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July 9, 2018
Franklin Liquors
Liquor Industry News/Links
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
07-09-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
What’s killing Big American Beer?
Top 10 best-selling world whisk(e)y brands
Drinking Red Wine Might Help Make You a Better Athlete
AND MORE!
THE BEST AFFORDABLE WINE FOR EVERY OCCASION
An excellent wine choice that won’t bust your budget, for nearly every situation
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-types-of-wine-for-every-occasion
Wine’s Higher Education
An increasing number of universities are training future wine professionals as the $46-billion-a-year industry grows
https://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Higher-Education
WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY A WINE IS SALTY?
Salty? In a wine? What does that even mean?
https://quartzy.qz.com/1313189/what-do-we-mean-when-we-say-a-wine-is-salty/
WHY IS ENGLISH SPARKLING TRYING TO BE LIKE CHAMPAGNE?
Did you know that England is actually producing it’s own sparkling wine now?
https://www.thebacklabel.com/english-sparkling-champagne/?mc_cid=a43e9848e8&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wypg9hJKjBI?utm_campaign=engagement&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter-thursday-06-24-18
Polish wine rediscovered
Poland has a tradition of wine making dating back to the 11th century but only the past few decades have brought a revival of production
http://www.thenews.pl/1/6/Artykul/369270,Whats-Up-Polish-wine-rediscovered
Top Champagne Marketers Toast Bubbly’s U.S. Bounce
Champagne continues to surge in the U.S. market, propelled by a growing thirst for sparkling wines and a tilt toward higher-end offerings. Last year, U.S. volumes rose by 5% to pass the 1.5-million-case mark, according to Impact Databank. In terms of shipments by value, the U.S. overtook the U.K. to become Champagne’s largest export market in 2015, and it hasn’t looked back. Last year, shipments to the U.S. climbed 8.5% to €586 million ($684m), capping a four-year run in which they’ve expanded by 57%.
With vineyard labor scarce, Napa growers warm up to machines
The years-long labor shortage affecting the whole of California agriculture has left the statewide wine industry, Napa included, struggling to maintain high-quality farming practices without the support of an ample workforce.
https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/with-vineyard-labor-scarce-napa-growers-warm-up-to-machines/article_19f7f5c5-995f-5f21-ba6c-66af1fe6ce11.html
The Weird and Wavy History of Wine Coolers
The bodacious bottled drinks once saw an explosion in popularity, then a backlash, and now, a surprise comeback.
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/qvn94q/the-weird-and-wavy-history-of-wine-coolers
BECK’S RELEASES BEER CAN SHAPED LIKE A CHAMPAGNE FLUTE
AB InBev-owned German beer brand Beck’s, in partnership with creative agency Serviceplan, has launched a new aluminium beer can which is shaped like a Champagne flute.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/becks-releases-beer-can-shaped-like-a-champagne-flute/
Porsche Creates Wine Named for the 356 and You’ll Have to Visit Germany to Get It
You can now properly raise a glass to Porsche’s 70th birthday with the ultimate celebratory drink.
http://www.thedrive.com/news/21758/porsche-creates-wine-named-for-the-356-and-youll-have-to-visit-germany-to-get-it
Wine appreciation is as much about feel as it is taste and aroma
Perhaps the most common misunderstanding about wine — and how to express one’s comprehension of it — is what I call the “the greengrocer’s shopping list syndrome”
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/wine-appreciation-is-as-much-about-feel-as-it-is-taste-and-aroma/news-story/967780ce3b0b2ccfc3c9c56501ef836d
8 Easy Steps to Blend Your Own Whiskey
Whiskey lovers are increasingly mixing their own custom blends at home, dubbed “infinity bottles.” One distiller gives us his eight tips on how to blend your own custom whiskey the right way.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/25/whiskey-blending-guide/
Having Your Wine and Drinking It
Move over, Coravin, there’s a new kid on the block
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/having-your-wine-and-drinking-it
Top 10 best-selling world whisk(e)y brands
As cross-category competition grows, whisk(e)y brands from Japan, Ireland and America are all vying for mindshare. These are the products that have come away from the fight victorious.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/06/top-10-best-selling-world-whiskey-brands/
TIRED OF GETTING SCREWED ON CORKAGE? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT
An app that connects consumers with restaurants that allow corkage and the costs involved.
http://www.drinkmemag.com/tired-of-getting-screwed-on-corkage-theres-an-app-for-that/?utm_source=Drink+Me+Magazine+Newsletter&utm_campaign=880655629d-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b636854cb-880655629d-144602285&mc_cid=880655629d&mc_eid=db3f4d9053
Is This the Summer of Spiked Seltzer?
Move over, summer shandy. There’s a new libation in town in the form of spiked seltzer
https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/food-drink/is-2018-the-year-of-spiked-seltzer-14629200?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=14fab72384-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-14fab72384-36686829
Now wine lovers need to know about geology – or do they?
The idea that a vineyard’s ground is important for wine took hold in the Middle Ages
https://theconversation.com/now-wine-lovers-need-to-know-about-geology-or-do-they-98347
A Champagne flute that can hold an entire bottle of sparkling wine now exists — and people can’t wait to try it
If you are sick of constantly refilling your glasses of Champagne, then you’ll be excited to hear that the Present Finder is selling a gigantic Champagne flute that can hold an entire bottle of sparkling wine.
http://www.thisisinsider.com/giant-champagne-flute-2018-6
Three Biggest Challenges Facing Small Wineries Today?
How will small craft producers survive and thrive in the long run?
https://carlgiavanticonsulting.com/2018/06/25/three-biggest-challenges-facing-small-wineries-today/
Shaw Organic: Is This the Next Miracle from Bronco Wine & Trader Joe’s?
How is it possible to make a sell a wine made with organic grapes at such a low price?
https://wineeconomist.com/2018/06/26/shaw-organic/
Cannabis-Infused Beverages Emerge as Potential Beer Industry Disruptor
U.S. consumers looking to catch a buzz without the booze will soon be able to purchase an assortment of beer-centric products thanks to a pair of ventures aiming to disrupt the current alcohol market with cannabis-infused beverages.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/cannabis-infused-beverages-emerge-potential-beer-industry-disruptor
This Escape Room In A Winery Lets You Drink More Wine Every Time You Solve A Major Clue
So, hey, here’s something fun to try the next time you’re in Northern California: Sonoma winery Chateau St. Jean now includes an escape room among its many wine tasting options.
https://www.bustle.com/p/this-escape-room-in-a-winery-lets-you-drink-more-wine-every-time-you-solve-a-major-clue-9590506
The potential of Massachusetts’s wine
Massachusetts is no Bordeaux. It’s no Napa. Perhaps with global warming, someday it will rival the great wine regions of the world
http://valleyadvocate.com/2018/06/26/monte-belmonte-wines-the-potential-of-massachusetts-wine/
SHIPYARD BREWING LOSES TRADEMARK LAWSUIT
Portland’s Shipyard Brewing has lost a lawsuit against a Missouri-based brewer Logboat Brewing Co. over its Shiphead beer, having claimed that it had infringed upon its trademark.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/shipyard-brewing-loses-trademark-lawsuit/
Total Wine’s David Trone Wins Congressional Primary In Maryland
Total Wine co-owner David Trone has won the Democratic primary in Maryland’s 6th district, advancing to the general election for the state’s open seat in the House of Representatives. Trone bested seven other Democratic candidates and will now face defense contractor and GOP candidate Amie Hoeber in the general election. Trone’s self-financed campaign spent over $10 million to promote the candidate among voters and, according to the Washington Post, vastly out spent his competitors. As a candidate, Trone’s key issues are creating jobs and solving the opioid crisis. This year, Total Wine intends to open 20 new locations nationwide.
Merlot’s slow climb back
Industry observers scratch their heads and wonder if merlot will ever recover from the post-2004 slump. Some are asking, though, if merlot is still suffering a sales slump.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/8450415-181/boyd-on-wine-merlots-slow
Why the World’s Most Popular Wine Grapes Are Vulnerable to a Pandemic
A single merciless pathogen could wipe out many grapes around the world in the same way that a single fungus, Phytophthora infestans, eradicated the variety of potato common across Ireland in the 1840s, causing the great famine.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/549082/why-worlds-most-popular-wine-grapes-are-vulnerable-pandemic
Supreme Court Confirms Online Wine Tax
A legal tax loophole on out-of-state wine purchases has been closed
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/supreme-court-confirms-online-wine-tax
Bruce Cohn debuts new wine label, 3 years after loss of namesake winery
Cohn, 71, has unveiled his Trestle Glen Vineyards label, which is sourced from grapes of his 21-acre Glen Ellen vineyard. Cohn was able to keep that land after previously racking up a mountain of debt — $25 million — for his B.R. Cohn Winery. the Bank of the West finally stepped in and engineered a sale of the winery to Vintage Wine Estates of Santa Rosa.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/8471195-181/bruce-cohn-debuts-new-wine
This Surprisingly Common Additive Makes Wine Way Worse For You — Is It In Your Bottle?
On a balmy night in the Arizona desert, we gathered outside, drinks in hand, to listen to three of the world’s best functional doctors have a casual conversation about alcohol, vices, and more.
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/sugar-added-to-wine
Bookmark This No-Fail Summer Food And Wine Pairing Guide
Here’s how to do it with a few summer-ready suggestions.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lmowery/2018/06/27/bookmark-this-no-fail-summer-food-and-wine-pairing-primer/#643eaed62569
Drinking Red Wine Might Help Make You a Better Athlete
TO SAY YOU SHOULDskip the Gatorade and pass the cabernet might be an overstatement, but only slightly.
https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/drinking-red-wine-might-help-make-you-a-better-athlete/
Wine industry wants its products’ labeling in the next CAP
According to the proposal, alcohol makers will be free to decide whether to place information on the label, online or both.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/alcohol/news/wine-industry-wants-mandatory-labelling-in-the-next-cap/
‘MASTERCHEF’ WINE NOW A REALITY
Endemol Shine North America, the producers of the cooking competition series “MasterChef” and winemaker Lot18 are launching a collection of wine in the United States.
https://www.licenseglobal.com/television/masterchef-wine-now-reality
A Scientific Study Proves That Exercise Isn’t As important As Drinking Wine When It Comes To Living Past 90 Years Of Age!
It is really helpful to drink wine often, but you shouldn’t for example drink 1 whole bottle with your dinner. You have to drink it moderately.
http://globalhealthcorner.com/scientific-study-proves-exercise-isnt-important-drinking-wine-comes-living-past-90-years-age/
The Case for Chianti Classico
Can a growing chorus of believers make Chianti Classico cool again?
LOOKING TO COLLECT AND AGE WINE? START WITH ITALY
Age able bottles come from a (comparatively) short list of varieties, most being red, a few being white.
All of the mistakes people make when buying, ordering, and drinking wine — and what to do instead
People often don’t spend enough on a bottle
How To Pair Wine With Chicken Nuggets
Though poultry transformed into finger food and booze do offer endless amounts of joy individually, the two are rarely paired together
https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissakravitz/2018/06/28/how-to-pair-wine-with-chicken-nuggets/#2dcb4df5531e
How to Pair Wine with Peaches
Whether thrown on the grill, mixed into a seasonal salad or used to brighten up a sandwich, peaches are a summer staple. Learn how to pair this delicious stone fruit with your favorite bottle of wine.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/28/peach-pairing/
Why Is Wine Tasting So Hard?
Professional tasters will tell you that despite providing an occasional source of joy, tasting wines is hard work.
http://www.worldoffinewine.com/news/why-is-wine-tasting-so-hard-6223894
How to pair wine with takeout
If you want your Friday night to consist of relaxing on your couch and eating piles of fried chicken from your lap, then go ahead — you do you.
https://nypost.com/2018/06/29/how-to-pair-wine-with-takeout/
What’s killing Big American Beer?
Beer shipments from US breweries are down 3.5% so far this year, according to The Beer Institute, an industry trade group.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/29/news/companies/bud-light-miller-lite-budweiser-coors-light/index.html
French discover new pleasure: adult comics about wine
It is no secret that the French love wine. But they are also the world’s second-biggest consumers of graphic novels after the Japanese. Now a new wave of literature is putting the two passions together — comics for adults about wine.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20180630/french-discover-new-pleasure-adult-comics-about-wine
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July 2, 2018
Franklin Liquors
Liquor Industry News/Links
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
07-02-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PAIRING BEER WITH BBQ
Bourbon Producers Consider the Pros and Cons of Non-GMO Corn
FACT AND FICTION: SULFITES
AND MORE!
Charting the evolution of today’s wine consumer
Today’s food and beverage consumers are evolving at an increasingly rapid pace. They want multiple choices, interesting flavors, excellent customer service and, above all else, convenience. As it turns out, wine consumers are no exception.
http://smartbrief.com/original/2018/06/charting-evolution-today’s-wine-consumer
Gentlemen, it’s the year of the brosé
Versatile, unpretentious and – yes – gender-neutral, rosé has earned its moment in the sun, as these top-fight sommeliers attest
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/this-is-the-year-of-rose-wine
Study Find That Drinking White Wine Makes You Happier! Cheers!
Apparently happiness pairs well with fish.
http://candy95.com/study-find-that-drinking-white-wine-makes-you-happier-cheers/
The Best Price Point for Wine, According to Someone Who Buys Wine for a Living
How much should you spend on wine to get a good bottle at a reasonable price point?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/beverages/the-best-price-point-for-wine-according-to-someone-who-buys-wine-for-a-living/ar-AAyJIf2
Why Is It So Hard to Be a Mom in the Wine Business?
The cards are stacked against us, but we can work toward change
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-a-mom-in-the-wine-business/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63843576&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8XbROf1XCmi_bBc3E5T4DqKzo2XZdE3cZYjuOlxYFGQ_NZ5B9OEZWCAIFDLN71NRcPAotECWdeCKZRPx_3vQxzGrgAt7FVXATItPBT_-yaCnj0Lbg&_hsmi=63844278
GOOSE ISLAND WINS LAWSUIT OVER BOURBON BARREL-AGED STOUT BEER
AB InBev-owned brewer Goose Island has won a lawsuit after two men sued the company for more compensation after purchasing bottles of its Bourbon County stout which had been contaminated with lactobacillus acetotolerans bacteria.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/goose-island-wins-lawsuit-over-bourbon-barrel-aged-stout-beer/
DRINKMOJIS: 11 ICONIC SPIRITS IN EMOJI FORM
Emojis. To know them is to love them.
https://vinepair.com/articles/liquor-emojis-brands/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=a4c7154cf2-June_18_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-a4c7154cf2-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-a4c7154cf2-38937345&mc_cid=a4c7154cf2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOEGAARDEN
Enjoyed in 70 countries. Misunderstood in ours. Crafty before craft was such a big deal. Started by a milkman and now owned by the biggest brewing company in the world.
https://vinepair.com/articles/hoegaarden-beer-hefeweizen-witbier/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=a4c7154cf2-June_18_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-a4c7154cf2-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-a4c7154cf2-38937345&mc_cid=a4c7154cf2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Patrón extends Citrónge liqueur range
Bacardi-owned Tequila brand Patrón has expanded its Citrónge range of liqueurs with the launch of a pineapple-flavoured expression.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/06/patron-extends-citronge-liqueur-range/
7UP launches cocktail mixing app
Soft drink brand 7UP is encouraging consumers to experiment with cocktails at home with its new digital bartending app.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/06/7up-launches-cocktail-mixing-app/
Pouring A Beer The Wrong Way Can Lead To A Stomach Ache
Here’s how to get a perfect pour every time!
https://www.simplemost.com/pouring-a-beer-the-wrong-way-can-lead-to-a-stomach-ache/
Is Organic Wine Really Better for You (and Your Hangovers)?
It’s true that hangover-free mornings after wine-fueled nights are what originally caught my attention, but those aren’t the only reason people are opting for organic.
https://greatist.com/eat/is-organic-wine-really-better-for-you
Study Finds Drinkers Have Different Mouth Bacteria Than Nondrinkers
Research links drinking alcohol with disease-causing bacteria in the oral microbiome
Portrait of a beautiful young woman brushing teeth in the bathroom.
https://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Study-Finds-Drinkers-Have-Different-Mouth-Bacteria-Than-Nondrinkers
Most in U.S. say consuming AlcBevs & cannabis OK (19% still say alcohol is immoral)
Prosecco Producers Debate Making A Rosé Version
There have been rumors, for several years, that select Prosecco producers might be interested in creating a rosé version of the sparkling wine made from Pinot Noir
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizazimmerman/2018/06/18/prosecco-producers-debate-making-a-rose-version/#664820567aef
RETAILER SPECIALISING IN MAGNUMS LAUNCHED
An online retailer that only sells magnums has been launched by two entrepreneurs who hope to capitalise on the current UK trend for upsizing wine.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/retalier-specialising-in-magnums-launched/
Can Italian wine succeed without strong brands
Italy Country Manager Pierpaolo Penco reflects on how the market success of many Italian wine brands seems to depend more on the ability to create categories that fill market gaps at every price point, rather than on developing corporate brands
http://www.wineintelligence.com/can-italian-wine-stand-without-strong-brands/
Four Ways to Drink More Wine With Your Tacos
Here’s the thing about drinking wine with tacos: you can’t be too serious about it. After all, when you’re hanging at your local taqueria or ordering Mexican takeout, you’re more likely to crack a beer or sip a Margarita.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-taco-wine-pairing/
How to Pair Wine With General Tso’s Chicken
Thank the food gods for Chinese takeout.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/06/the-best-wine-to-drink-with-general-tsos-chicken.html
12 Underground Wine Caves Open for Tastings
In Wine Country, a cave is more than a cave: It’s a magical place where wine quietly chills out to age gracefully.
http://www.7×7.com/12-wine-cave-tastings-northern-california-2578395484.html#
How much do restaurants mark up wine prices?
It’s no secret that restaurants mark up their wine, but the question is how much? And, if you knew, would it change your dining habits?
https://www.kare11.com/article/money/how-much-do-restaurants-mark-up-wine-prices/89-565703710
Barefoot Wine’s Personalized Rainbow Labels For Pride Month Let You Write Sweet Messages & Support The LGTBQ Community
you can personalize, online, FOR FREE, and get them mailed to your house.
STRANGE MA Not on state pick list when you go to site.
https://www.bustle.com/p/barefoot-wines-personalized-rainbow-labels-for-pride-month-let-you-write-sweet-messages-support-the-lgtbq-community-9489895
7 Tips to Understanding French Wine
French wine is delicious, but way too complicated. Here’s our seven tips for a base understanding of French wines.
https://frenchly.us/frenchlys-easy-guide-to-french-wine/
What’s the Ideal Temperature for Beer?
For years, many of the biggest beer brands simply said “cold” — or to put it another way, as cold as possible
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/best-beer-temperature?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=61d64ce688-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-61d64ce688-36686829
Everything You Need to Know about the Glera Grape & Prosecco Wine… and more.
Glera is the grape variety (the type of grapes) used to make the ultra-popular Prosecco sparkling wines.
Glera is essentially the synonym of Veneto’s Prosecco grape of northern Italy. The name by which it is now officially known.
http://socialvignerons.com/2018/06/21/the-glera-grape-behind-prosecco-wine-in-1000-words/
Is Originality Overpriced When it Comes to Wine?
Replica Wine, a Colorado company, is reverse-engineering famous wines to produce less expensive bottling’s.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/20/is-originality-overpriced-when-it-comes-to-wine/
10 OF THE MOST STUNNING WINE ESTATE LISTINGS ON AIRBNB
In the age of the internet no corner of the world is off limits, and it’s now easier than ever for a wine estate to offer up a slice of vinous paradise to the adventurous traveller
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/10-of-the-most-stunning-wine-estates-on-airbnb/
Wine-Infused Salt Set
Wine lovers around the world know the California wine brand Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi… Well now they’ve partnered with artisan salt purveyor Jacobsen Salt Co. to create a wine-infused salt set for summer entertaining
https://jacobsensalt.com/collections/summer-top-sellers/products/limited-edition-chardonnay-cabernet-sauvignon-salt-set
Red wine bathing is latest trend in detoxing – but does gallons of plonk make you feel younger?
Rachael Bletchly has tried out this ancient therapy of lying in a bath of booze but did it leave her feeling vine?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/red-wine-bathing-latest-trend-12752927
Tell It to Me Straight: Is Wine Ruining Me or Saving Me?
Why am I drinking something that slides down my throat like acid? And thus an investigation, born and bred on the internet and based on the moot information it delivers on the effects of wine consumption, ensues.
https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/06/is-wine-good-for-you.html
The Insider’s Guide to Chile’s Wine Renaissance
The essential producers, wines and methods behind the New Chile.
https://punchdrink.com/articles/new-chile-wines-insiders-guide-chilean-wine-renaissance-essential/
Is This New Wine Guessing Game the Most Elitist App Ever?
