Proofing Their Whiskey, and What It Means for the Final Product

Unless it’s bottled at barrel strength, all whiskey contains water that’s added after it’s matured to bring it to a specific proof.

https://vinepair.com/articles/slow-proofing-whiskey/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=44bc75d8e6-DEC_14_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-44bc75d8e6-38937345&mc_cid=44bc75d8e6&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

Travis Scott’s hard seltzer brand discontinued

Anheuser-Busch has revealed that American rapper Travis Scott’s hard seltzer brand will no longer be sold.

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/12/travis-scotts-hard-seltzer-brand-discontinued/

Here’s why you should eat when you drink

The effect of food on your body’s ability to metabolise alcohol is “considerable” and “underestimated” according to a Danish doctor, who told db why you should eat when you drink.

Grilled ribeye beef steak with red wine, herbs and spices on wooden table. Still life

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/12/heres-why-you-should-eat-when-you-drink/

20 best US cities for a NYE party

The best cities in America for partying on New Year’s Eve have been ranked in order according to a new report by personal-finance website WalletHub.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/12/20-best-us-cities-for-a-nye-party/

New Jim Beam

Jim Beam is launching a new Bourbon Cream expression. The new, limited-edition product is made with cream liqueur and Jim Beam’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and is at 15% abv. Accompanying its launch, the company is kicking off a holiday-focused ad campaign called “Get to the Good Stuff” that centers around blazing past holiday formality to focus on real quality time with loved ones; actress Emily Hampshire (Stevie from Schitt’s Creek) is partnered on the initiative to create social content. Jim Beam Bourbon Cream is available now at select retailers nationwide for $20 a 750-ml

Fruit Snacks, Organic Wine, and the Dilemma of “Made With”

So, why, if you look on a shelf in the “organic” section of your local wine shop or supermarket, do most of the wines there say “Made With Organic Grapes” on the label?

https://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2021/12/fruit-snacks-organic-wine-and-the-dilemma-of-made-with.html

What is a Wine Importer and What Do They Do?

The role of a wine importer can be thankless and rather invisible to most consumers.

https://www.winemag.com/2021/12/14/wine-importer-guide/

What does 2022 hold for New World wines?

From shortages and harvest hopes to low alcohol, FTAs and new grape varieties, these are the New World wine trends for 2022 What does 2022 hold for New World wines?

https://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/20782/What_does_2022_hold_for__New_World_wines_.html

Is There Butter in That Chardonnay?

Understanding how malolactic fermentation impacts wine textures and flavors

https://www.pix.wine/the-drop/malolactic-fermentation-explained/

6 of the Best Whiskey Mixers

Granted, some mixers may suit the personalities of one kind of whiskey more than another — what pairs great with a sweeter bourbon may clash with a peppery rye — so feel free to check out our guides to get a sense of a particular whiskey style’s character. As always, some experimentation may be in order to find what suits your taste best.

https://vinepair.com/articles/6-best-whiskey-mixers/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=86905d190f-DEC_15_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-86905d190f-38937345&mc_cid=86905d190f&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

Why You Should Always Hold a Wine Glass by the Stem

https://vinepair.com/articles/wine-glass-stem-etiquette/

Here’s a look at what goes into a vintage or high-end bottle of wine

But they share characteristics with expensive wine you might buy for holiday consumption. What are common themes?

https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2021/12/14/what-goes-into-vintage-high-end-bottle-wine/8896985002/

Wine Consumer Preferences Are a Reflection of the Industry

Consumers are not stupid. There, that’s the crux of this entire op-ed.

https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/12/15/wine-consumer-preferences

A Perfect Storm of Disruptions Will Create a Global Champagne Shortage

It’s not your imagination: Champagne is harder to find these days.

https://www.winemag.com/2021/12/15/champagne-shortage-why/

In Wintry New England, When Life Gives You Frozen Fruit — You Make Ice Wine

New England is sweet on long, snowy winters, and celebrates the season with cold weather adventures like skiing, skating, and sledding. And the icing on the fruit — for those in the know — is ice wine.

https://vinepair.com/articles/new-england-ice-wine/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=3f074da99e-DEC_16_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-3f074da99e-38937345&mc_cid=3f074da99e&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

What Does It Mean When a Drink Has a Coaster on Top of It?

Have you ever seen someone at a bar put a coaster on top of their drink and then proceed to walk away?

https://vinepair.com/articles/ask-bartender-coaster-on-drink/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=3f074da99e-DEC_16_2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-3f074da99e-38937345&mc_cid=3f074da99e&mc_eid=d42ed911dc

Historic merger in Champagne creates giant group

The largest merger of the 21st century in Champagne was completed yesterday, and sees the creation of a new super cooperative group with the capacity to produce 24 million bottles.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/12/historic-merger-in-champagne-creates-giant-group/

How to Pair Wine with Pasta: A Cheat Sheet

Few pairings are as timeless as wine with pasta.

https://www.winemag.com/2021/12/16/pasta-with-wine-pairing-guide/

Scheid Family Pioneered Modern Winemaking In Monterey, California

We make about 15,000 cases annually under the Scheid Vineyards label.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2021/12/16/scheid-family-pioneered-modern-winemaking-in-monterey-california/?sh=304dbc114986

AB InBev and Keurig terminate Drinkworks JV

Beverage companies Anheuser-Busch InBev and Keurig Dr Pepper have discontinued the production of Drinkworks, their at-home alcohol dispensing system.

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2021/12/ab-inbev-and-keurig-terminate-drinkworks-jv/

Bud Light Seltzer To Release New Hard Soda and Sour Variety Packs

If you thought hard seltzer was slowing down, you’d be sorely mistaken.

https://vinepair.com/booze-news/bud-light-hard-seltzer-sour-soda-details/

Understanding Slate Soils in Wine

How does anything possibly grow enveloped by rocks?

https://www.winemag.com/2021/12/16/slate-soils-wine/

Lay’s Just Released Its Own Potato Vodka

The new spirit is made partly from Frito-Lay’s proprietary potatoes.

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/lays-potato-chip-vodka

France loses one in six wine estates over a decade

Every day, three French grape growers or winemakers decides to give up working as an independent enterprise. What are the implications for the industry?

https://www.wine-business-international.com/wine/news/france-loses-one-six-wine-estates-over-decade

How to Make Sense of Wine Language

Most of wine’s sensory qualities are in the dimensions of how it tastes, smells and feels in the mouth. Sadly, there are far fewer terms for flavors, scents, and tactile sensations than there are for sights and sounds. To fill this gap, the wine profession has developed specialized terminology known as “descriptors” to help distinguish and define specific wine characteristics.