Not so, according to the creators of WineGame, which aims to bring the Master Somm experience—and joy of vino—to the masses.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-20/winegame-app-brings-the-master-somm-experience-to-the-masses
How Steven Spurrier enraged the French — and was never forgiven
Memories of the ‘Judgment of Paris’, his notorious blind wine tasting of 1976, still rankle in France to this day
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/06/how-steven-spurrier-enraged-the-french-and-was-never-forgiven/
LOW-TO-NO ABV: HOW TO SELL LOW ALCOHOL WINE, ACCORDING TO THESE PRODUCERS
With more low-and-no ABV drinks on the market than ever before, wine producers have told us what they’re doing to change the drink’s unpalatable reputation.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/low-to-no-abv-how-to-sell-non-alcoholic-wine-according-to-these-producers/
False Expertise and Humble Connoisseurs: The Dunning-Kruger Effect in Wine
Many studies related to consumer choice in wine rely on self-reported level of understanding
http://www.academicwino.com/2018/06/dunning-kruger-effect-wine.html/
27 celebrity wines ranked worst to best
The latest status symbol for many stars is launching (or buying) their own winery. But how do the wines actually stack up?
https://napavalleyregister.com/news/state-and-regional/celebrity-wines-ranked-worst-to-best-from-madonna-s-chardonnay/article_6e017ce4-2515-51b0-95d0-b8005bd7d150.html
FACT AND FICTION: SULFITES
You’re gonna need the facts in order to combat the fiction coming from your Sulfite Allergy Friend
https://www.thebacklabel.com/fact-and-fiction-sulfites/?mc_cid=666e36beda&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WyvI46kpBAa?utm_campaign=engagement&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter-thursday-06-21-18
FROZEN PROSECCO IS THE BEST PROSECCO
Vino versatility makes these special bubbles incredible for cocktails of all kinds. But we’re going to take it up a notch a la Emeril Lagasse! We’re thinking frozen, boozy, and fruity!
https://www.thebacklabel.com/frozen-prosecco-is-the-best-prosecco/#.Wy5dlq2ZN8c
The 10 best beers chosen by beer enthusiasts across America
For the second year in a row, Bell’s Brewery in Comstock, Michigan, is home to the No. 1 beer in the United States, as chosen by beer enthusiasts
WE HAVE BELLS IN STOCK!
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-beers-in-america-chosen-by-enthusiasts-2018-6?utm_source=Daily%20Brew&utm_campaign=d34bb9fd78-The%20Daily%20Brew%3A%20January%2011%2C%202018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-d34bb9fd78-36686829
VERY MAJOR TYPE OF RED WINE, EXPLAINED
We’re here to give you a judgment-free, non-pretentious explainer on every major red wine varietal,
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/red-wine-types-explained
What Is Dark Rose Wine? Millennial Pink Isn’t The Only Hue This Wine Can Be
Why have we been hearing so little about dark rosés lately?
https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-dark-rose-wine-millennial-pink-isnt-the-only-hue-this-wine-can-be-9544750
Spanish Wine 101
What to look for on a Spanish wine bottle, and which ones might be best for you.
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/spanish-wine-101/
We Can Learn from Europe and Natural Wines
They also talk about natural wine and what separates wine from even organic and biodynamic wines.
https://wellnessmama.com/podcast/europe/
12 celebrity-owned liquor brands, ranked by the price of a bottle
What do George Clooney, David Beckham, Ryan Reynolds, and Angelina Jolie have in common — apart from being incredibly famous?
They’re all making money from your liquor cabinet.
http://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-with-liquor-brands-ranked-by-price-2018-6
GISCOURS TO APPEAL GUILTY VERDICT ON CHAPTALISATION
Bordeaux third growth Château Giscours has said it will appeal a decision by a French court after its managing director was handed a suspended prison sentence for chaptalising a portion of its 2016 vintage due to an unfortunately mistimed communication.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/giscours-to-appeal-guilty-verdict-on-chaptalisation/
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WINE CORKSCREW
The corkscrew, like so many other inventions, was borne out of necessity.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/history-of-the-wine-corkscrew/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=ef246448f7-June_22_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-ef246448f7-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-ef246448f7-38937345&mc_cid=ef246448f7&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Bourbon Producers Consider the Pros and Cons of Non-GMO Corn
Why some whiskey brands are choosing to use non-genetically modified corn
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/bourbon-producers-consider-the-pros-and-cons-of-non-gmo-corn/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63955326&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_yFN_WHcIUi89EDCNHjj6-tuxUPpoqPVCqyHtF_TiII6C3A2SSeRWxa9fMcqLShfH-30tVWdWrnOphuwPAPh-pl3FZyk5QJM5VwUhm3-JXZkf8j7w&_hsmi=63955392
France eases rules on wine stocks to temper weather threat
French vineyards will be allowed under new rules to hold back more of their production each year to protect them in case harvests are damaged by extreme weather including storms and drought.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20180622/france-eases-rules-on-wine-stocks-to-temper-weather-risks
Making the Case for Age-Worthy Sauvignon Blanc. Yes, Sauvignon Blanc.
With machine harvesting and stainless-steel fermentation, the oft-imitated style is easy to make inexpensively. Aromatic and fruit-driven with crisp, mouthwatering acidity, these wines are designed to be consumed on release.
https://vinepair.com/articles/aging-sauvignon-blanc/
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PAIRING BEER WITH BBQ
Perfect beer pairings for 12 of the country’s top barbecue dishes.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-bbq-beer-pairing-guide-infographic/
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Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Bourbons That Are Perfect for Wine Lovers
‘It’s hip to love hops!’ Five consumer trends in craft beer
How to Choose a Wine You’ll Love—Every Time
AND MORE!
STORING WINE ON ITS SIDE IS NONSENSE, SAYS SCIENTIST
Storing wine on its side won’t prevent corks drying out, and may even accelerate their degeneration, according to Amorim’s director of R&D, Dr. Miguel Cabral.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/storing-wine-on-its-side-is-bullsht-says-scientist/
How to buy great wine on a budget
The Aussie wine regions delivering great value, and other insider tips.
https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2018/06/11/how-buy-great-wine-budget
9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GEORGE DICKEL TENNESSEE WHISKY
It sometimes gets confused for bourbon or overshadowed by its top rival, Jack Daniel’s, but George Dickel ranks as the second-largest manufacturer of Tennessee whiskey.
https://vinepair.com/articles/george-dickel-tennessee-whisky-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=df4296fea6-June_11_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-df4296fea6-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-df4296fea6-38937345&mc_cid=df4296fea6&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Flavored Whiskies Poised To Cross 11 Million Cases In The U.S.
Last year, Sazerac-owned Fireball grew by 6.5% to 4.9 million cases, and will almost certainly cross the 5-million-case threshold this year. Only six other spirits brands currently outsell Fireball by volume in the U.S. market.
Diageo’s Cîroc Enters Brandy Category
Diageo’s Cîroc brand is branching out beyond vodka to enter the brandy category. Diageo and Cîroc partner Sean “Diddy” Combs are unveiling Cîroc VS Fine French Brandy. Retailing at $36 a bottle, the new entry will be available at select retailers in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, and Las Vegas. The rollout will be backed by a U.S. promotional tour called the VS Lounge, which will visit each of the launch markets. Cîroc partnered with master distiller Jean-Sébastien Robicquet to produce the brandy in the South of France. Cîroc’s entry into the brandy category comes as Cognac continues to soar in the U.S. and American brandies are enjoying a rise in interest.
Anheuser-Busch pulls millions from controversial NIH alcohol study
Questions about the study could “undermine its lasting credibility,” company said.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/06/anheuser-busch-pulls-millions-from-controversial-nih-alcohol-study/
Actual wine consumption versus the recommended maximum
Many, if not most, countries have an “official” recommended maximum level of wine consumption per week for adults. However, the recommended value differs rather a lot between the countries.
https://winegourd.blogspot.com/2018/06/actual-wine-consumption-versus.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWineGourd+%28The+Wine+Gourd%29
Boston Beer Company to Launches New Fuzzy Traveler Peach Shandy in July
Traveler Beer Company is expanding their all-star line-up of refreshing wheat ales – announcing the launch of brand-new Fuzzy Traveler® Peach Shandy.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/boston-beer-company-launches-new-fuzzy-traveler-peach-shandy-july?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=3d53e04dce-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-3d53e04dce-36686829
WHAT DO NUMBERS HAVE TO DO WITH IT?
Basically the article talked about the 100 point wine scoring system, how it influences wine prices and purchases, and the difference in scores at the high end of the range and their impact.
http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2018/06/what-do-numbers-have-to-do-with-it/
Sangria Knocks Mouton Off Top Spot
How did that happen? A drink comes out of nowhere to top our list of most searched-for wines.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/sangria-knocks-mouton-off-top-spot
Does somewhereness matter in wine?
Sourcing wines from cheaper alternatives is nothing new
http://www.timatkin.com/articles?1907
SAUVIGNON BLANC ‘BECOMING LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY’
Sauvignon Blanc is “becoming like plastic surgery”, as producers seek to make identical intensely aromatic styles, according to Matt Day of Klein Constantia.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/day-sauvignon-blanc-becoming-like-plastic-surgery/
Why Aging Wine in Neutral Vessels is on the Rise in Argentina and Chile
A new generation of winemakers in Argentina and Chile are phasing out new oak and using concrete tanks, plastic bins and other neutral vessels to produce wine that’s pure in flavor.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/08/neutral-vessels-argentina-chile/
Technology Advances Farming and Winemaking Practices at Rombauer
If you’ve never seen a NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) map, they look pretty much like a topography map, which shows a green color in areas denoting healthy vegetation and yellow to red colors in more difficult areas.
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/06/08/technology-advances-winemaking-practices-rombauer
All The Questions From The Master of Wine Test
What does it take to be an Master of Wine?
http://neatpour.com/2018/06/all-the-questions-from-the-master-of-wine-test/
French Winemakers Are Flocking to South Africa–Here’s Why
More affordable vineyard land and the appeal of a new terroir are just two of the factors
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/french-winemakers-are-flocking-to-south-africa-heres-why/
Licor 43 targets coffee trend with new liqueur
Spanish liqueur Licor 43 has launched a new line extension that contains coffee from the Canary Islands.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/06/licor-43-targets-coffee-trend-with-new-liqueur/
Please Don’t Drink Wine When You’re Sad
Way too many people ask me what wine to drink when they’re feeling sad. Don’t ever, ever do this.
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/dont-drink-wine-when-sad
How To Speak Wine Like You’re Wise Beyond Your Years
The thing about wine, aside from being a miracle, is that it is subjective.
https://www.refinery29.com/wine-terms-tasting-words-dictionary
Origins of Wine and Why You Might Want to Try Less-Popular Grapes
Walk into a wine shop today and you’ll likely find hundreds of brands and vintages, but most of them will be made from a handful of grape varieties grown in a handful of wine-making hotspots, like France, Italy, California, and Australia.
http://capeandislands.org/post/origins-wine-and-why-you-might-want-try-less-popular-grapes#stream/0
Is *This* Type of Wine the Next Rosé?
Good news for those who roll their eyes whenever their friends ask, “Is this a Wölffer?” because we’re calling it: Blueberry wine should be your new summer go-to.
https://www.purewow.com/news/blueberry-wine-the-next-rose
Memorize These 3 Phrases & You’ll Never Order A Wine You Don’t Like
When it comes to wine, our decision-making abilities look something like this: We’re either gambling with a hastily-grabbed bottle from the wine shop’s suggested section, or we’re playing it safe with the first recognizable glass on the wine list.
https://www.refinery29.com/buying-ordering-wine-questions-to-ask
THE FIVE US STATES THAT LIKE TO DRINK THE MOST
New research has revealed where to find the biggest drinkers in the USA. Is MA Top 5 YES!!
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/the-5-us-states-that-like-to-drink-the-most/
CREEPY NEW UBER ALGORITHM KNOWS WHEN YOU’RE DRUNK
Uber has filed a patent for technology that can detect if its users are drunk while using the app.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/uber-algorithm-drunk/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=85bd059541-June_12_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-85bd059541-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-85bd059541-38937345&mc_cid=85bd059541&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Jack Daniel’s tells French wine maker it cannot use its own chateau’s name on drink
The Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corporation is challenging the right of the 16th century Loire Valley château to call its wine ‘Chambord’ on the grounds that the US firm has produced a liqueur of the same name for more than a decade.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/11/chateau-de-chambord-fights-use-french-heritage-name-wine-row/
Why Rosé Is the Best Wine to Drink on a Flight
JetBlue’s wine expert Jon Bonné explains why your drink might taste different in the air, and why your favorite pink wine is the best choice of all.
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/best-wine-on-flight-rose
How to Pair Wine With Shack Burgers
The ideal wine to drink with a Shack Burger is similarly in need of some image rehab: Australian Shiraz.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/06/shake-shack-burgers-best-wine.html
The Why, When and How of Wine Blending
The majority of the wines you drink are blends, but why do winemakers blend and what does each variety bring to the final wine? Washington State winemakers tell us their tricks.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/12/wine-blending/
The latest beers are inspired by booze
Ballast Point’s decision to go national with its Moscow Mule Ale came about after some good old-fashioned experimentation
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/food-and-wine/2018/06/12/beer-trend-craft-beers-made-like-wine-spirits/690261002/
This Whiskey Is Flavored with Beaver
The use of beaver secretions, called castoreum, is not as bizarre as it may sound
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/beaver-musk-whiskey-tamworth-distilling
Seaweed is everywhere but in beer; why?
Some New England breweries have created seaweed beers.
http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180612/FEATURES/180619942
YOU CAN NOW BUY NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE-FLAVOURED WATER
An Israeli drinks company has created flavored water infused with “the spirit of wine” as demand for low and no ABV products rises
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/you-can-now-buy-non-alcoholic-wine-flavoured-water/
The Big Parkerization Lie
Parkerization is the perceived phenomenon of a global wine production trend that sought to achieve an “international style” of wines that would garner high scores from Parker, mainly during the peak of his tasting career between 1990 and 2015.
https://winejournal.robertparker.com/the-truth-about-parkerization
Not everything is rosy in the world of rosé wines
How could this have happened? As I write this I’m halfway through a six-week trip to Mediterranean France and Spain, and I’m falling out of love with rosé wines.
https://pilotonline.com/life/flavor/alcohol/humble-steward/article_2b433414-6504-11e8-8e16-ab29f5caa009.html
Milky wine glasses explained
It’s very annoying when your wine glasses turn milky-white after being in a dishwasher.
https://www.therealreview.com/2018/06/13/milky-wine-glasses-explained/
Is Cava About To Hit The Fast Lane?
Many people urging others to try Cava again, to forget Prosecco and admire its superior quality and the fact it is traditional method over Charmat, holding deeper rich flavours, finer bubbles and much more
https://www.glassofbubbly.com/cava-hit-fast-lane/
‘Zero gravity’ champagne bottle lets you celebrate in outer space
Without the assistance of gravity, the unusual-looking bottle uses the champagne’s gas to expel the liquid from the bottle into a ring-shaped frame.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/space-champagne-zero-gravity/
US distillery creates pouches for home cocktail machine
The tabletop cocktail machine uses flavour and spirit pouches to mix drinks including the Rum Punch, Appletini and Margarita
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/06/us-distillery-creates-pouches-for-home-cocktail-machine/
What to pair with unusual wines? Some tips…
Here are some challenges and suggestions when selecting a meal with an unusual wine.
http://www.westernfarmpress.com/grapes/what-pair-unusual-wines-some-tips
SOTHEBY’S INTRODUCES ‘INSTANT’ FINE WINE CELLARS
Sotheby’s Retail has introduced a new ‘Instant Cellars’ concept, giving customers in the US and Hong Kong the chance to buy wine collections for drinking, cellaring and investment.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/sothebys-introduces-instant-fine-wine-cellars/
More than grapes: Wine can be sourced from many different fruits
When discussing wine, the conversation often centers around the grapes from which it is made. Very few of us consider wine made from other fruits being of any significance in tasting status, which, of course, is incorrect.
https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/food/4458865-more-grapes-wine-can-be-sourced-many-different-fruits
Magnetic nanoparticles could salvage yucky wine
Wines such as cabernet sauvignon contain high amounts of chemical compounds known as alkylmethoxypyrazines (MPs), their fruity/floral bouquet can be overwhelmed, resulting in an off-putting flavor and aroma.
https://newatlas.com/magnetic-nanoparticles-wine/55026/
Stephen Curry and the Warriors sprayed $500K worth of sparkling wine at championship parade
The NBA champions know a thing or two about poppin’ bottles
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/stephen-curry-and-the-warriors-sprayed-500k-worth-of-sparkling-wine-at-championship-parade/
A lesson on wine terms that will go down easy
If you have ever had trouble keeping certain public figures straight — actors, writers, movie directors — perhaps you have had the same confounding experiences with some wine words.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-wine-vocabulary-lesson-0615-story.html
6 QUESTIONS ABOUT SANGRIA YOU ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO ASK
From backyard picnics to tapas bars to your local Outback Steakhouse, sangria is a summertime staple.
https://vinepair.com/articles/sangria-questions-answers-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=11677779fa-June_14_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-11677779fa-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-11677779fa-38937345&mc_cid=11677779fa&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Women are happier drinking white rather than red wine, study reveals
Experts found emotions such as joy and happiness were enhanced by fruity and floral white wines while red led to feeling aggressive
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6524928/white-wine-makes-women-happier/
Wine’s great unanswered questions
So what are the great unanswered questions of wine? And what would it mean if they were finally solved?
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wines-great-unanswered-questions
Three oak alternatives
Oak barrels can add flavour and also allow a small amount of air into the vessel, which allows the wine to mature or develop. Both benefits may be successfully mimicked with the use of oak chips, barrel inserts or inner staves together with micro-oxygenation. Purists might argue that barrels do it better but they cannot argue with the economics.
https://www.therealreview.com/2018/06/14/three-oak-alternatives/
This barber will wash your hair with Prosecco
Life has become luxurious to the point where you can now get a sparkling wine shampoo.
https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/scenic-drive-rian/barber-will-wash-your-hair-prosecco/
‘It’s hip to love hops!’ Five consumer trends in craft beer
Craft beer is here to stay: but what are consumers looking for? And what does this mean for the craft brewing industry? The good news is that craft beer consumption continues to rise; but a new report warns that building brand loyalty will be an uphill task for many craft brewers.
A table full of a variety of craft beers in their respective glassware.
https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/06/14/It-s-hip-to-love-hops!-Five-consumer-trends-in-craft-beer?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright
Bourbons That are Perfect for Wine Lovers
America is in the midst of a Bourbon boom. Producers are finishing this spirit in wine casks, using hyper-local ingredients and other innovative techniques to create whiskeys you are going to want to try.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/14/bourbons-wine/
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PAIRING ITALIAN WINE WITH CLASSIC ITALIAN FARE
Pairing food with wine can be daunting. On the one hand, there’s science. Those who take that route will pore over acid matches and all that.
https://vinepair.com/articles/italy-wine-food-guide/
How to Choose a Wine You’ll Love—Every Time
The Mondavi sisters, born and raised in the Napa Valley wine industry, share their tips for finding your go-to bottle once and for all.
https://www.marieclaire.com/food-cocktails/a21270726/wine-buying-tips-guide/
Introducing the ‘wine wall’ – The bizarre wedding trend that sees guests being handed a glass of vino through a hedge
Wedding trends are officially getting ‘out of hand’
https://www.thevow.ie/the-final-say/wedding-talk/introducing-the-wine-wall-the-bizarre-wedding-trend-that-sees-guests-being-handed-a-glass-of-vino-through-a-hedge-37009575.html
Forget Your Phone? New Machine Prints Tweets In Your Beer
A Swedish beer brand is encouraging World Cup fans to ditch their phones in favor of a new machine that prints soccer tweets on their drinks.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/06/14/world-cup-tweets-in-beer/
SO LONG, CITRON: 5 OF THE BEST FLAVORED VODKAS, RANKED
Flavored vodkas, once a punchline, are getting a post-millennial makeover.
https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/5-best-flavored-vodka-brands/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=01e510f813-June_15_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-01e510f813-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-01e510f813-38937345&mc_cid=01e510f813&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
The Seven Deadly Sins of Wine Sales
A drinks attorney dishes the dirt on less-than-obvious legal infractions wineries face on the internet.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-wine-sales
Going Beyond Austria’s Grüner Veltliner
While Grüner Veltliner will always be an Austrian wine scene staple, the country also produces delicious Gelber Muskatellers, Sauvignon Blancs and white wine blends you are going to want on your shelf.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/15/austria-gruner-veltliner/
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Know your price point, taste when selecting wine
Bargain hunting: how consumer frugality effects the drinks industry
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAMPARI AND APEROL, EXPLAINED
AND MORE!
6 TIPS FOR PAIRING WINES WITH VEGAN AND PLANT-BASED DISHES
Pairings work when the food makes the wine taste better, and the wine makes the food taste better. If one or the other is more dominant, it is an uneven match.
https://www.livekindly.co/6-tips-for-pairing-wines-with-vegan-and-plant-based-dishes/
Most in U.S. Say Consuming Alcohol, Marijuana Morally OK
Large majorities of Americans believe that using substances like alcohol and marijuana are morally permissible. Specifically, 78% say drinking alcohol is morally acceptable and 65% say smoking marijuana is.
http://news.gallup.com/poll/235250/say-consuming-alcohol-marijuana-morally.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&g_medium=NEWSFEED&g_campaign=item_&g_content=Most%2520in%2520U.S.%2520Say%2520Consuming%2520Alcohol%2c%2520Marijuana%2520Morally%2520OK
What is a “most admired” wine brand?
Each year, the April edition of Drinks International magazine contains a supplement with a survey called The World’s Most Admired Wine Brands. A group of people are asked to vote for the wine brands they “most admire” based on the criteria that each brand should:
http://winegourd.blogspot.com/2018/06/what-is-most-admired-wine-brand.html
HOW TO TELL IF YOUR PROSECCO IS FAKE, ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT
Is your prosecco bona fide or a sham?
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/prosecco-fake-how-to-tell-sparking-wine-counterfeit-fsa-warning-italy-label-a8382536.html
The best wine advice: Three things everyone should know
This wine advice isn’t about varietal, appellations or even price. It’s about appreciating wine, which is what matters
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https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/the-best-wine-advice-three-things-everyone-should-know/
TTB Levies Largest Fine Ever
The US enforcement agency has collected almost $1 million from a beer company.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/ttb-levies-largest-fine-ever
The Private Label Wine Market in the USA
The demand of private label wine market in the USA has been increased approximately 8-10% of all domestic wine sales and 17% of total wine sales for the big retail chains.
http://ibwsshow.com/blog/private-label-wine-market-usa/
10 Facts To Make You Sound Like A Wine Snob This Summer, Courtesy of Martha Stewart
If your own personal wine knowledge falls more into the newbie category than it does the expert one, Martha also sent over a handful of wine facts that you can use to dazzle your friends.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/05/10-facts-to-make-you-sound-like-a-wine-snob-this-s.html
What Is Volcanic Wine and What the Heck Does It Taste Like?
Long story short, volcanic wine is made from grapes grown in soil that contains remnants of past volcanic explosions, i.e., basalt rock and pumice. (FYI, volcanic ash is super hospitable to plants.) And because the growing land is so rugged, the grapes are almost always harvested entirely by hand. That’s all to say: Expect some funky, fascinating bottles of wine.
https://www.purewow.com/news/what-is-volcanic-wine
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAMPARI AND APEROL, EXPLAINED
Traditionally consumed to stimulate the palate before eating, apéritifs — or aperitivos in local parlance — such as Aperol and Campari have been popular in their native Italy for well over a century.
https://vinepair.com/articles/difference-between-aperol-campari/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=8d8e1fcf3a-June_5_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-8d8e1fcf3a-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-8d8e1fcf3a-38937345&mc_cid=8d8e1fcf3a&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Cannabis ‘the big green elephant in the room’ for drinks sector claims report
The global alcoholic drinks industry is facing a moment of reckoning as cannabis laws across the world continue to be relaxed.
http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/23617/Cannabis__91the_big_green_elephant_in_the_room_92_for_drinks_sector_claims_report.html
What Your Social Media Posts Say About Your Drinking Habits
The alcohol-related things you share, post, and like on social media could be contributing to unhealthy drinking behaviors in yourself… and others.
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/social-media-posts-drinking-habits#6
11 Non-Alcoholic Substitutes for Wine (Both Red and White)
If you don’t have wine on hand, or if you choose not to consume alcohol, there are many non-alcoholic substitutes you can use in cooking that will make your food just as delicious.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/wine-substitutes#section2
What Do We Mean When We Say Rhône-style Wine?
Rhône-style wines are everywhere, from restaurant wine lists to your local bottle shop, but do you really know what this oft-used designation means? From the grape varieties to flavor profiles, here’s your cheat sheet to what makes a Rhône wine.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/05/rhone-style-wine/
Why Old Vines Really Matter
The reasons may not be what you might imagine
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/3-Truths-About-Old-Vines
How to Pair Wine With 99-Cent Pizza
Even a cheap slice typically involves a fair amount of red sauce, full of tomato and acidity. That means you want a wine that also has a good amount of acid, so it won’t taste flat or strangely sweet in comparison to the pizza.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/06/the-best-wine-pairing-for-pizza.html
You Don’t Really Know What’s in Your Wine. These Winemakers Want to Change That.
Most of us have a pretty good idea of how we’re supposed to be eating — less sugar, more fiber, more good fats. Shop local, pay attention to labels, blah blah blah. We know the drill.
If you try to hold your wine to a similar standard of transparency, however, you’ll end up frustrated. There’s no requirement for winemakers to list their ingredients. Anywhere.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/wine-ingredients-label/
Putting Wine Faults into Perspective
Is brett or volatile acidity really a problem if nobody points it out loudly around the table?
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/06/putting-wine-faults-into-perspective
Defining what makes a wine dry
This subject isn’t easy to explain. There are many parameters here, and only those who make a study of the issues can truly understand them and how they connect to wine. The best way to understand this is to taste wine often.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/8385996-181/berger-on-wine-defining-what
Winery And Wine Tasting Room Openings
Is U.S. wine barred from Canadian supermarkets?
British Columbia wine may be sold on grocery store shelves. The only way supermarkets can sell imported wine is in a physically separated area with its own cash registers.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jun/06/kevin-mccarthy/us-wine-barred-canadian-supermarkets/
10 leading private label wines from some of the nation’s top retailers.
As the private label wine trend continues to gain momentum, an increasing number of retailers are expanding their wine selections.
http://ibwsshow.com/blog/10-leading-private-label-wine-brands-nations-top-retailers/
A French wine mystery: Where’s the Bergerac?
The wine is Bergerac, an appellation in the Périgord region of southwest France, just east of Bordeaux.
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article212527119.html#storylink=cpy
How to Order Wine at a Restaurant Without Feeling Awkward About It
When you’re staring at a restaurant list, how can you tell what’s good? Two winemakers share the secret to ordering right every time.
https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/entertaining/food-drink/ordering-wine-in-restaurants
How to Pair Peanuts with Wine
Peanuts can be used in many dishes and enjoyed just as they are. Learn how to pair this popular legume with a wide array of wines.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/06/pair-peanuts-wine/
Smelling the wine
Learning to describe a vino’s scent takes practice
https://taosnews.com/stories/smelling-the-wine,48779
What does it mean when a wine is jammy? That depends on the wine
“Jammy” is two-edged wine term. On the one hand, high praise when wine comes from expertly managed vineyards and adroit winemakers. On the other hand, when referencing factory wine, it is unsubtle insult.
https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/life/columnists/gus-clemens/2018/06/06/wine-terms-what-does-jammy-mean/670132002/
Pick a Wine That Drinks Like Your Dad
Your dad is out there doing his thing —being himself— and that’s what you love about him most. A wine that will be meaningful should personify him in some way. Otherwise, it would just be another bottle of wine.
https://winefolly.com/update/fathers-day-wine/
What Kind of Wine Drinker Are You?
Everyone has their own particular style. Below are the ten most common types of wine drinkers. Which one are you?
https://winefolly.com/update/what-kind-of-wine-drinker-are-you/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=e477b1a4ce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_06_09_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-e477b1a4ce-62472929&mc_cid=e477b1a4ce&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Beer More Popular Than Wine In 48 States, New Study Of Instagram Posts Shows
3.5 million public Instagram posts from Jan. 1, 2017, though March 31, 2018, shows that beer-related posts outnumbered wine-related posts in 48 states. That was also true in California where about 85% of U.S. wine is made.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystoller/2018/06/07/beer-more-popular-than-wine-in-48-states-new-study-of-instagram-posts-shows/#132b778b760b
Bargain hunting: how consumer frugality effects the drinks industry
The pursuit of bargains – and ultimately value-for-money – is a key motivator for consumers purchasing alcoholic beverages.
https://www.drinks-insight-network.com/features/bargain-hunting-consumer-frugality-effects-drinks-industry/
Making more expensive wine doesn’t necessarily mean higher profits
Italian study finds that cheap wine producers are more likely to do better than those investing in premiumization
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/making-more-expensive-wine-doesnt-necessarily-mean-higher-profits/
COMPOUNDS CALLED CORKLINS FOUND IN CORK-STOPPERED WINES
The interaction of wine and phenolics from cork stoppers produces a newly-identified set of compounds that affect a wine’s colour and bitterness – and these are called Corklins.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/compounds-called-corklins-found-in-cork-stoppered-wines/
Top 4 Wine branding ideas for your tasting room
Your tasting room is the silent ambassador of your brand. How is your tasting room telling your story?
http://wineindustrynetwork.com/suppliers/bauerhaus-design.html#whatsnew
Have the Italian Wine Regulations Become a Sham?
Up until 1963, when it came to Italian wines it was hard to tell your Asti from your Elba. Before then, there were few rules or regulations even overseeing which wines were made where, much less what grapes were actually in any given bottle.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2018/06/07/have-the-italian-wine-regulations-become-a-sham/#6388560827f4
What Is the Alcohol Content of Each Type of Wine?
What we’re focusing on in this piece is alcohol content and, thus, calorie-based.
http://www.wideopeneats.com/wine-alcohol-content/
The 10 Most Popular Wine Grapes in the U.S.
Reading statistics can be tricky. Total acreage of vines planted does not always correspond to the volume of wine produced.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlsson/2018/06/08/the-most-popular-wine-grapes-in-the-us-chardonnay-and-cabernet-the-full-top-10-list/#3088da5fbfbd
What Do We Mean When We Say Rhône-style Wine?
Rhône-style wines are everywhere, from restaurant wine lists to your local bottle shop, but do you really know what this oft-used designation means? From the grape varieties to flavor profiles, here’s your cheat sheet to what makes a Rhône wine.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/05/rhone-style-wine/
THE PINOT FREEZ-IO RECIPE
Move over, Frosé! Pinot Freez-io is this summer’s yummiest frozen treat.
https://vinepair.com/cocktail-recipe/white-wine-slushie-recipe-pinot-freez-io/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=3ddc0685b4-June_08_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-3ddc0685b4-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-3ddc0685b4-38937345&mc_cid=3ddc0685b4&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
This Bag Is Hiding A Secret Beer Spout, So You Can Drink On The Go
The messenger bag comes from the brains behind PortoVino, the company that dreamed up the wine purse.
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a21206246/wine-bag-video/
Is There Any Point in Letting Red Wine Breathe?
Why? Well, let’s start with the assorted historical reasons.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/91176/should-you-let-red-wine-breathe
The secret trigger that makes you reach for your favorite bottle of wine
There are so many factors to consider: price, terroir, vintage, reputation, varietal. It’s enough to give even the most serious oenophile pause. All too often, the choice ultimately comes down to the label.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-secret-trigger-that-makes-you-reach-for-your-favorite-bottle-of-wine/ar-AAyo5eH
6 ways to save money on wine when prices are up
That decreased supply is driving the cost of wine up, particularly if you favor imported wine.
https://www.fox30jax.com/consumer/clark-howard/6-ways-to-save-money-on-wine-when-prices-are-up/765731340
This $7 coconut-flavored Chardonnay is aimed at millennial women
The brand’s CEO says wine is too snobby and needs to be more ‘fun’
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-7-coconut-flavored-chardonnay-is-aimed-at-millennial-women-2018-06-08
Know your price point, taste when selecting wine
Be prepared to work with retail wine sales people and you’re much more likely to walk away with a bottle you’ll enjoy. There are things you can do to help that retail sales person find you a great bottle of wine at all price points.
http://www.journalreview.com/news/life/article_61689c1a-6b2a-11e8-92f9-273a51ef44ab.html
Dessert Wine
A Sweet Wine Exploration with Gerhard Kracher
http://morrellwinebar.com/dare-we-indulge-in-dessert-wine/
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June 11, 2018
Franklin Liquors
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The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
06-11-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Why You Should Never Drink Light Beer
9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DON JULIO TEQUILA
HOW MANY GRAPES ARE INSIDE YOUR BOTTLE OF WINE?
AND MORE!
The Wine Lover’s Guide to Summer Grilling
Summer is finally here, and that means it’s time to fire up the grill. We’ll walk you through how to make a glaze, a marinade and a spice rub that are excellent on a variety of meats and pair perfectly with many wines.
https://www.winemag.com/gallery/wine-lovers-guide-to-summer-grilling/
Why You Should Be Drinking Weird Wines
In recent years, you may have noticed some unfamiliar names on wine lists alongside your usual chardonnays and pinot noirs — strange, hard-to-pronounce grapes from places where, until recently, many people didn’t even realize wine was made.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/opinion/sunday/drinking-obscure-weird-wines.html
SNOOP DOG BREAKS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR WORLD’S LARGEST GIN AND JUICE
Rapper Snoop Dog has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records by mixing the world’s largest glass of gin and juice at a music festival in Napa Valley.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/snoop-dog-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-worlds-largest-gin-and-juice/
9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DON JULIO TEQUILA
At a time when tequila production meant quantity over quality, Don Julio dared to challenge the status quo: The company coddled its agave, bottled short when everyone else went tall, and even stripped its aged tequila down to crystal-clear agave bones.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-premium-tequila-don-julio/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d4bf4b43fb-May_29_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d4bf4b43fb-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-d4bf4b43fb-38937345&mc_cid=d4bf4b43fb&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
11 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT PROSECCO
So before any of us makes our next Bellini (with Prosecco, ahem), let’s take some time to get to know the bubbles in the bottle.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/11-things-you-didnt-know-about-prosecco/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d4bf4b43fb-May_29_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d4bf4b43fb-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-d4bf4b43fb-38937345&mc_cid=d4bf4b43fb&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
How Wine and Spirits Professionals Can Better Protect Their Teeth
Dentists offer advice on problems from teeth staining to enamel erosion
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/how-wine-and-spirits-professionals-can-better-protect-their-teeth/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63246487&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–vDoxWLpTeTlybkh2Cahy6E1tNWufV4bIeoATDp4yw4j_UagkV4MLeUinjmLQWNYZNIJSWrv9OdWUd1LoD6Mq3CUjdjKh-nTwaGdjA8f1VAf1sl08&_hsmi=63294404
‘Wine is growing – but in a more challenging environment’: California wine sales up 3% in the US
Interesting Stats
https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/05/24/California-wine-sales-up-3-in-the-US?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS
Woodford Reserve adds straight malt to range
Brown-Forman has added a new permanent expression to its Woodford Reserve range, a straight malt whiskey based on historical recipes.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/05/woodford-reserve-adds-straight-malt-to-range/
Wine buying in a vacuum: Winebuyers.com
I’ve seen many websites attempt this exact same premise of charging wineries for a listing to then sell directly to the consumer.
https://wineonsix.com/wine-buying-in-a-vacuum-winebuyers-com/
What have wine critics ever done for us?
Much like there is not one single wine market; there is not one type of wine critic.
http://www.timatkin.com/articles?1904
The scoring scene
Now that the 100-point scale approaches ubiquity, and now that we are fully into the post-Parker era in which a multiplicity of scores and scorers joust and jostle for the attention of drinkers, it’s time to review the scoring scene.
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/opinion/jefford-on-monday/wine-scores-394263/#os8klygdKIFkCoFU.99
Ugh, It’s National Wine Day
How is National Wine Day supposed to mean anything when there are more than 30 other national wine days a year? Hell, how do any of these wine days mean anything?
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/national-wine-day-ugh
THE SEX LIFE OF WINE GRAPES
Right now, there’s a lot of sex in the vineyards. Strictly between the grapes of course.
https://winespeed.com/blog/2018/05/the-sex-life-of-wine-grapes/
Wine an untapped market in Boston, Back Bay eatery says
Chief investigator at the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, who said the purpose of the law was to ensure educated consumers and so obviously it means the customer-facing taps should be labeled with the sort of beer they are serving up
https://www.universalhub.com/2018/wine-untapped-market-boston-back-bay-eatery-says?nocache=1
Why You Should Never Drink Light Beer
Everyone has different drinking taste buds, but here’s why light beer is objectively bad.
https://www.delish.com/food/a20917241/why-you-should-never-drink-light-beer/
The Ups-and Downs-of Funky Glassware
Before you commit to vintage crystal or ceramic tiki bowls, here are the issues to consider
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-ups-and-downs-of-funky-glassware/?utm_campaign=Regional%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63332157&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9qv6m7dbJU2knJgcfLHnoaMfEu-MHfyZ0fat18v3FSuq46SG9EAgkMsFIpEoAmELY-x9HShvD2JWyxCqJPNP8gUEY0DI1APNJDw15T-hRzg-UaZ7I&_hsmi=63332406
YOUR NEXT GLASS OF WINE MIGHT BE A FAKE—AND YOU’LL LOVE IT
Replica Wine makes cheaper copies of your favorite wine at a discount by analyzing its chemistry. Often, even professional critics can’t tell the difference. Is this heresy or just good business?
https://www.wired.com/story/your-next-glass-of-wine-might-be-a-fake/
10 Essential Wine-Drinking Accessories So You Can Rosé All Summer
If you consider yourself a committed member of team “Yes Way Rosé,” then it’s time to stock up on essential sipping accessories for the upcoming season.
https://www.refinery29.com/rose-wine-accessories-gifts
Wines made for restaurants solve dilemma
On a fictitious wine list from a nonexistent restaurant you find 2014 Chateau Niedspondiavanci Chardonnay for $45.
You, a savvy, mobile phone-equipped diner, do an Internet search to find out about it: is it worth $45? Where is it from? But the only search-engine results for the brand has nothing about wine, only a reference to a terrible 1942 joke.
This tale illustrates one of the restaurant industry’s most difficult-to-solve problems: how to offer diners wines that don’t compete directly with discount wine shops, a list that could look (and may be) overpriced.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/8366621-181/berger-on-wine-wines-made
How to Taste Wine With a Large Group Like Civilized Human Beings
Pro-tips: Eat lunch, don’t steal the glassware, and use common sense
https://sf.eater.com/2018/5/25/17196532/wine-tasting-groups-napa-valley-sonoma
The wine bots are coming
“By 2020, a whopping 85 percent of enterprise-customer relationships will be managed without human interactions,” according to Connecticut-based Gartner, a research company. “Surveys show that 89 percent of consumers opt to engage with businesses through text and 64 percent of consumers that communicate with businesses via text leave with a positive impression.”
https://www.meininger.de/en/wine-business-international/wine-bots-are-coming-0
Italy’s DOCG Dilemma
DOCG should mean better quality than DOC wine but it ain’t necessarily so,
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/italys-docg-dilemma
HOW TO PAIR FOOD WITH PROSECCO
If you’re ever unsure what wine to pair with food, pull out the Prosecco. These high-acid wines containing just a touch of residual sugar are extremely versatile and go well with almost anything, but are especially great with every Asian dish in the book.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/how-to-pair-food-with-prosecco/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tuesday-5-29-18&mc_cid=1b048a43fe&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Ww8fMa2ZN8c
WHY WINE AND CHEESE DON’T ALWAYS GO TOGETHER, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS
The perfect pairing is harder to find than you think
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/wine-cheese-pairing-not-compatible-red-flavours-acidity-tannin-expert-opinion-a8375616.html
How to Pair Wine With Any Type of Ramen
All ramen is dominated by rich, savory flavors. With this kind of unbridled umami, you want a wine with both residual sweetness and a truckload of acidity to balance everything out.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/05/the-best-wine-to-drink-with-ramen.html
Can you MacGyver a wine bottle open with a shoe?
I’ve always heard about people being able to open wine bottles with shoes, but fortunately haven’t had to try out such a process on my own
https://thetakeout.com/can-you-macgyver-a-wine-bottle-open-with-a-shoe-1826412745
HAILSTORMS BATTER CHAMPAGNE WIPING OUT 3% OF CROP
Champagne has been hit by another bout of bad weather with hailstorms reported to have damaged nearly 2,000 hectares of vines – with 3% of vineyards in the Champagne AOC completely destroyed.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/hailstorms-batter-champagne-wiping-out-3-of-crop/
10 MAGICAL WINE REGIONS YOU NEED TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE
When it comes to wine-fueled vacations, Napa, Tuscany, and Burgundy can do no wrong. However, there’s an abundance of breathtaking wine regions around the globe just waiting to be explored.
https://vinepair.com/articles/10-magical-wine-regions-to-visit/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f9ed4576c2-May_31_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f9ed4576c2-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f9ed4576c2-38937345&mc_cid=f9ed4576c2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
PORTUGUESE WINE COUNTRY DEVASTATED BY TORRENTIAL STORMS
Violent storms have hit Portugal’s Douro Valley, severely damaging vineyards and infrastructure.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/portuguese-wine-country-devastated-by-torrential-storms/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f9ed4576c2-May_31_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f9ed4576c2-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f9ed4576c2-38937345&mc_cid=f9ed4576c2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
How much of New Zealand is planted in wine grapes?
Land area planted with wine grapes has dipped in the past five years, but is still more than a decade ago
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/104349466/how-much-of-new-zealand-is-planted-in-wine-grapes
CHEERS TO THAT: THE ORIGINS OF TOASTING
It’s difficult to pinpoint toasting’s true origins since most ancient cultures had adopted some version of the practice.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/the-origins-of-toasting/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-5-31-18&mc_cid=66c677674d&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WxKVOK2ZN8c
Is There Room for Wine in Your Skin-Care Regimen?
Wine’s effects on your complexion are more than skin-deep
Young woman drinking red wine looking at the beautiful sea
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Is-There-Room-for-Wine-in-Your-Skin-Care-Regimen
Cryptocurrency for wine launches
A wine producer in Argentina is selling their entire 2018 vintage as a wine-backed crypto asset and has said it will open its books to become an ‘open source’ winery.
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/argentina-winery-launches-2018-vintage-as-a-wine-crypto-asset-394597/
HOW MANY GRAPES ARE INSIDE YOUR BOTTLE OF WINE?
Generally speaking, every single bottle of wine is made up of 600-800 individual grapes.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/how-many-grapes-are-inside-your-bottle-of-wine/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=c1d795f963-June_01_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-c1d795f963-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-c1d795f963-38937345&mc_cid=c1d795f963&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
THE 5 BEST SINGLE BARREL BOURBONS AVAILABLE NOW
Single barrel bourbon, often referred to as single cask, is a higher grade of whiskey that comes from an individual aging barrel.
ALL IN STOCK!
https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/5-of-the-best-single-barrel-bourbons-right-now/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=c1d795f963-June_01_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-c1d795f963-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-c1d795f963-38937345&mc_cid=c1d795f963&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
New Woodford
Brown-Forman has launched Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey, the brand’s fourth permanent extension. The 45.2%-abv offering is distilled from a mash that’s 51% malted barley (the mash bill includes an undisclosed proportion of corn and rye) and aged in new charred American oak. Woodford Reserve’s newest extension will retail nationwide at a suggested price of $35. In 2017, the Woodford Reserve portfolio crossed a half-million cases for the first time, according to Impact Databank.
Summer Edition Of Ecco Domani
Italy’s Ecco Domani, imported by E.&J. Gallo, has launched a limited-edition summer label for its 2017 Pinot Grigio, created in partnership with fashion designer Stacey Bendet. The new packaging features a series of bold black stripes, inspired by a striped pair of pants Bendet made for her luxury clothing brand, alice + olivia. Retail priced at $11 a 750-ml., the limited edition Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio is currently rolling out nationwide. Ecco Domani was down 4.5% to 750,000 cases in the U.S. last year, according to Impact Databank.
Packie owner ticketed for moving beer in MA
A package store owner moving booze from one shop to another got a slap on the wrist after cops saw a picture of the burgeoning load of beer on Twitter, but lawmakers are looking at a proposal that would jack up fines more than 500 percent for similar infractions.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/06/packie_owner_ticketed_for_moving_beer?amp
Wine could rescue supermarkets if they could stop fumbling how they sell it: Billions at risk
US consumers are drinking less
Wine sales volumes in the USA rose 1% in 2017 on the previous year. The bump is being attributed to the success of sparkling and canned products, and it defies a broader decline in total alcohol consumption of 0.7%, and shrinking consumer numbers, with only 62% of adults saying they drank alcohol in 2017, compared to 65% in 2016.
https://www.meininger.de/en/wine-business-international/age-of-trump-us-consumers-are-drinking-less
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June 4, 2018
Franklin Liquors
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By: Mark C Lenzi
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06-04-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Scientists find way to make alcohol from wood
Scientists find way to make alcohol from wood
Should Wine Labels List Ingredients?
AND MORE!
This Wine Keg Serves 130 Glasses Of Rose & It’s Here Just In Time For Summer
Summer means one thing: rosé season. There are few things in life more enjoyable than sipping a glass while enjoying beach views. Luckily for us, this wine keg serves 130 glasses of rosé, and it’s perfect for that upcoming beach party. Cheers!
https://www.elitedaily.com/p/this-wine-keg-serves-130-glasses-of-rose-its-here-just-in-time-for-summer-9149241
The Tasting Note Dilemma: What Do Those Wine Words Mean?
Don’t we just want to know if the wine tastes good before we buy it? Of course! The problem is found in the words: what do they actually mean?
http://www.grape-experiences.com/2018/05/guide-to-wine-words-tasting-note/
11 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN
There’s a lot more a lot of us should know about gin in general. Which means there’s definitely plenty we should know about a gin like Bombay Sapphire.
https://vinepair.com/articles/bombay-sapphire-gin-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=1802c8ff25-May_21_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-1802c8ff25-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-1802c8ff25-38937345&mc_cid=1802c8ff25&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
A CONTROVERSIAL DAMIEN HIRST SHARK IS THE STAR OF LAS VEGAS PALMS’ NEW BAR
The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas welcomed the latest controversy from English artist, Damien Hirst: his first bar, starring a petrified shark, sliced into pieces.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/a-controversial-damien-hirst-shark-is-the-star-of-las-vegas-palms-new-bar/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=1802c8ff25-May_21_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-1802c8ff25-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-1802c8ff25-38937345&mc_cid=1802c8ff25&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Premium-Plus Imported Wines Continue Fast Rise, Led By Italy, New Zealand
Though the U.S. market’s total imported wine segment was roughly flat at 67 million 9-liter case depletions last year, according to Impact Databank, the category is seeing significant gains at the premium level. The top 10 imported brands retailing at above $10 a 750-ml. shot ahead by an aggregate 16% last year to more than 9 million cases. Progress was primarily driven by premium-plus offerings from Italy—the leading import segment by value, whose shipments were worth $1.35 billion last year—as well as New Zealand.
Riboli Family Wine Estates’ Stella Rosa remains the largest player in the premium-plus segment, nearing 1.7 million cases on 28% growth last year. The brand, whose core portfolio includes Rosso, Moscato D’Asti, Peach, Pink, and Berry wines ($11-$12 a 750-ml.), now ranks among the U.S. market’s top five imported wine brands overall, and is the only top-five brand priced above $10.
How to sell more wine using Alice in Wonderland world of psychology
Why do some wines sell better than others? Why are people willing to pay more for one wine over another? The answer may lie not in the quality of the wine or how much a person even knows about it, it will most certainly rest in how well you are selling it.
http://www.the-buyer.net/opinion/joe-fattorini-on-how-wine-psychology-can-help-sell-more-wine/
Fungicides used most on wine grapes are one less thing to worry about, despite the numbers
Vineyards account for 80% of the total fungicide use in France, despite the low overall percentage of acreage of vineyards in total agricultural land use.
https://firstvine.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/fungicides-are-one-less-thing-to-worry-about-despite-the-numbers/
Expensive wines don’t just taste better, they’re also better value for money — here’s why
In terms of getting value for money, unfortunately, you get what you pay for, which sounds really obvious, but there’s a lot of things which go into the price of a wine once it hits the store shelves.
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-expensive-wine-is-better-value-for-money-than-cheap-wine-bargains-2018-5?r=UK&IR=T
Raise a Glass to Your Health
According to the latest scientific studies, enjoying a glass or two of wine each day can offer health benefits for both your body and mind.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/21/health-benefits-wine/
What’s the maximum amount of alcohol a “table wine” can have?
The first thing to note is that wine sold in the U.S. has an alcohol percentage by volume listed. Look carefully—it’s usually in tiny print, or on the edge of the label, but it should be there. If it’s not, and the label reads “red table wine” or “white table wine,” that means the wine is between 7 and 13.9 percent alcohol by volume.
http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/Maximum-Alcohol-for-Table-Wine-56481
Winery aims to save lives with new designated-driving initiative
Effective immediately, tasting fees will be waived for each person or group with a sober, designated driver present
http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/business/winery-aims-to-save-lives-with-new-designated-driving-initiative/article_436d3262-5d19-11e8-8897-276402b5f5f7.html
Why Israel Needs A New Map — For Wine
Israel’s current wine map — the one that’s being revised — designates five regions: Galilee, Samaria, Samson, Judean Hills, and Negev. These regional names, printed on the labels of Israeli wine imported to the United States, indicate geographic area — but they hardly describe regionality as it pertains to the characteristics of the wines being grown there. Drawn in the 1970s, the map reflects the traditional regions of Israel. Today, many of the country’s top wines come from single vineyards, and terroir — the properties in the soil that contribute to the wine’s unique character — Matters.
https://forward.com/culture/401586/why-israel-needs-a-new-map-for-wine/
AUGMENTED REALITY BEER LABELS IN DEVELOPMENT
Creative design agency Freytag Anderson is partnering with 3D visualisation specialist Render Studio to develop technology that will enable users to view animated can designs in real-time using a mobile application.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/augmented-reality-beer-labels-in-development/
Should Wine Labels List Ingredients?
Wine industry experts weigh in on whether wine labels should be more transparent, revealing when common additives are used
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/should-wine-labels-list-ingredients/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=63098050&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9nmLdOTvpE1VajjsI0Cb4K611aiNDLw3U_XLPD04cVhlIsYIqEe2gZvQhbORlllxvinj7N4tXFGdYFmL8ZzMNDc3tZPcRk4ahfG0sbLTWd9bPqRks&_hsmi=63098025
People will spend more than twice as much per person at your winery than your urban tasting room
THE (MOSTLY) UNTOLD STORY OF JACK DANIEL’S BEER
Here’s a tidbit that’s been under our noses for decades: Jack Daniel’s, famed Tennessee whiskey maker, was also, briefly, a Tennessee brewer.
https://vinepair.com/articles/jack-daniels-whiskey-beer-history/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f6d5301215-May_22_2018_Ed&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f6d5301215-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f6d5301215-38937345&mc_cid=f6d5301215&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF WINE SAYS ABOUT YOUR PERSONALITY
The close link between key personality traits and our drink of choice.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/what-your-favourite-type-of-wine-says-about-your-personality/
This IPA Nut Butter Is the Beer-Flavored Spread You’ve Been Waiting For
This IPA nut butter is made not only with stone-ground blanched almonds and dry roasted peanuts, but also golden light dry malt, brewer’s yeast, and tangerine and pineapple, two fruits included in Stone Tangerine Express IPA.
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/beer-nut-butter-stone-tangerine-ipa
You’ll Never Guess What State Has 2018’s Top Wine Destination
Here are the top 10 destinations for wine, along with the top rated winery in the region
http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/top-wine-destinations-2018-rewardexpert
How to Pair Wine With Mac and Cheese So They’re Both Even Better
The entire reason mac and cheese exists in the first place is because it’s a big bowl of creamy comfort.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/05/the-best-wine-to-drink-with-mac-and-cheese.html
Sonoma Coast’s New Style of High-Acid Chardonnays
Sonoma Coast producers are embracing a new style of Chardonnay driven by complexity and acidity. Even if you’ve avoided California Chardonnay in the past, you will want to look for bottles from these three coastal regions.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/22/high-acid-chardonnay-sonoma-coast/
The Millennial Wine Smell Test: Do Grapes Matter?
Young wine drinkers may not care what varieties are in their beverage
http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/Millennial-Wine-Smell-Test-Do-Grapes-Matter
Busting the Myths Surrounding Spirits
“Beer before liquor” isn’t the only myth that needs to be debunked. Here are five more commonly held misbeliefs about both clear and dark liquors.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/22/myths-liquors/
Crown Royal unveils mesquite-smoked whisky
Diageo-owned Canadian whisky brand Crown Royal has launched a “smoky and spicy” expression, which has been infused with Texas mesquite wood.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/05/crown-royal-unveils-mesquite-smoked-whisky/
New UFO Beer
The Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company’s UFO Beer has partnered with Polar Seltzer to launch UFO Blueberry Lemonade. The new, unfiltered wheat beer is brewed with the essence of Polar Seltzer’ade Blueberry Lemonade and clocks in at a sessionable 4.8%-abv. Available throughout the summer in 6-packs of 12-ounce cans and on draft, Blueberry Lemonade joins White, Pineapple, Raspberry, and Hefeweizen expressions in the current UFO lineup.
California Wine Sales in U.S. Market Hit $35.2 Billion in 2017
California wine sales to all markets, including shipments to the U.S. and exports worldwide, were 278 million cases in 2017.
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=199252
5 Descriptors Wine Professionals Avoid
How sommeliers adapt the language of wine to better serve their customers
Part of the problem is that guests often don’t understand the vocabulary of wine.
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/5-descriptors-wine-professionals-avoid/
What Internet Users Want VS What Received
How To Navigate Big Wine Events
These events are enthralling at best and overwhelming at worst, particularly when attendees face enormous halls filled with wines, winemakers and virtually unlimited access to samples. Approached with a strategy, though, big wine tastings are prime learning opportunities for novices and a chance for seasoned wine drinkers to expand their knowledge and find new favorites.
https://houstonfoodfinder.com/2018/05/23/how-to-navigate-big-wine-events-a-master-sommeliers-advice/
Zimbabwe To Re-Launch Bubbly Production Next Year
Africa has always been the continent of the brave and one brave producer is looking to bring back the golden era of Zimbabwe wines, after years of the country being in a depression.
https://www.glassofbubbly.com/zimbabwe-re-launch-bubbly-production-next-year/
Champagne, Fried Food’s Best Friend
Champagne: a celebratory drink for every victory and a companion to most food types. Not to be mistaken for sparkling wine, which is basically its own category, Champagne is granted its name by the place it is made in — Champagne, France.
https://www.glassofbubbly.com/champagne-fried-foods-best-friend/
The trick to finding your favorite wine: Know your importer
Importers have palates, too, after all. Find one you trust, and then search for their other wines by looking not at the front label—but near the barcode on the back.
http://www.atlantamagazine.com/drinks/trick-finding-favorite-wine-know-importer/
It’s Official: Wine Slushies Are My Summer Drink Obsession
A bottle of wine and a bag of frozen fruit are all you need to get a the party started this summer.
https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/how-to-make-wine-slushies
How High Are Beer Taxes in Your State?
According to the Beer Institute, “Taxes are the single Scientists find way to make alcohol from wood
most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than the labor and raw materials combined.”
https://taxfoundation.org/state-beer-taxes-2018/
How long does it take for alcohol to go bad?
“All spirits have a shelf life. Even if they’re stored absolutely impeccably and climate-controlled beautifully, they’re all going to expire at some point and that’s simply due to oxidation.”
https://thetakeout.com/how-long-does-it-take-for-alcohol-to-go-bad-1826302507
3 Things Insurance Professionals Should Know in Honor of Wine Day
Wine Day also offers some interesting things to keep in mind for those with an interest in wine insurance.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/05/25/490289.htm
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TIGNANELLO, MEGHAN MARKLE’S FAVORITE WINE
Meghan Markle doesn’t just have a favorite wine. She had a lifestyle blog named after it.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tignanello-meghan-markles-favorite-wine/
Why Ohio is The Midwest’s Next Wine Destination
Right in the global “Pinot Belt,” Ohio has the potential to produce some serious attention-grabbing wines. While many of its bottles often stay within the state, here are the regions and wineries you’ll want to keep an eye out for.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/24/ohio-wine/
Scientists find way to make alcohol from wood
Scientists in Japan found ways to ferment wood to make alcohol.
The process takes about 10 days and doesn’t use chemicals or heat.
http://www.wivb.com/news/national/scientists-find-way-to-make-alcohol-from-wood/1196365775
A brief history of American winemaking
The American love affair with wine dates back to the earlier European settlers in the 16th century, when they began making wine with a native grape known as muscadine.
https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-american-winemaking-97150
How to Pick the Perfect Anniversary Wine
Every milestone you and a partner reach is a cause for celebration. Whether you’re looking for a traditional bottle or something a bit off-beat, we’ll help you find a wine that’s as rich and complex as the time you’ve spent together.
Gay couple toasting with wine at counter
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/25/wedding-anniversary-wine/
Prosecco rosé wine moves closer to reality
Prosecco DOC producers are on the brink of allowing sparkling rosé within their appellation, marrying two of the biggest trends in the wine world.
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/prosecco-rose-wine-moves-closer-reality-394253/#TFrdcAfRgmDVI4TT.99
French chemists have an ingenious new use for rotten, discarded wine grapes
You can trust the French, masters of wine that they are, to find amazing innovations involving grapes. That is what a team of researchers at the University of Clermont Auvergne have done with research which seeks ways to transform the waste grape skins, stems, and seeds left behind during wine production into more durable plastics.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/french-chemists-wine-grapes-plastic/
Did You Know These Celebs Had Their Own Wine?
Keep an eye out for these celebrity labels the next time you need a glass — or bottle!
Wine
https://theblast.com/national-wine-day-celebrity/
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11 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GIN
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROSÉ
Despite rosé’s unfathomable popularity, there’s a lot of misinformation out there about it. But if you’re going to drink it like water, then we feel like it’s only right for you to get your facts straight about pink wine.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/behind-the-bottleeverything-you-need-to-know-about-rose/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=sunday-5-13-18&mc_cid=f59f2f1d96&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wvs7Ia2ZOSM
JIM BEAM AND BUDWEISER MADE BEER TOGETHER AND IT’S AMERICAN AF
Has something been missing from your life? Maybe something like barrel-aged beer? Well, a solution has arrived. Budweiser and Jim Beam recently announced a new release, resulting from a boozy team effort: Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/jim-beam-budweiser-made-beer-together-and-its-american-af/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=sunday-5-13-18&mc_cid=f59f2f1d96&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wvs7ja2ZOSM
Women should test wine at dinner as they have better palates, study shows
For any man who has ever lifted a glass of wine to taste, hoping to feign an appreciation of vintage and terroir, it is a sobering discovery: women make better wine tasters than men.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/13/women-should-test-wine-dinner-have-better-palates-study-shows/
Why The Vines And Wines Of The Canary Islands Will Twist Your Head With Surprise
Millions of liters of Canary Islands wine were shipped to London in the 15th century, and in the 16th century William Shakespeare mentioned Canary Islands wine in three of his plays.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2018/05/14/why-the-vines-and-wines-of-the-canary-islands-will-twist-your-head-with-surprise/#264ed80e76a2
A THAI ROSÉ NAMED AS ‘WORLD’S BEST ROSÉ’ BY JAMES SUCKLING
The best rosé in the world is a white Shiraz, not from France’s renowned Provence or Loire, but from the tropical country of Thailand in Southeast Asia, according to American wine critic James Suckling.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/a-thai-rose-named-as-worlds-best-rose-by-james-suckling/
9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WHISPERING ANGEL ROSÉ
Rosé wine, once confined mostly to France, has become a lifestyle. According to WineAccess, one out of every 36 bottles of wine Americans drank in 2017 was a rosé – up from one in 510 in 2015.
https://vinepair.com/articles/whispering-angel/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=58d2ed08e4-May_14_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-58d2ed08e4-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-58d2ed08e4-38937345&mc_cid=58d2ed08e4&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
ALL THE WAYS WOOD AFFECTS YOUR WHISKEY, EXPLAINED
Dan Szor, CEO and founder of Cotswalds Distillers, estimates wood is responsible for 60 to 75 percent of the taste of a finished whiskey.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-wood-whiskey/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=58d2ed08e4-May_14_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-58d2ed08e4-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-58d2ed08e4-38937345&mc_cid=58d2ed08e4&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
How to Pair Wine With Cheetos
Cheetos are impossible to resist. We all know what it feels like to have our fingers coated in fluorescent cheese dust after downing an entire bag.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/05/cheetos-wine-pairing-sancerre.html
Resealable Wine Cans Are Here In Time For Summer
Someone created resealable cans of rosé, so you can save some for later.
https://nowthisnews.com/videos/food/resealable-wine-cans-are-here-in-time-for-summer
Drink Sustainably While Making the Most of Food Waste
Ever think you could ferment a bagel? Make vodka with expired Twinkies? Fertilize a vineyard with food scraps? These producers are making top-shelf bottlings by sourcing ingredients from the unlikeliest of places.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/14/sustainably-food-waste/
Top 12 Most Viral Wine Videos
We’ve all seen over the years a few wine videos that have gone viral, haven’t we?
http://socialvignerons.com/2018/05/14/top-12-most-viral-wine-videos-ever/
Consumers don’t really understand the difference between Organic and Biodynamic
Organics is, essentially, a list of things that you can’t do. Certification for organic status requires verification that you do not use the chemical herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers that together have come to define modern industrial farming.
http://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2018/05/consumers-dont-really-understand-the-difference-between-organic-and-biodynamic.html
11 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT GIN
To correct that, 11 facts about gin that might reintroduce you to a spirit worth knowing.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/11-things-you-didnt-know-about-gin/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=2b58558a5a-May_15_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-2b58558a5a-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-2b58558a5a-38937345&mc_cid=2b58558a5a&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
HOW WINE BRICKS SAVED THE U.S. WINE INDUSTRY DURING PROHIBITION
When Prohibition finally went into effect on January 16, 1920, those who owned American vineyards for the sole purpose of turning those grapes into wine faced a dilemma: tear up the vines and plant something else, or try and find a way to still make a profit from the grapes with the hope that ban on booze didn’t last very long.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/how-wine-bricks-saved-the-u-s-wine-industry-during-prohibition/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=2b58558a5a-May_15_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-2b58558a5a-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-2b58558a5a-38937345&mc_cid=2b58558a5a&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Small Wineries Hoping for Tax Cuts Face Massive Tax Hikes Instead
Last year’s big tax bill included excise-tax cuts for American wineries, but an error means many now face a potential tax hike
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Small-Wineries-Hoping-for-Tax-Cuts-Face-Massive-Tax-Hikes-Instead
Syphon Kickstarts Its Argon-Injecting Wine Preserver
Sometimes at the end of a long day, you want a nice glass of red wine to relax. The trouble is, once you uncork that Cabernet, you’re suddenly in a race against time before it goes bad.
https://thespoon.tech/syphon-kickstarts-its-argon-injecting-wine-preserver/
The wooden barrel’s storied history with beer, wine and spirits
Wooden casks have been used for thousands of years and lend unique characteristics to beverages
http://www.nrn.com/beverage-trends/wooden-barrel-s-storied-history-beer-wine-and-spirits
To freeze or not to freeze?
Does freezing wine hurt wine? It depends.
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180515/clemens-wine-to-freeze-or-not-to-freeze
Get to Know Austria’s Wine Regions
Austrian wines might be dominated by Niederösterreich’s vineyards of Grüner Veltliner, but for a small country, there’s a lot more to discover. Whether you’re looking to learn more about Vienna, Wachau or beyond, here’s the guide to better acquaint you with the regions of Austria.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/15/austrian-wine-regions/
The grape debate: Setting the record straight on natural wine
Why has there been such a significant rise the popularity of natural wine? And how does the conventional wine industry respond to this growing thirst?
https://www.goodfood.com.au/drinks/wine/setting-the-record-straight-on-natural-wine-20180511-h0zxig
Macedonian Wine Growing Regions
Producing of Macedonian wines we can split in three main wine regions
https://macedonia-timeless.com/eng/things_to_do/senses/taste/wine_andhistoryofwine/macedonian_winegrowingregions
HOW A WORLD WAR FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY FRANCE PAIRS WINE AND CHEESE
Yet the French, masters of all things cheese-related, tend to serve their cheese boards with red wines only. Comment dit-on, what gives?
https://vinepair.com/articles/red-wine-cheese-pairing-history/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=e1fb6396a9-May_16_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-e1fb6396a9-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-e1fb6396a9-38937345&mc_cid=e1fb6396a9&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Wine doesn’t go with everything, and it shouldn’t have to
Contrary to what some experts claim, wine does not make everything better.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-when-wine-doesnt-go-0518-story.html
Want A Career In Wine? Here Are 6 Now-Hiring Jobs To Consider
Working with wine is a dream career for many—beautiful vineyards, happy customers, daily variety and, well…the wine. While it’s not easy work, it is rewarding and you may be surprised to discover the scope of potential career paths leading into the wine world
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillbarth/2018/05/16/want-a-career-in-wine-here-are-6-now-hiring-jobs-to-consider/#49c5232d7431
Is wine the perfect snack food?
Wine a snack food – are you kidding? Maybe that’s stretching it a bit, but wine coupled with certain foods can indeed make for a desirable snack combination. In fact, here are some pairing ideas that can take your favorite snack to new levels of enjoyment.
http://www.telegram.com/entertainmentlife/20180517/off-vine-is-wine-perfect-snack-food
TORRES LOSES ORGANIC CERTIFICATION IN CHINA
China has revoked the organic certification rights given to the organic certification agency Ceres’ Shanghai branch after its managing director was convicted of fraud for issuing doctored organic certification results, revoking in the process organic certifications given to seven companies including Spain’s leading wine producer Torres, in mainland China.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/china-revokes-a-shanghai-companys-organic-certification-rights/
Led By Patrón, Luxury Tequila Soars In The U.S.
The U.S. market’s luxury Tequila segment continues to surge to new heights
The next big trend in wine is popping up in restaurants all over the world even though it ‘smells like a barnyard,’ according to a master sommelier
Natural wine, which is made with little to no preservatives or chemicals, creates what master sommelier Alpana Singh calls a “sometimes fizzy” drink that smells “weird.” More specifically, “like a barn yard.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/natural-wine-trend-dividing-wine-community-2018-5
CHARCOAL WINE ‘THE FUTURE’ SAYS ARMIT FUTUROLOGIST
Charcoal-flavoured wine, edible glassware and wine bottles delivered by drone are just some of the predictions made by a futurologist on wine, as part of research commissioned by fine wine merchant Armit Wines.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/charcoal-wine-the-future-says-armit-futurologist/
10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT CRISTAL
There are actually quite a lot of unknown facts behind this opulent bottle of bubbly; here are 10 of them.
https://vinepair.com/articles/10-things-didnt-know-cristal-champagne/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f253c7c362-May_18_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f253c7c362-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f253c7c362-38937345&mc_cid=f253c7c362&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
SIX ITALIAN WINES MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW
Here are six other Italian wines with which most American wine drinkers are unfamiliar. Put these wines on your radar!
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/six-italian-wines-people-dont-know/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f253c7c362-May_18_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f253c7c362-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f253c7c362-38937345&mc_cid=f253c7c362&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
A New Zealand winemaker introduces us to a female-focused brand
Rebecca Wiffin says this wine is all about ‘encouraging women’
https://groknation.com/home/wine-week-rebecca-wiffin-the-sisters-wine/
You’re not doing anything wrong when it comes to wine
Who needs that sort of criticism? We are judged on so many things in life. Wine should not be one of them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/youre-not-doing-anything-wrong-when-it-comes-to-wine/2018/05/18/751da808-5a14-11e8-8836-a4a123c359ab_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1fbf8c021e8d
Marijuana in the Wine Industry
Southern Glazer’s will distribute cannabis in Canada, and Constellation Brands is working on marijuana-based beverages.
Cannabis plants growing in greenhouse
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/18/marijuana-wine-industry/
‘Sweetbitter’ Author Stephanie Danler
The author, whose restaurant-world debut novel has been adapted for TV, on mentors, nicknames and how wine helped her grow up
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Talk-Stephanie-Danler-Sweetbitter
What Does “California” on a Wine Label Really Mean?
California can be used as a statewide AVA and in wines bottled under it, the grapes can be sourced from a few different vineyards that may be lower in quality. We’ll walk you through how to find excellent wines despite this confusing appellation.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/18/california-ava-wine-label/
Alcohol-Free and Nutrient-Rich, This Beer Was Designed Specifically for Cancer Patients
Mamma Beer was a very personal project for Y&R Prague’s CCO
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/alcohol-free-and-nutrient-rich-this-beer-was-designed-specifically-for-cancer-survivors/
Spanish wine and tapas pairing guide
Planning a trip to Spain? Learn how to pair wine and tapas like a local with our expert guide, featuring advice from three of Spain’s top sommeliers…
http://www.decanter.com/learn/advice/spanish-wine-tapas-pairing-guide-392802/#wDj5kSpp7EHBdtFO.99
Guide to Pairing Wine & Food
Properly pairing wine with food can truly transform a meal
http://socialvignerons.com/2015/06/22/infographic-guide-to-pairing-wine-food/
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Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
How to Judge a Wine Without Tasting It
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CROWN ROYAL
Overall alcohol e-commerce % sales and $ growth sluggish
AND MORE!
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CROWN ROYAL
Here are 10 things you should know about Crown Royal and its small kingdom of Canadian whiskies.
https://vinepair.com/articles/10-facts-crown-royal-whisky-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=66ede0090a-May_07_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-66ede0090a-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-66ede0090a-38937345&mc_cid=66ede0090a&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
New Johnnie Walker
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker will team with HBO’s Game of Thrones to debut a “White Walker” Scotch whisky this fall. While details on the upcoming product are scant, Johnnie Walker teased the launch in a short video on social media in recent days. Game of Thrones is already present in the drinks space with a series of limited edition beers produced by Duvel Moortgat’s Brewery Ommegang.
A Beginner’s Guide to Wine Fraud
Potential buyers must therefore look closely at pictures and online information to make an assessment of wines.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/a-beginner-s-guide-to-wine-fraud
What Does a Wine Score Tell You?
So keep on reading if you have always wondered about these scores and I will try and flush it out for you.
http://strongcoffeetoredwine.com/wine-score/
Art of winemaking at risk
Our warm temperatures mean that by nature we grow grapes with a lot of sugar. In winemaking, the more sugar there is in a grape – the higher the alcohol content in the wine.
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5382531/protecting-a-gift-of-nature-from-climate-change-issues/
Concern Over Accurate Labeling Grows
US trade agencies and marketers says consumer education depends on more precise labels.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/concern-over-accurate-labeling-grows
Wine And Science Blend At This Rosé Research Center In Provence
The Center for Rosé Research (Centre de Recherche et d’Expérimentation sur le Vin Rosé) is located in the small commune of Vidauban, situated in Provence in southeast France. Originated in 1999 as the first and only rosé research center in the world, it serves as a resource for rosé producers in Provence and around the globe.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillbarth/2018/05/07/wine-and-science-blend-at-this-rose-research-center-in-provence/#83f15bb1c448
Why Moscato is Misunderstood
In recent years, Moscato has often become synonymous with cheap, sweet wine. But the Muscat grape forms a storied history behind one of Italy’s most celebrated wines, Moscato d’Asti. Here’s why you should give it another chance.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/07/moscato-misunderstood/
Baskin-Robbins Raises a Glass to Summer with its First-Ever Wine and Ice Cream Pairings
New pairings and Floral Stripe Cake give new ways to celebrate
(PRNewsfoto/Baskin-Robbins)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/baskin-robbins-raises-a-glass-to-summer-with-its-first-ever-wine-and-ice-cream-pairings-300643103.html
WHAT IS THE WINE AROMA WHEEL?
The Wine Aroma Wheel is an incredible tool to learn about wines and enhance one’s ability to describe the complexity of flavor in red and white wines.
https://www.winearomawheel.com
Pernod Ricard launches limited-edition Absolut America
US-inspired Absolut bottle design and will donate part of its profits to the Keep America Beautiful organisation.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/05/pernod-ricard-launches-limited-edition-absolut-america/
THE ICONIC CHEESES OF ITALY
Report: JAPANESE WHISKY MIGHT SOON BE EXTINCT
Empty shelves have become the norm at Japanese liquor stores that stock Hibiki, Yamazaki and other premium Japanese whiskies.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/japanese-whisky-shortage/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=cc02f85306-May_08_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-cc02f85306-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-cc02f85306-38937345&mc_cid=cc02f85306&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Understanding the Legal Issues Around Cannabis-Infused Alcoholic Drinks
An industry lawyer discusses what brands need to know about using cannabis, CBD, THC, and hemp derivatives
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-legal-issues-facing-cannabis-infused-alcoholic-drinks/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62739343&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9syrQf97DJzb98nxfhJR8xQYhJUzOGKxyhHkVBx3axD2Gx44rWqDP0G4wvVKXEEHF0sR-26_zoMrFJxHkz9tm2jambmBZhRl7v4pCiokMvEZlpDoA&_hsmi=62739496
World’s First Open-Source Winery Launches in Argentina
Featuring live data and a wine-backed cryptocurrency asset, the project is a new model for transparency and traceability
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/worlds-first-open-source-winery-launches-in-argentina/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62739343&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9syrQf97DJzb98nxfhJR8xQYhJUzOGKxyhHkVBx3axD2Gx44rWqDP0G4wvVKXEEHF0sR-26_zoMrFJxHkz9tm2jambmBZhRl7v4pCiokMvEZlpDoA&_hsmi=62739496
Strategies For Clearing The Shelves Of Slow Movers
Dealing with the slow-movers, those wines that should be selling well but aren’t, is a challenge that every retailer faces. And it’s a challenge that is even more daunting if you still have cases in back.
https://www.beveragemedia.com/2018/05/04/light-a-fire-under-it/
The Pale and Uninteresting Problem with Rosé
Rosé is still incredibly popular, but wineries need to be careful not to turn consumers off with substandard wines.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/the-pale-and-uninteresting-problem-with-rose?h=1
Today’s wine consumer wants more direct engagement
Here are three things consumers are seeking from wine producers:
#1 Entertaining, Educational and Experiential Experiences with Wine Brands
#2 Wine Brands that are Committed to Sustainability
#3 Wine Brands that offer Personalisation and Customisation
http://winetitles.com.au/todays-wine-consumer-wants-more-direct-engagement/
We don’t want our wines to taste nicer, but truer
Often these consumers are presented with a range of wines and asked to state a preference. Which tastes nicest?
http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/longer-articles/we-dont-want-our-wines-to-taste-nicer-but-truer
These 5 Wineries Prove That Asia’s Wine Scene Is Worth Exploring
Asia may not exactly be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of wine. However, there are in fact plenty of wineries in the region that produce delicious vino capable of competing at the highest level
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarandipkaur/2018/05/09/love-vino-here-are-5-wineries-you-could-visit-in-asia/#18bc7a57352b
How to Pair Wine With Breakfast
Please do not drink a mimosa with a lumberjack breakfast — that’s just not the way things are done
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/05/best-wine-pairing-breakfast-brunch.html
Barefoot Wine’s New Canned Wine Spritzers Are Perfect For All Your Summer Parties On The Go
The wine spritzers come in five varieties, four of which were previously available in bottles.
IN STOCK!
https://www.bustle.com/p/barefoot-wines-new-canned-wine-spritzers-are-perfect-for-all-your-summer-parties-on-the-go-9021103
SIX ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR BUYING CHEESE FOR A PARTY LIKE A PRO
So, you’re the lucky devil who gets to bring cheese to the party. Congratulations! You officially have the most fun assignment.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-tips-how-much-shop-cheese-party/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=9b906c2d55-May_09_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-9b906c2d55-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-9b906c2d55-38937345&mc_cid=9b906c2d55&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
New Whistle Pig
Vermont’s WhistlePig Rye Whiskey has launched FarmStock Rye Crop No. 002, the company’s annual limited edition blend. This year’s iteration ups the amount of “Triple Terroir” whiskey—juice distilled from Vermont rye, proofed with estate well water, and aged in Vermont oak—to 32%, and balances the 2-year-old rye with 6-year-old MGP rye (45%), and 10-year-old rye from Alberta Distillers (23%). WhistlePig FarmStock Rye Crop No. 002 is available now in limited quantities across the U.S. at a suggested price of $73.
Why alcohol health warning labels are a good idea: findings from the latest Global Drug Survey
Drink-driving and drinking while pregnant are socially unacceptable in many countries, yet when it comes to other alcohol-related health risks, public awareness is low.
https://theconversation.com/why-alcohol-health-warning-labels-are-a-good-idea-findings-from-the-latest-global-drug-survey-95475
What’s the best way of choosing and serving rosé wine?
As soon as the hot weather hits us we all check to see how much rosé is in the fridge. Or head to the nearest bar to while away the evening in front of an ice bucket or two. But have you ever noticed how poor the rosé selection is on most wine lists?
http://www.the-buyer.net/insight/best-choosing-serving-rose-wine/
Wine in a keg? There’s more to it than meets the eye
Ecofass-Vin is wine on tap, thanks to a keg. The keg preserves the taste and quality of the wine while also providing a more ecological approach. One barrel of 20 liters replaces 30 glass bottles of wine, requires less space to store, and saves on recycling of corks, labels and wine boxes – which translates to a lower carbon footprint overall.
https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4088322.html
The Unwritten Rules of Tasting Room Etiquette
Showing up in a party bus, making faces after sampling a wine or bragging about your 4,000-bottle cellar will not put you in the good graces of any winery. Here are tips on how to avoid the most irksome tasting room behavior.
Male vintner pouring red wine in winery barrel room
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/08/rules-tasting-room-etiquette/
Is Wine Vegetarian, Vegan or Neither?
A beverage made from pressed grapes must be vegetarian, right? Well, some winemaking techniques can make certain bottles a no-go for the animal-friendly crowd. Learn how animal derivatives end up in your wine, and how to spot vegetarian- and vegan-friendly wine.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/09/vegetarian-vegan-wine/
How to Drink Natural Wine Like Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing
Seriously talking about wine without sounding like the worst person ever is a very delicate dance; the risk heightens even further when you delve into the world of natural wine
https://www.gq.com/story/natural-wine-advice-eric-wareheim
Eagles unveil commemorative Super Bowl wines
The team has partnered with Mano’s Wine, a Kansas City, Mo.-based winery, to make “Championship Red” and “Championship Bubbly,” which are available to purchase online now.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/eagles-wine-manos-super-bowl-championship-red-20180509.html
What drives people to make wine?
In Europe, religion has played a direct role in the growth of vineyards – from the first communities of monks in the 6th century through to the famous settlements of Cluny and Cîteaux in the 10th and 12th centuries and beyond.
http://www.decanter.com/magazine/anson-why-make-wine-392180/#ZpQ4kxzzBfQ15fzw.99
Tips for saving money on wine
Americans spend more than $60 billion a year on wine, and if you’re one of the millions who enjoy a little vino – you’ll want these tips for saving serious money on it.
http://www.fox19.com/story/38151441/tips-for-saving-money-on-wine
How to train your nose for wine – the kit that helps you become an expert taster
A good sense of smell is essential for wine tasters, and Frenchman Jean Lenoir’s aroma quiz can help beginners develop it
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2145455/how-train-your-nose-wine-kit-helps-you-become
Treat yourself to the charms of a half-bottle of wine
This is for all the single people, all those who sometimes find themselves alone during mealtime. It could be that you live alone or that you’re traveling alone, miles into a solo journey and holed up in a could-be-anywhere hotel — and you’re fine with that. These are your opportunities to acquaint yourself with the charms of the half-bottle of wine.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-half-bottles-wine-0511-story.html
Ex-Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe says he’ll develop a Terry Rozier-inspired wine
Bledsoe and Rozier have become friends during the playoffs
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-ex-patriots-quarterback-drew-bledsoe-says-hell-develop-a-terry-rozier-inspired-wine/
10 Cheap Wines That Taste Expensive
Or at least they’ll fool your friends who think they know what expensive wine tastes like.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/g19734826/best-cheap-wines/
Overall alcohol e-commerce % sales and $ growth sluggish – Nielsen
New Hampshire Lowers the Boom on Wine Shipping
If shipped directly to consumers, are still taxed but the state is nonetheless still losing money on them. He estimates that there are approximately 80 retailers shipping in product that is already on the shelves, which adds up to a loss of $3-4 million in lost annual revenue. He estimates the total value of product shipped into the state costs the state $11-12m a year.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/new-hampshire-lowers-the-boom-on-wine-shipping
Can You Judge a Wine By the Shape of Its Bottle?
A curiously shaped bottle can be more than a gimmick—it can offer clues to the flavor and quality of the wine inside. Lettie Teague tried buying wines based on shape and found a few as interesting as the bottles they came in
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-you-judge-a-wine-by-the-shape-of-its-bottle-1525970180
How to Judge a Wine Without Tasting It
An economist’s method predicts a vintage’s quality using only statistics. Why hasn’t it caught on?
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-05-10/how-to-judge-wine-without-tasting-it
SUNTORY LAUNCHES CLEAR NON-ALCOHOLIC ‘BEER’ FOR OFFICE DRINKING
Japanese drinks giant Suntory is launching a clear, non-alcoholic ‘beer’ packaged in a plastic bottle which it hopes will be particularly popular with office workers.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/suntory-launches-clear-non-alcoholic-beer-for-office-drinking/
How Wineries Take Advantage of Big Data (or Any Data)
“Data analysis is what the ‘big guys’ do, but not here. We’re just farmers.”
https://www.winesandvines.com/features/article/198279/How%20Wineries%20Take%20Advantage%20of%20Big%20Data%20%28or%20Any%20Data%29
Canned wine: explosive growth from tiny revenue base. Other alt-packaging also growing strongly
French Wine & Cheese Pairing
In a fruitful collaboration with Andrew at HisandHerwine.com, Social Vignerons is giving you examples of how the incredible variety of French cheese can marry and sublime some of the most popular regional French grape varieties and blends.
http://socialvignerons.com/2015/01/15/infographic-french-wine-cheese-pairing/
Italian Wine & Cheese Pairings
The variety in Italian wine is famously enormous. So many different grape varieties made in different areas and villages.
But the variety in cheese is just as astonishing.
http://socialvignerons.com/2015/01/30/infographic-italian-wine-cheese-pairing-part-1/
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May 14, 2018
Franklin Liquors
Liquor Industry News/Links
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
05-14-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’?
Here Are America’s Most Popular Beer Brands
Busting Common Myths About Rosé Wine
AND MORE!
New UFO Beer
The Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company has launched UFO Pink Lemonade Shandy, the brewery’s newest summer seasonal. The 4.4%-abv wheat ale is brewed with citrus flavor and will be available though August. UFO Pink Lemonade has launched nationally in 6-packs of 12-ounce cans and bottles, as well as on draft. This is the third release of 2018 for UFO, which has taken advantage of the growing popularity of fruit beers by releasing UFO Apricadabra and UFO Pineapple in January and February, respectively.
IN STOCK!
Budweiser Debuts a New Patriotic Beer Based on George Washington’s Handwritten Recipe
Budweiser‘s new summer brew would most likely have George Washington’s stamp of approval.
http://people.com/food/budweiser-george-washington-handwritten-beer-recipe/?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=fbfcd5eef4-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-fbfcd5eef4-36686829
The Next Big Thing in Beaujolais
A small revolution is taking place in an area called Les Pierres Dorées, and it might not be long before you start seeing Pinot Noir from southern Beaujolais on shelves
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/wine-regions/france/pinot-noir-beajolais
How to open a bottle of wine with just a humble lighter
Simply grab a lighter and ease the cork out of the bottle with minimal fuss, mess or time wasted.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/29/open-bottle-wine-just-humble-lighter-7506334/
BOB DYLAN UNVEILS HEAVEN’S DOOR WHISKEY BRAND
Legendary singer songwriter Bob Dylan has launched his own brand of Tennessee whiskey called Heaven’s Door, named after his 1973 hit that was later famously covered by Guns n’ Roses in 1987.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/bob-dylan-unveils-heavens-door-whiskey-brand/
How much wine is sold in grocery stores?
Grocery store wine probably accounts for more than one-half of the U.S. total, but no one is quite sure – even though the number has long-term implications about how and where we buy wine
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/how-much-wine-is-sold-in-grocery-stores/
The world’s biggest wine producers in 2018
Here are the 15 biggest wine producers in the world – and how their yields have changed
https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/240307/the-worlds-biggest-wine-producers-in-2018-including-south-africa/
Prosecco: What it is and what it isn’t
Prosecco isn’t Champagne. Or Cava. Or Cremant. Or some new world traditional method sparkler.
https://acevola.blogspot.com/2018/04/prosecco-what-it-is-and-what-it-isnt.html
Württemberg: The Insider Hotspot for German Red Wines
Württemberg is the place to discover distinctive, delicious red wines that span the range from earthy and spicy to lively and floral. This in-depth guide to the wines of Württemberg will let you in on all the secrets.
http://winefolly.com/review/wurttemberg-german-red-wines/
If You Get 100% On This Quiz, You Know Too Much About Wine
If you clicked on this quiz, you probably drink plenty of wine (no judgment, so do we), but how much do you know about it? We pulled together a random sampling of fun wine facts that only the most knowledgeable amateur wine taster would know!
https://vocally.com/quizzes/take-this-super-hard-wine-quiz
Some of the best pours in wine country happen in industrial parks
The words “wine country” conjure images of beautiful vistas and vine rows marching (or sprawling, depending on viticultural philosophies) into the sunset. But as you plan your wine country vacations this year, don’t ignore the industrial parks, the winery co-ops or the “custom crush” facilities where several winemakers pool their resources. Warehouses may not be as sexy as sunsets, but some of the best wines are being made in the most unscenic places.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/some-of-the-best-pours-in-wine-country-happen-in-industrial-parks/2018/04/27/dc7fd5dc-4995-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5141dcc1a4ab
The Secret Brazilian Wine Region You’ve Never Heard of but Will Want to Visit
Here are the ins and outs of visiting Serra Gaúcha in southern Brazil.
http://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/wine/serra-gaucha-wine-region-brazil
A Wine-Drinking Marathon In France, “Le Marathon Des Chateaux Du Medoc,” Has Over 20 Wine Stops On The Course
The world’s longest boozy race: the 26.2 mile Marathon du Médoc, a wine-drinking marathon in France
https://www.bustle.com/p/a-wine-drinking-marathon-in-france-le-marathon-des-chateaux-du-medoc-has-over-20-wine-stops-on-the-course-8937796
The Real Difference Between Cool-Climate and Warm-Climate Wine
A lot goes into making the wines you love, but one of the most important aspects is out of the winemaker’s control: climate. It’s knowing whether you prefer warm-climate or cool-climate wines that can help you pick your next bottle.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/05/01/cool-vs-warm-climate-wine/
Decanter launches wine learning app
Decanter has launched a micro-learning app called Know Your Wine, designed to help you increase your knowledge from grape to glass, as well as understand more about some of the world’s best-known wine regions.
http://www.decanter.com/learn/decanter-launches-wine-learning-app-389078/#I8hMc3DeVZJm5e0b.99
Delicious, Simple Homemade Dandelion Wine Recipe
I’ve tasted some different wines over the years, but one of the best and most unique wines I have ever tasted is this dandelion wine recipe, that you can easily make yourself!
https://www.diynatural.com/dandelion-wine-recipe/
Jack Daniel’s launches Around the Barrel podcast
American whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s has launched its first official podcast, called Around the Barrel with Jack Daniel’s.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/05/jack-daniels-launches-around-the-barrel-podcast/
Formula One Has Trademarked ‘Shoey’ — Drinking Champagne From Sweaty Shoes
Looking to capitalize on its pop culture rise, Formula One has trademarked the phrase
http://footwearnews.com/2018/focus/news/formula-1-trademarks-shoey-daniel-ricciardo-1202556869/
Researchers are creating an antidote for alcohol poisoning
A team of researchers from universities in California and China is developing a pair of pills that break down alcohol in a person’s bloodstream
https://thenextweb.com/science/2018/05/01/researchers-are-creating-an-antidote-for-alcohol-poisoning/
Why Change?
Because if you don’t, you’ll miss the real joy of modern wine
A recent study by the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University confirms what pretty much everyone who loves wine already knows: Most people’s taste in wine changes over time.
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Modern-Wine-Enjoyment-Demands-Change-Kramer
Wine with meal kits? Lots of buyers would like the option
New Study Refutes The ‘Wine Will Kill You’ Nonsense
A few weeks ago, the media ran wild with an outlandish claim that an extra glass of wine will take 30 minutes off of your life.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/05/03/new-study-refutes-wine-will-kill-you-nonsense-12915
Guy Learns The Hard Way That There’s A Reason People Don’t Open Wine Bottles With Blow Torches
Seriously, what did this man think was going to happen here?
http://digg.com/video/guy-wine-bottle-torch
Millennials rank wine last among AlcBevs. And the younger they are, the less they like it.
Five ways Framingham MA’s liquor license regulations could change
With a new city government in place, changes could be in store for local restaurants and package stores.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20180502/five-ways-framinghams-liquor-license-regulations-could-change
Here Are America’s Most Popular Beer Brands
Smaller brewers make some major gains in production, while big beer continues to struggle.
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/most-popular-beer-brands-2018
US BREWERY PLANS 105-ROOM BEER HOTEL AS PART OF $65M REDEVELOPMENT
Shipyard Brewing has submitted plans for a 105-room ‘Brewtel’ where guests can order a beer keg via room service as part of a $65 million redevelopment proposal submitted to authorities in Portland.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/us-brewery-plans-105-room-beer-hotel-as-part-of-65m-redevelopment/
Wine consumption down the Old World, up in the New. U.S. remains #1
Busting Common Myths About Rosé Wine
These six lesser-known rosé facts will have wine lovers drinking rosé in a whole new way this season.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/courtneyschiessl/2018/05/03/rose-wine-myths/#3fa38e8528bd
TURNS OUT, WINE IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN
According to a new study in Scientific Reports, low levels of alcohol help decrease inflammation in the brain and facilitate in removing waste. Some of the toxins it flushes out? Those linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/turns-out-wine-is-good-for-your-brain/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-5-3-18&mc_cid=e2cd857125&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wu861K2ZM9c
Online Wine Sales Skyrocket in US
Convenience, pricing and demographic change continue to drive the internet wine market in the US.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/05/online-wine-sales-skyrocket-in-us
Wealthier People Are Replacing Wine With Cannabis
Healthy consumers are putting down the bottle for bud.
https://cannabisnow.com/wealthier-people-are-replacing-wine-with-cannabis/
PREPARING WINE FOR BOTTLING
Winemaking may be an ancient art, but modern innovations have vastly improved methods and outcomes. Here are a few scientific and technological developments that can drastically enhance a finished wine.
http://www.spiritedbiz.com/guest-column-preparing-wine-for-bottling/
Why Swiss Wines Continue To Impress
In this Alpine country one sixteenth the size of Texas, or about twice the size of Wales, 250 grape varieties grow on one fifth of one percent of the planet’s vineyards, which cover about 37,000 acres (15,000 hectares).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmullen/2018/05/03/why-swiss-wines-continue-to-impress/#787c557d25d5
How to Saber a Bottle of Sparkling Wine
Watch this brief, how-to video and learn how to open a bottle of Sparkling Wine with a saber to impress and amaze your friends.
https://www.flemingssteakhouse.com/experience/how-to-saber-a-bottle-of-sparkling-wine
THE ICONIC CHEESES OF FRANCE
So here’s your official guide to the cheeses of France. Get to know them, dig in, and then go grab a bottle of vino.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/map-the-iconic-cheeses-of-france/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=156b596df4-May_04_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-156b596df4-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-156b596df4-38937345&mc_cid=156b596df4&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’?
The term has a few origin stories.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-are-alcoholic-drinks-called-booze_us_5aeb2414e4b0c4f1931fb0cf
The oldest members of America’s largest demographic are now 21
NZ VITICULTURAL TECHNIQUE COULD COMBAT EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING
The method, which involves the removal of selected leaves to reduce the photosynthetic ability of the vine and thus the sugar accumulation, can be used by wineries that are struggling to control the alcohol levels in their wines due to global warming.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/05/nz-viticultural-technique-for-lowering-alcohol-can-also-combat-effects-of-global-warming/
IT’S NEVER BEEN SO EASY TO AVOID A WINE HEADACHE!
No expensive aerators, no costly filters, no need to wash parts or devices, no excess packaging
https://dropitwine.com
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May 7, 2018
Franklin Liquors
Liquor Industry News/Links
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
05-07-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Do you know how much sugar is in your wine?
New Amazon series to make Scotch ‘less stuffy’
Dogfish rolling out Mixed Media beer-wine combo
AND MORE!
Italian Wine Aims to Up Its Game in the United States
At Vinitaly, the country’s trade agency announces plans for a $25 million marketing push
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show?id=56337
10 ICONIC BEER BRANDS IN EMOJI FORM
Beer is so much more than the mug emoji.
https://vinepair.com/articles/beer-emojis-brands/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=93ededd7f5-Aprl_24_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-93ededd7f5-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-93ededd7f5-38937345&mc_cid=93ededd7f5&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
SLEEP IN A TEQUILA BARREL IN A FIELD OF AGAVE AT THIS MEXICAN HOTEL
Guests can elect to stay overnight in giant wooden barrels akin to those used to age tequila.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/tequila-barrel-hotel-mexico/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=93ededd7f5-Aprl_24_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-93ededd7f5-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-93ededd7f5-38937345&mc_cid=93ededd7f5&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Jack Daniel’s sues ‘inferior’ Lonehand Whiskey maker
Brown-Forman has taken legal action against the producers of Lonehand Whiskey, accusing the company of causing “irreparable harm” to the Jack Daniel’s trademark.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/jack-daniels-sues-inferior-lonehand-whiskey-maker/
FIVE THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT CHINESE WINE
Did you know how exciting wine in China is right now?
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-chinese-wine/
TEN CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE LAUNCHED TEQUILA BRANDS
Everyone from The Rock to the Backstreet Boys is jumping on the Tequila bandwagon.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/ten-celebrities-who-have-launched-tequila-brands/
What QR Code – It’s All About Snapping Photos
Why did this QR revolution not happen?
https://jamesthewineguy.wordpress.com/2018/04/21/what-qr-code-its-all-about-snapping-photos-james-melendez/
It’s Time to Let Go of the Idea that Wine Makes Itself
The ideology that a winemaker is nothing but a custodian was useful in drawing a contrast with mass-produced, industrial wines or wines made according to a recipe intended to get big scores.
https://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2018/04/23/its-time-to-let-go-of-the-idea-that-wine-makes-itself/
How Do Volcanic Soils Influence Wine?
Exploring how volcanoes and wine can be an explosively good
https://www.reversewinesnob.com/how-do-volcanic-soils-influence-wine
AMERICANS LOVE JAMMY WINES. JUST DON’T TELL THEM HOW THEY WERE MADE.
These wines have been trending for several years, but their common use of such additives as sugar, water, and copious quantities of crystalline acid, is rarely discussed
https://vinepair.com/articles/jammy-wine-zinfandel-additives/
Corona and Lime Gummies Are Here Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo
Cerveza is a Corona Light-flavored gummy in the shape of a beer bottle
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/sugarfina-corona-flavored-gummies-cinco-de-mayo
For Maximum Health Benefits, Have Your Wine with a Meal
Why is wine better for you when consumed with food? Here’s what we know
Shot of a group of friends making a toast over dinner
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/For-Maximum-Health-Benefits-Have-Your-Wine-with-a-Meal
Dogfish rolling out Mixed Media beer-wine combo
Brewed with a Belgian yeast strain, Mixed Media is a vino-esque ale with a spicy white wine body, and notes of sweet melon and white grape.
https://delawarebusinessnow.com/2018/04/dogfish-rolling-out-mixed-media-beer-wine-combo/
BRAZIL: THE NEXT SPARKLING WINE DESTINATION
Sparkling wines are generally associated with the Old World wine regions, like France, Spain, and Italy, which is fair because they’ve been around for absolutely ever. The cool thing about the modern wine industry is that there are countries all over the world that are gearing up their own production and putting their name in the hat for the New World best wines.
https://newyorkwineevents.com/brazil-the-next-sparkling-wine-destination/
5 Strategies for Selling Dessert Wines
Wine directors and retailers weigh in on increasing revenue and enhancing guest experiences with after-dinner sips
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/5-strategies-for-selling-dessert-wines/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62320183&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JTol0YuXk5Pb_r7QEUnMMm93dFxh5ZajnNj-2K0_gor_IvnSkK8JfXeRJ0IzOVofeGHL-iEEJBETrB8SQPdXMVJcavy8dPUUBDcwn2f8gZ_ntwVY&_hsmi=62320306
Embracing Old Oak Barrels
Some winemakers are using 100-year-old barrels, disproving the premise that they must be discarded after five years
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/embracing-old-oak-barrels/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62320183&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JTol0YuXk5Pb_r7QEUnMMm93dFxh5ZajnNj-2K0_gor_IvnSkK8JfXeRJ0IzOVofeGHL-iEEJBETrB8SQPdXMVJcavy8dPUUBDcwn2f8gZ_ntwVY&_hsmi=62320306
World wine output falls to 60-year low
Global wine output fell to its lowest level in 60 years in 2017 due to poor weather conditions in the European Union that slashed production in the bloc, international wine organization OIV said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-wine-oiv/world-wine-output-falls-to-60-year-low-idUSKBN1HV12G
Wine’s share of world alcohol consumption by volume has been dropping since the 1960s
Pairing Cannabis With Food like Wine With Food is a Ploy
Everyone’s body chemistry and everyone’s tolerance for alcohol is different. For myself, I can probably enjoy upwards of 30 or 40 sips of wine with a meal before questioning my reason for being at the table and before the ability to appreciate the pairing of wine and food goes by the wayside.
Now, ask yourself this same question, but replace “wines” with cannabis strains, “wine” with cannabis and replace “sips” with “hits off a vape pen”. In other words, How many different strains of cannabis can you enjoy with a meal and how many hits of cannabis can you combine with a meal before you are uselessly stoned?
https://fermentationwineblog.com/2018/04/pairing-cannabis-with-food-like-wine-with-food-is-a-ploy/
This Company Helps Consumers Discover Which Winery Is Right For Them
A day touring wineries sounds like a good time, but what constitutes a good time varies from person to person. Is there a better way?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomaspellechia/2018/04/23/an-online-company-helps-consumers-discover-which-winery-is-right-for-them/#599ffe5065c7
The other ‘4Ps’ of Italian wine
While the textbook definition of the 4Ps Product, Place, Price & Promotion might be used to explain the success of Italian wine in export markets, the truth is that the category benefits more from another set of 4Ps: Pizza, Pasta, Prosecco and Pinot Grigio, as seen at this year’s Vinitaly
http://www.wineintelligence.com/the-other-4ps-of-the-italian-wine/
5 CLASSIC CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS THAT ARE PERFECT FOR SPRING
While Champagne (or sparkling wine if you’re on a budget) cocktails are terrific aperitifs year round, they’re unequivocally appropriate for spring.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/5-classic-champagne-cocktails-that-are-perfect-for-spring/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tuesday-4-24-18&mc_cid=b5650c4caf&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wt99662ZN8c
New Stoli Flavor
Stoli Group USA has extended its namesake vodka brand with a new Cucumber offshoot. The expression marks the first flavor to join the core Stoli range in more than five years. Infused with notes of savory cucumber, the 37.5%-abv entry is designed to be served on the rocks or in cocktails, and will be available nationwide starting this month, retail priced at $20 a 750-ml. A package featuring Stoli Cucumber with Tajín chile seasoning affixed to the bottle will also be available at select retail outlets, providing consumers a built-in garnish. The Stoli brand was up 0.8% to 1.73 million 9-liter cases in the U.S. last year, according to Impact Databank.
Rosé: Wave hits Wall?
Pardon the pun, but the outlook for rosé is still rosy, right? The category’s double-digit growth just begins to hint at the pink success story. Over the past four years, rosé has almost quadrupled in volume and jumped in varietal wine rank from #17 to #9, according to Nielsen. Rosé’s largest segment is $11-$15, so premiumization is already at play. Plus, consumption is still accelerating. Americans drank 67% more rosé in 2017 than they did in 2016, and that year was up by 44% over 2015.
https://www.beveragemedia.com/2018/04/24/rose-wave-hits-wall/
Why your Wine Brand Needs a Digital Marketing Strategy
In 2014, Constellation Brands, a leading premium wine company, invested 25 percent of its wine and spirits marketing budget on digital, with a particular focus on mobile, given that wine drinkers tend to be heavy users of these devices. A 200 percent increase has been observed in digital engagement, and while in the past, the company leveraged third-party apps such as Hello Vino and Shopkick, the focus today is digital engagement.
https://dtcwineworkshops.com/2018/04/24/wine-brand-needs-digital-marketing-strategy/
Minorities vs majorities
What this means is that consumer behavior and shopping habits are far from ‘normal’ in a statistical sense. A few examples:
http://www.wineintelligence.com/minorities-vs-majorities/
Bird Repellent Alternatives to Gas Cannons and Netting
Over recent years, the emergence of falcon replica kites has issued a challenge to more established opinions on how to scare birds away from vineyards. One fact that has not changed is that bird damage to grapes incurs a significant cost that justifies reducing to the economic minimum. With grapes at $4000 a ton and losses in the range of 10-80%, the cost of bird damage is very significant indeed.
http://wineindustrynetwork.com/suppliers/falcon-crop-protection.html#whatsnew
Sazerac launches educational agave website
The new website – www.GreatAgave.com – includes information on the history of agave, its terroir and how it is used to make spirits such as Tequila and mezcal.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/sazerac-launches-educational-agave-website/
BLACK BOX IS MAKING BOXED WHISKEY, TEQUILA, AND VODKA
Black Box Whiskey, Black Box Vodka, and Black Box Tequila are currently available in Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/black-box-whiskey-tequila-vodka/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=cb77eaf396-Aprl_25_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-cb77eaf396-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-cb77eaf396-38937345&mc_cid=cb77eaf396&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
THE WINE GLASSES TO USE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WINE, EXPLAINED
Why do wine glasses come in so many styles? How do you know which kind to use? Does it really make a difference?
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/the-wine-glasses-to-use-for-different-types-of-wine-explained/
Not everyone’s a fan of wine scores, but there’s a way to use them
For some folks, those at-a-glance scores are a welcome bit of information, a tool that helps people get in and out of a wine shop quickly as they hustle to a dinner party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-wine-ratings-numbers-defended-0427-story.html
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH SULFITES?
The term sulfite technically refers to sulfur dioxide (SO2) and is a preservative found in plenty of food.
https://newyorkwineevents.com/whats-the-deal-with-sulfites/
The PUNCH Insider’s Guide to Alt-California
The essential producers, wines and methods that define the “alt” branch of New California
https://punchdrink.com/articles/punch-insiders-guide-alt-california-wine/
The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor
Can sequencing a vineyard’s microbiome make it possible to reverse engineer a fine wine?
https://medium.com/neodotlife/wine-soil-microbiome-61d6dad04cba
The New Sparkling Wines of the Northeast
La Crescent, Cayuga, Brianna and Marquette might be lesser-known varieties, but many producers in the Northeast are embracing these hardy grapes to make exceptional sparklers.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/24/sparkling-wines-northeast-grapes/
WE ASKED 9 SOMMS: WHAT’S THE MOST OVERRATED WINE?
We took to the professionals and asked nine sommeliers across the nation which wines they viewed as the most overrated bottles. Here are their answers.
https://vinepair.com/articles/the-most-overrated-wine-according-to-nine-sommeliers/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=8939d29800-Aprl_26_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-8939d29800-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-8939d29800-38937345&mc_cid=8939d29800&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Prosecco Still On A Strong Rise, But Growth Appears To Be Decelerating
Global growth of Prosecco slowed somewhat in 2017, as export shipments increased just 4.6% in volume terms to 28.8 million 9-liter cases, compared to 19% growth the year prior. Shipment volume to the United States also decelerated last year, rising 5% to 5.5 million cases. That marked the first time in five years that Prosecco failed to grow by double-digits in the American market. In IRI channels, Prosecco was up 30% in the U.S. in 2016, but slowed to 17% in 2017, and in the 24 weeks through March 24, volume growth decelerated to 11%.
The leading Prosecco brands in the U.S.
The points system for wine is a crutch
Here’s the problem: there’s lots of good wine out there that’s not going to score above 90 points, and it can be unjustly ignored. As wine lovers also know, the vast majority of wines on this planet are bought and consumed within four to eight hours of purchase — in other words, everyday drinking wines, not the high-end stuff like the Bordeaux first growths that are meant, and often need, to be laid down for number of years before they reach maturity.
http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20180425/NEWHAMPSHIRE0705/180429607&source=RSS
Wine store ‘shelf talkers’ have a message to convey
These so-called “shelf talkers” are typically placed there by wholesale wine reps who want you to buy their wine and that’s perfectly acceptable. But how much trust are you as a consumer willing to have in a sign that reads “Plummy, nutty, fruity, velvety smooth, plush, aromatically appealing and full of flavor”?
http://www.telegram.com/entertainmentlife/20180426/off-vine-wine-store-shelf-talkers-have-message-to-convey
Do We Really Want Stories Instead of Quality?
We are often told by people in the wine industry, especially PR professionals, that new generations of wine drinkers no longer care about scores or critical commentary. They want a good story
https://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2018/04/26/do-we-really-want-stories-instead-of-quality/
No vineyard? No winery? No problem for Sean Minor
If not for the vineyard photo covering one wall, visitors to Sean Minor’s Sacramento office would have no clue they just had walked into the world headquarters of one of the California wine trade’s more offbeat success stories.
http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/wine/dunne-on-wine/article209444459.html#storylink=cpy
5 ways to save money on wine when prices are up
With wine production on the decrease, the average price for a bottle of wine is going up.
But there are at least five ways you can save money on wine if you’re willing to change your wine-buying habits.
https://www.journal-news.com/business/personal-finance/ways-save-money-wine-when-prices-are/PiBNlHJ3uIRw2mGrUN6sXJ/
The best wine racks you can buy
Wine racks are a great way to save on counter space, show off your collection, and ensure that your bottles are stored properly
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-wine-rack
How many calories are there in a bottle of wine
Does red, white or rose have the most?
http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/25/many-calories-bottle-wine-red-white-rose-7497570/
New Amazon series to make Scotch ‘less stuffy’
Drinks experts Colin Hampden-White, Helena Nicklin and Adrian Smith are set to host a new educational series on Scotch whisky, which will air on Amazon Prime later this year.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/new-amazon-series-to-make-scotch-less-stuffy/
ARMAGNAC XO AGE REQUIREMENT INCREASED TO 10 YEARS
Effective from 1 April 2018, it means that 10 years is now the minimum age of the youngest eau-de-vie in an armagnac blend marked XO.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/armagnac-xo-age-requirement-increased-to-10-years/
Constellation Brands Enters Fast-Growing Hard Seltzer Segment
Constellation Brands’ beer division is launching Svedka Spiked premium seltzer in 10 northeastern states early next month. Packaged in 6-packs of 12-ounce slim cans retailing at $10, the malt-based hard seltzers will be available in Strawberry Elderflower and Tangerine Hibiscus flavors, with a third expression, Cucumber Basil, offered in a 12-pack variety pack. Svedka Spiked seltzers are targeted to female consumers, contain 100 calories a serving, and have an ABV of 4.5%. Launch markets include New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, and Delaware.
“The hard seltzer category grew five-fold last year and shows no signs of slowing down,” Matt Escalante, senior director of brand marketing, tells Shanken News Daily. Sales of Svedka, the fourth-largest vodka overall in the U.S., rose by 1.9% to 4.4 million cases last year, according to Impact Databank.
U.S. wine & spirits sales growth decline, beer posts slight gain: Nielsen
When It Comes To Wine, Don’t Sell American
There is one wine term I absolutely loathe on a wine label in the United States, it’s the moniker American.
http://thecorkreport.us/2018/04/when-it-comes-to-wine-dont-sell-american/
Forget taste and smell. Sound is the new way to sell wine to millennials
Wine podcasters as the new wine bloggers.
http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/wine/dunne-on-wine/article204365204.html
What’s the Big Deal About Barbaresco?
This sadly ignored wine is slowly moving out from under Barolo’s imposing shadow.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/04/whats-the-big-deal-about-barbaresco
The real reason Trader Joe’s sells $2 wine
Exactly how the store can maintain such low prices doesn’t have a simple, painless answer. In fact, the whole ordeal was quite painful for Charles Shaw, the founder of the wine label
https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2018/04/27/the-real-reason-trader-joes-sells-dollar2-wine/23422204/
Do you know how much sugar is in your wine?
It’s not always obvious which wines contain the most
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/do-you-know-how-much-sugar-is-in-your-wine-shlm9schr
Stephanie Danler on Why Television Needs ‘Sweetbitter’ Right Now
On May 6, Starz will premiere a six-episode run of Sweetbitter, which Danler helped adapt for the screen. The show effortlessly captures the frenetic, and what Danler calls “sensual,” energy of a restaurant kitchen, but what makes it especially urgent right now is that it puts complex women at the center of the restaurant world.
http://www.foodandwine.com/news/stephanie-danler-sweetbitter-interview
Is your glass of wine poisoning wildlife?
An increase in the number of barn owls coming in with symptoms of poisoning.
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/blogs/is-your-glass-of-wine-poisoning-wildlife/article_84c31657-d730-5c8e-9f18-3715ad515892.html
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April 30, 2018
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Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
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The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Case of Wine
THC-INFUSED BEER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
WHAT IS STREGA?
AND MORE!
Using CRISPR on Grapes
New technologies like gene editing hold promise for improving the fruit’s resistance to disease
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/using-crispr-on-grapes/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62141596&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_y9OgaJrV-XcGXR5NdsDPyDcMlWPd5pNWO-c3BnWY0VMAGzrM-uJ86ID8XT4nTucLHMzgFB9qs596veP2eL1K6nvlptNhTJVA5J8kM_Mcg22heJW8&_hsmi=62141271
THE INTERNET SALES TAX SUPREME COURT CASE IS HUGE, BUT WON’T IMPACT WINERIES MUCH
The requirement to remit sales tax typically comes as a prerequisite to obtaining a license from the state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency for the purpose of shipping wine directly to consumers
http://www.compli-beverage.com/blog/the-internet-sales-tax-case-is-huge-but-wont-impact-wineries-much/
Why Are Wine Bottles Different Shapes? Ask The Expert!
Have you ever wondered why some wines, like Pinot Noir, come in different shaped bottles?
https://www.reversewinesnob.com/why-are-wine-bottles-different-shapes
Researching using dairy by-products to make beer
Cornell researchers are looking into ways to make beer out of a dairy by-product.
http://cnycentral.com/news/local/researching-using-dairy-by-products-to-make-beer
French court rejects plea from luxury wine label to stop cheap blends being sold under ‘Petrus’ name
After a seven-year legal battle, the Bordeaux appeals court has ruled that the makers of a cheap, blended wine that sells for less than £10 a bottle can continue to use the name ‘Petrus’.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/14/french-court-rejects-plea-luxury-wine-label-stop-cheap-blends/
Wine from French oak or American oak – what a difference a barrel can make
More than just containers for fermenting or ageing, the right barrel can add depth and character to a wine
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2141604/wine-french-oak-or-american-oak-what-difference
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ABSOLUT VODKA
Even if you do drink Absolut, there are probably more than a few things you don’t know about the product, or the company itself.
https://vinepair.com/articles/absolut-vodka-sweden/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=ddea6bf9bf-April_16_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-ddea6bf9bf-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-ddea6bf9bf-38937345&mc_cid=ddea6bf9bf&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Pay-to-Play Schemes Keep TTB Busy
These infractions, he adds, can “include on-premise and off-premise retailers. The preferred shelf space at an off-premise retailer may be the space near the check-out counter or the eye-level on the aisle shelves …. For an on-premise retailer, it could be the draft beer taphead, the well product or, again, some shelf or display space that traditionally captures the eye of the consumer who may then order that brand.”
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/04/pay-to-play-schemes-keep-ttb-busy
Why comparing wine-quality scores might make no sense
There is no mathematical meaning to comparing wine-quality scores between different critics.
https://winegourd.blogspot.com/2018/04/why-comparing-wine-quality-scores-might.html
How wine became former UW star Damon Huard’s latest touchdown
Huard’s venture is known as Passing Time. The winery’s name came from South Florida resident Claire Marino. Her husband is one of Huard’s business partners. You might know him as Dan Marino.
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article208859029.html
One wine writer asks wine lovers to reflect on their standards
Let’s assume that you are dedicated to drinking wine. It’s your go-to, your default, your everlasting love. Wine is part of your life, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
With that assumption in mind, let’s consider a handful of questions to find out not how much you love drinking wine, but how “good” you are at it. And if simple concepts like “good” and “bad” are too aggressive, replace “How good are you?” with “How much do you care?”
http://www.sacbee.com/news/news-services/article208982179.html
Back label wine descriptions: What the jumble and winespeak on the back label really means
In fact, back label wine descriptions may be more annoying, since their job is to help sell the wine. Who wants to buy a wine where the back label promises something that isn’t there?
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/back-label-wine-descriptions-what-the-jumble-and-winespeak-on-the-back-label-really-means/
Aussie wine exports to China up 51%,
top $1 billion
Do You Order the Second-Cheapest Wine?
Help us investigate a popular ordering strategy.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/second-cheapest-wine-investigation
French Wine Study Finds Wine Lovers Can Taste Pesticides in Wine
Can you taste pesticides in wine? That’s the topic French scientist and researcher Seralini set out to explore in a country wide study of wines from popular French wine regions (and one Italian wine region).
http://winecountrygeographic.blogspot.com/2018/04/french-wine-study-finds-wine-lovers-can.html
THESE CHEESES ARE MADE WITH ALCOHOL
You know that old saying, “have your champagne and eat it, too?” No? Well, get familiar with it, because we have a groundbreaking round up of cheeses that are made with booze, inspired by a certain pink Prosecco cheese that you’ve probably seen all over the Internet.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/these-cheeses-are-made-with-alcohol-and-you-need-to-try-them-right-now/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tuesday-4-17-18&mc_cid=cc17980a1c&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WtZ1Kq2ZM9c
Sony Sues Brewer Over “Breaking Bud” Beer
The studio claims Knee Deep Brewing is infringing on its ‘Breaking Bad’ trademarks.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-sues-brewer-breaking-bud-beer-1103620
The Beginner’s Guide to Natural Wine
The natural wine movement gains in popularity by the day, but what really makes a wine natural? With shifting definitions and no official standards, confusion can abound. We take a deep look at all things “natty wine” for your complete guide to this exciting category.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/17/natural-wine-guide/
Survey at 2018 Vinitaly shows booming trends in organic wine consumption
Italian consumers were developing a strong taste for organic wine, a research unveiled at the Vinitaly wine fair here in Verona showed.
In the first two months of 2018, sales of organic wine reached 21.6 million euros (26.6 million U.S. dollars) in terms of value in the country’s large retails chain only, according to the research.
The figure marked an 88 percent increase compared to the same period of 2017 (while non-organic wine sales overall grew by 3 percent in value).
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/18/c_137118435.htm
Why Did Jesus Make So Much Wine?
Jesus was at a wedding, and the hosts ran out of wine. After some discussion with his mother, Mary, Jesus astonishes everyone by turning the purification water into wine.
The question I want to consider is, Why did Jesus make so much wine?
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/erik-raymond/jesus-make-much-wine/
Wine trends through the years: The trendiest styles from the past six decades
Tasting glasses at the ready, here’s a look back at some of the biggest wine trends from the swinging Sixties to present day…
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/wine-trends-through-the-years-the-trendiest-styles-from-the-past-six-decades-837903.html
The Problems With Wine Scores
Scores between wine critics cannot be compared except in the rare case in which two critics use the same objective scoring scheme
https://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2018/04/18/the-problems-with-wine-scores-episode-489/
Champagne Shipments to U.S. Increase for Fifth Consecutive Year
In 2017, 23,096,645 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2017, an increase of 5.9 percent from 2016.
https://www.champagne.fr/en/comite-champagne/bureaus/bureaus/united-states/news-detail?actu=97
Discover the new educational film presenting terroir, vine-training, wine-making, tasting of Champagne
https://youtu.be/uS0wx6Dl838
7 Beer Pool Floats You Need In Your Life For A Pitcher-Perfect Summer
Ditch the lounge chair and float into the weekend on a beer-inspired pool floaty.
https://www.elitedaily.com/p/7-beer-pool-floats-you-need-in-your-life-for-a-pitcher-perfect-summer-8848635
How to Plan Wine for Your Wedding
Wedding planning is hard work. Drinking wine shouldn’t be. We talk to an expert on how to best navigate wine for your wedding, from selections to budget and day-of logistics. Here’s your guide to creating the perfect day.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/18/wedding-wine-planning/
Have High Acid Wines Finally Burned Out?
There was a time when the single most popular phrase among a certain subset of wine drinkers was “high-acid.” Exhausted from the uber-ripe, fruity, and boozy juice of the previous era, many sommeliers and wine professionals began extolling the virtues of high acidity in the mid-2000s.
https://vinepair.com/articles/high-acid-wine-trend/
Decanting a bottle of house wine serves no purpose and other dining tips
There are some things every server, bartender or restaurant manager want the public to know.
http://www.themonitor.com/life/vidafood/article_346a1bdc-430a-11e8-9178-5771570d367b.html
Dive into the World of Organic and Biodynamic Wines
Whether you enjoy white, red, sparkling, rosé or all of the above, here are some organic and biodynamic bottles to introduce you to this booming wine category.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/18/organic-biodynamic-wines/
Why you should ignore the stigma around ordering the cheapest red or white and enjoy a glass of house wine
Snobby wait staff can make it easy to forget that buying fermented grape juice is supposed to be a business transaction, one no different from dropping your shirts off at the dry cleaners or having your teeth cleaned at the dentist
http://nationalpost.com/life/food/why-you-should-ignore-the-stigma-around-ordering-the-cheapest-red-or-white-on-the-menu-and-enjoy-a-glass-of-house-wine
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to launch Tequila
If Johnson joins the Tequila bandwagon, he will follow in the footsteps of George Clooney and Rande Gerber’s Casamigos brand – which was sold to Diageo for US$1bn last year – and Justin Timberlake’s Sauza 901 brand – which Beam Suntory has had a minority stake in since 2014.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-to-launch-tequila/
MOËT & CHANDON: CHAMPAGNE PAIRS BEST WITH FRENCH FRIES
Adding to a growing list of ‘low-brow’ food such as popcorn and fish and chips, French fries are yet another pairing perfect for Champagne according to Moët & Chandon, in line with the principle that Champagne’s zesty acidity cuts through the saltiness and fat of junk food.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/moet-chandon-champagne-pairs-best-with-french-fries/
Wines Listed from Dry to Sweet
Here are a couple of simplified charts of popular wines listed from dry to sweet.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/wines-listed-dry-sweet/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=964e7cffc8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-964e7cffc8-62472929&mc_cid=964e7cffc8&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Best Wine For Sushi? Try One of These
In this article, the aim is to simplify some of that “what if,” discerned through tireless (and totally selfless) tasting of wines alongside some of the more interesting styles of sushi.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/best-wine-sushi-try-one/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=964e7cffc8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-964e7cffc8-62472929&mc_cid=964e7cffc8&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Budweiser parent absolved of pay-to-play charge in Mass.
In a case closely watched by the US beer industry, Massachusetts alcohol officials have determined that a local beer wholesaler owned by Anheuser-Busch is not liable under state anti-pay-to-play rules for giving away nearly $1 million in equipment to beer retailers.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/04/18/budweiser-parent-absolved-pay-play-charge-mass/3IScLwfDG5wOXUlX2r9OJL/story.html
Tasting note dilemmas
Jane Anson considers the mechanics of putting together a tasting note, and what factors she believes are worth considering.
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/opinion/news-blogs-anson/anson-tasting-note-dilemmas-388684/#VVMw6DrB025isrZ3.99
THC-INFUSED BEER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
What if we told you that it’s possible to enjoy the taste of a cold beer and the pleasant feel of solid buzz without the hangover? It sounds like an impossible dream, right? Well, that dream will soon be a reality for the people of Colorado.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/thc-infused-beer/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-4-19-18&mc_cid=f6c1f96478&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wts0xa2ZN8c
AUSTRALIAN WINERY HALTS KANGAROO CULL AFTER BACKLASH
An Australian winery has cancelled its planned kangaroo cull after facing heavy criticism from animal rights advocates on social media.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/australian-winery-halts-kangaroo-cull-after-backlash/
Exploring Rosé Winemaking Techniques
Wine professionals from Provence to Chile discuss the varying production methods for pink wines
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/exploring-rose-winemaking-techniques/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62245058&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9on9wzmA7RwXHnGOgQb4W1-SBP8TP_4g4zW8aaMRu8PMlUeABzLCTXAixpqHSjXlL27E9V7DOQLd9drMtPXik0DZKtRoxBccLlleaUlCGNHFdoc50&_hsmi=62244964
Anheuser-Busch Hopes Multi-Packs Will Stoke Growth of High End Brands
Felipe Szpigel, president of A-B’s High End, told Brewbound that more of his division’s craft breweries will be releasing 15- and 18-packs in the next couple of months.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/anheuser-busch-hopes-multi-packs-will-stoke-growth-high-end-brands?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=b5becec34e-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-b5becec34e-36686829
How The Prisoner Went From Outsider Wine to $285 Million National Phenomenon
The Prisoner, the ridiculously popular California red blend with the shackled inmate on the bottle.
https://vinepair.com/articles/prisoner-wine-red-blend-history/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=bfc2cf63a2-Aprl_21_2018BOS&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-bfc2cf63a2-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-bfc2cf63a2-38937345&mc_cid=bfc2cf63a2&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Do Wine Consumer Preferences Change Over Time?
New Research Study Provides Some Answers
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=198045
Wine Enthusiast Podcast: Red, White and Green
Raise a glass to Mother Earth on this episode of the Wine Enthusiast podcast, when we dive into environmentally-friendly winemaking techniques, the farm-to-table movement and an in-depth look at the natural wine trend.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/18/s3e8/
What’s wrong with rosé wines, and why you should never pay more than $25 for a bottle
As we enter pink wine season, we find ourselves in a category run amok. Demand is as riotous as a Black Friday toy sale at Walmart, and a towering tsunami of pink mediocrity has flooded the market to meet it. Rosé has not just jumped the shark, it’s jumped the whale next to the shark and the cruise ship bearing down on the whale.
http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-fo-dr-away-with-rose-wine-20180421-story.html
Making Sense of Mendocino
Mendocino is a county with two faces. One face, the softer side, is well known. This is the coastal half that contains Anderson Valley, where delicate Pinot Noir and exceptional sparkling wines are enjoying increasing, and deserving, renown. The other face of Mendocino resides further east, in the cache of old vines that sprawl across the Redwood Valley appellation and surround the towns of Ukiah, Talmage, and Hopland.
https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/kelli-white/posts/mendocino-county
Rules for Trade Tasting Events
Such an occasion is not the best at which to make a serious evaluation of a wine; the portions are tiny, the crush of people can be terrific, and sometimes the sheer number of wines to be tried is overwhelming.
http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2018/04/19/rules-for-trade-tasting-events/
Red Champagne, France’s Best Kept Secret
Coteaux Champenois rouge is an intriguing wine that history almost left behind. But this red from the Champagne region of France is staging a comeback. Here’s what you should know.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/19/red-champagne/
What Is A Wine Hostel? These Low-Budget Accommodations Will Make Your Next Trip Posh As Heck
If you’re planning your next vacation on the cheap, you might choose to stay in a hostel to save your money for more important things, like wine. Well, someone had the genius idea of combining these two things.
https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-a-wine-hostel-these-low-budget-accommodations-will-make-your-next-trip-posh-as-heck-8853269
Winemakers cashing in on vegan-friendly ‘revolution’
Australian winemakers who once hid the fact their wines were vegan-friendly are now proudly displaying their credentials on bottle labels because in today’s market, being a more naturally made product is something to advertise.
But wine is just grapes, right? Not exactly.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-21/vegan-wine-exports-china-surge-with-demand-for-natural-products/9653362
The Ultimate Guide to Buying a Case of Wine
Wine lovers buy bottles of wine. Wine fanatics buy cases.
Learn how much is in a case of wine, what it should cost, and how to put together a great mixed case.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/case-of-wine-guide/
WHAT IS STREGA?
An Italian liqueur that’s a veritable witches’ brew of herbs and spices which speak to the complexity of this gently sweet elixir: Strega.
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Liquor Industry Week In Review
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This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Why don’t Americans drink wine with lunch?
IF YOU DRINK TEQUILA WITH SALT AND LIME, YOU DON’T LIKE TEQUILA
Anheuser-Busch debuts summery new Bud Light Orange
AND MORE!
Wine & PB&J
Wine. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Could two things be more at odds?
https://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/wine-pbj
MillerCoors Releases Henry’s Hard Sparkling in Slim Cans
Just in time for spring, Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water is now available in new 12-ounce slim cans at retailers nationwide. With only 88 calories and no sugar per 12-ounces, Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water has the lowest calories and sugar amongst the largest players in the category.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/millercoors-releases-henrys-hard-sparkling-slim-cans?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=ffe1eeb256-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-ffe1eeb256-36686829
Winemakers Love April Showers…. but Only Before May Flowers
The real danger for Northern California vineyards, however, lies not with flooding (so far) but with the frost that comes when the warm storm front moves through and is replaced by clear, cold nights.
http://www.girlandthegrape.com/uncategorized/winemakers-love-april-showers-may-flowers/
Who judges the wine judges? And how can we increase judge diversity?
What makes a good judge?
http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/uncategorized/who-judges-the-wine-judges-and-how-can-we-increase-judge-diversity
Emerging American Wine Regions
Ask someone 20 years ago about American wine, and your answer likely would have highlighted California wines. Ask the same question 10 years ago, and you may have seen a few nods to Washington and Oregon as well. But today, American wine has started to take on a different shape.
https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/jessica-dupuy/posts/emerging-american-wine-regions
Anheuser-Busch debuts summery new Bud Light Orange
The orangey creation will be joining Bud Light Lime as a citrusy riff off Bud Light, America’s best-selling beer.
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/04/08/anheuser-busch-debuts-summery-new-bud-light-orange.html?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=70180c6d31-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-70180c6d31-36686829
Red wine is the number one alcoholic drink that is bad for your skin
This is not what we wanted to hear…
https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/food/red-wine-bad-skin-alcohol-12325758
Three-tier system failure: A tale of three wines
Three quality cheap wines readers aren’t able to buy, thanks to three-tier system failure
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/three-tier-system-failure-a-tale-of-three-wines/
Top 3 Ways to Make Your Wine Labels Stand Out From the Crowd
As wine label producers for over 18 years, we are asked daily by our clients what they should do to improve their labels – to help their brand stand out from the crowd and ultimately sell more wine. Many of the wineries for whom we produce labels have realized that attractive labels have maximized their impact and are well worth the time and investment.
http://wineindustrynetwork.com/suppliers/vintage-99-label.html#whatsnew
Spain beats Italy, France as world’s biggest wine exporter
This puts the country ahead of its main competitors Italy (21 million hectolitres) and France (15 million hectolitres).
http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/09/spain-2017-s-biggest-wine-exporter-beating-both-italy-and-france
How the wine biz breaks a social taboo with the art of spitting
IT’S one of the most anti-social acts of all. Spitting.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/thesourcesa/how-the-wine-biz-breaks-a-social-taboo-with-the-art-of-spitting/news-story/d44bc3f98e029e54e793270a4aa23dd5
The craft beer industry’s buzz is wearing off
Has craft beer peaked? In one sign that the industry has grown less frothy, more craft breweries closed in 2017 than any time in the past decade.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/10/the-craft-beer-industrys-buzz-is-wearing-off/?utm_term=.fd83e0d568ad
Science Gives Sake a Modern Upgrade
Centrifuge physics are being used to update traditional sake brewing methods. But is this technological twist just a gimmick, or could it be the future of this classic Japanese drink?
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/09/centrifuge-sake-science/
WHY IS CHUCK ONLY TWO BUCKS?
To really get to the bottom of this mystery, it’s important to take a look at how this brand of juice is made.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/why-is-chuck-only-two-bucks/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tuesday-4-10-18&mc_cid=0fae1e402f&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Ws0MGq2ZOSM
Danica Patrick Readies for Next Chapter as a Wine Entrepreneur
Somnium, her vineyard on Howell Mountain
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/04/10/danica-patrick-next-wine-entrepreneur
Benzinger Family Winery Releases New Tier of Organically Farmed Reserve Wines
Benziger Organic Reserve Wine tier, a selection of wines made with grapes from organically farmed vineyards in premiere California appellations.
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/04/10/benzinger-new-organically-farmed-wines
Move over Bordeaux: Could Brittany soon rule France’s wine map?
Brittany, the region of northwestern France, is renowned for its beaches, seagulls and delicious seafood – but one of the last things you’d associate with the area is local wine.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20180410/move-over-bordeaux-climate-change-brings-back-brittany-wine
How to Make Weed Wine
Weed wine, however, is easy to make—while remaining delicious and potent.
https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/199311/how-to-make-weed-wine/
Three Olives debuts rosé-flavored vodka
Proximo Spirits has extended its Three Olives Vodka range with the launch of a rosé-flavored expression.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/three-olives-debuts-rose-flavoured-vodka/
INJECTABLE BIO CHIP CREATED TO MONITOR ALCOHOL USE
The chip has been developed by engineers at the San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, and can be implanted just under the surface of the skin and is powered wirelessly by a wearable device, such as a smartwatch or patch.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/injectable-bio-chip-created-to-monitor-alcohol-use/
Prosecco DOC Announces the First Ever “National Prosecco Week”
The Prosecco DOC Consortium, the entity that oversees the production of the hugely popular Italian sparkling wine, is pleased to announce the launch of the first ever National Prosecco Week, beginning Monday, June 11th.
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=197733
50 Fastest Growing U.S. Craft Brewers
Milford, Massachusetts’s CraftRoots Brewing, LLC topped the inaugural list of fastest growing brewers between 2016 and 2017. The taproom and brewery, located about an hour southwest of Boston, has a deep focus on community and locally-sourced ingredients.
https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/50-fastest-growing-u-s-craft-brewers?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=66436f1cd8-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-66436f1cd8-36686829
Port 2016 vintage ‘likely’ to be widely declared
‘2016 is likely to be only the fourth fully declared vintage since 2000 and the first since the well received 2011s,
http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/port-2016-vintage-likely-widely-declared-388433/
Prosecco Wars: should the Aussies be able to use the name?
But the story is more nuanced than that, and the Australians have a strong case. When the grape came to Australia, its name was Prosecco
http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/australia/prosecco-wars-should-the-aussies-be-able-to-use-the-name
Alcoholic beverage machines bill clears Connecticut House
A bill allowing consumers to purchase glasses of wine, beer and hard cider from a machine has again cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article208474569.html
The vocabulary of scent
Uniquely, our scent perception is filtered through the emotional centre of our brains, bypassing rational interpretation for the instinctual hub: the hypothalamus. That’s why we have such an emotional response to a stranger wearing our mother’s perfume; and why smells are so hard to separate from these innate emotional responses.
https://www.celiadrinks.com/home/the-vocabulary-of-scent
With Cognac, it’s all about terroir
The environment, including the chalky soil, is everything when it comes to producing the right grapes
https://troymedia.com/2018/04/10/cognac-terroir-grande-champagne/
How Self-Driving Cars Will Change The Wine Industry
Making roads safer is only part of the picture of what can be done with AI for the wine business. The marketing support they will able to provide wineries with, eventually, is going to be mind blowing
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizazimmerman/2018/04/11/self-driving-cars-are-coming/#7a2622ad31a2
Woodford Reserve unveils silver and gold Julep cups
Kentucky Bourbon brand Woodford Reserve has unveiled two limited-edition Mint Julep cups, one made from sterling silver and another plated with 24 karat gold.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/04/woodford-reserve-unveils-silver-and-gold-julep-cups/
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY UNVEILS WILD TURKEY BOURBON
Actor Matthew McConaughey has taken his role as creative director of Wild Turkey a step further, announcing the launch of his own signature bourbon made under the guidance of master distiller Eddie Russell.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/matthew-mcconaughey-unveils-wild-turkey-bourbon/
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RIOJA’S NEW RULES
Rioja has launched a new global marketing campaign to highlight a series of changes to the region’s quality tiers and regulations – but what’s different, and why?
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-riojas-new-rules/
Cold Brew & Wine Had A Beverage Baby & Here’s What It Tastes Like
Last month, Apothic Wine announced it was getting in on the coolest trend in coffee — yes, you read that correctly. Just in time for summer, the wine brand introduced a limited release red wine which is infused with cold brew. The wine, which is called Apothic Brew, is now beginning to show up on store shelves and we got to try it.
IN STOCK
https://www.refinery29.com/2018/04/196076/apothic-cold-brew-coffee-red-wine-review?bucketed=true&bucketing_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
IF YOU DRINK TEQUILA WITH SALT AND LIME, YOU DON’T LIKE TEQUILA
Tequila, despite being one of the most popular spirits in the world, is also among the most misunderstood.
https://vinepair.com/articles/never-salt-lime-tequila/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d4d4d20681-April_12_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d4d4d20681-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-d4d4d20681-38937345&mc_cid=d4d4d20681&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Superstar Somm Shares Five Expert Tips for Pairing Wine With Chinese Food
Most Americans are under the misconception that Chinese fare is not especially wine-friendly.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-chinese-food-wine-pairing/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d4d4d20681-April_12_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d4d4d20681-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-d4d4d20681-38937345&mc_cid=d4d4d20681&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Introduction to Soil Types and Wine
Here are two very common questions when it comes to soil types and wine:
http://winefolly.com/review/introduction-soil-types-wine/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=2d3320d039-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-2d3320d039-62472929&mc_cid=2d3320d039&mc_eid=d73340fcba
The Pagan Origins of Toasting (Really?)
You mean to tell me that toasting (a highlight of wedding celebrations) is pagan?
Pre-Christian yes, but calling it pagan seems a bit heathen.
Here’s a brief history of the tradition of toasting.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/pagan-origins-of-toasting/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=2d3320d039-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-2d3320d039-62472929&mc_cid=2d3320d039&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Beaujolais exports boom boosted by entry-level
In 2017, overall exports of wine from the region rose 21% in value on volumes up 24% compared to the previous year, second only to Provence and SW France, according to the latest data released by BusinessFrance.
http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/23362/Beaujolais_exports_boom_boosted_by_entry-level__.html
How to identify common wine taints and Amorim trying to help
One source of the contamination can be the cork, TCA deriving from a natural mould that thrives in the cork tree’s bark. But most TCA taint comes from other sources pre-bottling and a cork can actually prevent airborne contamination, or so it is claimed.
http://www.the-buyer.net/people/producer/most-common-wine-taints-amorim/
KALE VODKA IS HERE TO MAKE YOU FEEL HEALTHY
Calling anyone who religiously follows Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP or only eats non-GMO, organic, gluten-free, no-sugar-added food: superfood inspired vodka has arrived.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/kale-vodka-is-here-to-make-you-feel-healthy-af/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-4-12-18&mc_cid=020f6889d0&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WtH16a2ZN8c
ARE YOU A SUPERTASTER?
Supertasters live in a world where food and drink are felt more intensely than their average taster and non-taster counterparts
https://www.thebacklabel.com/are-you-a-supertaster/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-4-12-18&mc_cid=020f6889d0&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WtH2Yq2ZN8c
California Cabernet Too Hot to Handle
It’s slowly dawning on winemakers that certain popular grape varieties are not best suited to the Californian climate.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/04/california-cabernet-too-hot-to-handle
Three Reasons Wine Could Be Hurt by Marijuana Legalization
Adult-use marijuana is now legal in nine states, and Canada looks to legalize by the end of the summer. Should the alcoholic beverages sector be worried, and if so, which category is most vulnerable to the rise in marijuana use that comes with legalization?
https://research.rabobank.com/far/en/sectors/beverages/Three-Reasons-Wine-Could-Be-Hurt-by-Marijuana-Legalization.html?utm_source=%20%20&utm_medium=Email&utm_region=&utm_sector=beverages
NEW STUDY SAYS DRINKING EVERY DAY CAN TAKE YEARS OFF YOUR LIFE, AND THE DRINKS INDUSTRY IS FURIOUS
Industry leaders have hit out at new research which claims that drinking an extra glass of wine every day can take years off your life.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/new-study-says-drinking-every-day-can-take-years-off-your-life-and-the-drinks-industry-is-furious/
WINE AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS TAKES USA BY STORM
The product hails from Fetzer Vineyards – a business owned since 2011 by Chile’s Concha y Toro – and has enjoyed phenomenal growth from 5,000 cases in 2014 to 120,000 cases of annual sales in the past 12 months, according to Fetzer winemaking director, Bob Blue.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/wine-aged-in-bourbon-barrels-takes-usa-by-storm/
WINERY RELEASES SAUVIGNON BLANC AGED IN EX-TEQUILA BARRELS
A Napa winery has released a Sauvignon Blanc aged in ex-Tequila barrels, in an effort to “challenge the norm of traditional winemaking” while drawing on the increasing popularity of the agave-based spirit.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/winery-releases-sauvignon-blanc-aged-in-ex-tequila-barrels/
E&J GALLO SIGNS NEW DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN MAINLAND CHINA
Californian wine giant E&J Gallo has signed a new regional distribution deal with Chinese company Eternal Asia, following its break with Nanpuearlier last year, ambitious to turn its entry-level Carlo Rossi brand into the No. 1 imported wine in the mainland market.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/04/ej-gallo-signs-new-distribution-deal-in-mainland-china/
In Drought-Stricken Central California, Harvard Hopes to Turn Water Into Wine
Harvard owns 7,500 acres of vineyards in Cuyama Valley, California. Water scarcity threatens the future of agriculture in the region.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/4/13/water-harvard-vineyards/
Why don’t Americans drink wine with lunch?
Even when we dine in restaurants with kitchens that turn out carefully prepared, sophisticated food that begs for wine accompaniment, we don’t drink wine at lunch, for the most part. We say, “I’m fine with just water,” or we upgrade to sparkling water or some other nonalcoholic beverage. We do this partly because returning to the office with boozy breath is taboo in our work-worshipping culture.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-drinking-wine-at-lunch-0413-story.html
Flax bottle seeks to offer eco-friendly alternative for wine, beer and spirits
A bottle made from flax fibres could provide a lightweight, biodegradable alternative to traditional glass wine spirit and beer bottles: according to the French company that will put the first flax-based bottle on the market this year.
https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/04/13/Flax-bottle-seeks-to-offer-eco-friendly-alternative-for-wine-beer-and-spirits
Why old vines?
We often hear the expression “Old Vine” and see it printed primarily on Zinfandel labels, but has anyone defined what that means?
http://napavalleyregister.com/wine/columnists/allen-balik/allen-balik-the-wine-exchange-why-old-vines/article_d02b22ec-7f39-57aa-be43-981f1e872d7c.html
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New Products
An intro to beer for non-beer drinkers
What Does it Mean When the Same Grape has Different Names?
Here’s How Enormous Pot Sales Could Get With Legalization
AND MORE!
Nonprofit Finds Trace Amounts of Arsenic in Popular Beer, Wine Brands
The culprit? Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer.
https://www.geek.com/culture/nonprofit-finds-trace-amounts-of-arsenic-in-popular-beer-wine-brands-1735555/
Searching for Chocolate in Wine
Why do some wines taste or smell of chocolate?
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/03/searching-for-chocolate-in-wine
Anheuser-Busch Recalls Certain Stella Artois Bottles in US and Canada
In a press release, A-B, the world’s largest beer manufacturer, said a packaging flaw in some 11.2 oz. bottles manufactured by an unnamed European third-party vendor “may cause a small piece of glass to break off and possibly fall into the beer.”
https://www.brewbound.com/news/anheuser-busch-recalls-certain-stella-artois-bottles-us-canada?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=a71eabc236-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-a71eabc236-36686829
Bacardi Targets Cognac, Whisky Drinkers With Premium Portfolio Revamp
Bacardi is looking to bring more consumers into the high-end rum category with a major revamp of its upscale range. The rum giant has added two new premium offerings—Bacardi Añejo Cuatro and Gran Reserva Diez—to the portfolio of its flagship brand. According to Bacardi, the move is expected to tap nascent trading-up trends within the U.S. rum category, which, thus far, has premiumized at a far slower pace than other spirits segments like Tequila and whisk(e)y.
“It’s no secret that rum has been on the decline for the past 10 years. But where we’re seeing growth is within the premium side of the category,” says Bacardi vice president Ned Duggan. “There’s massive opportunity, as rum is the final spirits category whose volume remains predominantly within the standard segment. Only 15% of the value of the rum category is at the premium-plus level.”
The newly launched Bacardi Añejo Cuatro and Gran Reserva Diez retail at $20 and $40 a 750-ml., respectively. They join Bacardi’s existing Gran Reserva Limitada ($100) and Reserva Ocho ($30) labels, with the latter also receiving a packaging update as part of the portfolio refresh. Reserva Ocho has a current U.S. volume of roughly 30,000 cases, while Gran Reserva Limitada sells between 500 to 1,000 cases annually. The revamped portfolio will be targeted toward existing spirits consumers in the 25- to 34-year-old age range, with a focus on metropolitan areas and people who already consume Cognac and whiskies.
Meet the Beer Perfect for Wine Drinkers
American craft breweries are putting a tart twist on classic German-style ales, making fruit-forward, low-alcohol beers perfect for wine drinkers looking to try something different.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/02/fruited-german-style-ales-wine-drinkers-beer/
Women, especially millennials, are driving wine trends
“We do know from our research that 60 percent of wine consumers are women, so of course, women are very important to the wine industry and for reasons beyond those percentages,” said Jennifer Jo Wiseman, vice president of E&J Gallo Winery. “One reason is because women frequently connect to one another and gathering around food with family and friends.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-women-who-wine-0410-story.html
What Is Natural Wine…and Why Should You Drink It?
Perhaps you heard the phrase “natural wine” ten years ago, and it referred to a wine bottled without sulfites. And then you tried said wine and experienced something so funky it was off-putting — or, worse yet, bad — because so-called sulfite-free wines, when made poorly, tend to turn quickly, since sulfur acts as a preservative. This is why, when sommeliers tell us they serve natural wines exclusively, they often feel compelled to immediately follow up with this defensive caveat: “But I’d never serve you bad wine.”
http://www.westword.com/restaurants/what-is-natural-wineand-why-should-you-drink-it-10148062
MARYSE CHEVRIERE ON ILLUSTRATING WINE TASTING NOTES
When wine is described as “hedonistic,” “funky” or “tightly wound,” what do you picture? How would you illustrate “freshly baked bread and sweaty latex gloves morphing to heavenly petrichor and black thick bosomy cherry laced in a spearmint bodice?”
https://www.winemag.com/maryse-chevriere-wine-notes/
FORGET BEER, IRELAND IS ALSO WINE COUNTRY
European wine aficionados traditionally think of France, Italy or Spain when it comes to quality vino.
However, Ireland has had a wine culture that dates back 16 centuries.
Like many countries, the Irish involvement with wine started with monks. Monasteries needed wine for mass and monks made it. So in the 5th century a Cistercian monastery in County Kilkenny started a vineyard.
Ireland is now home to five vineyards in counties including Dublin, Waterford and Cork.
Jim Beam And Bud Partner
Jim Beam and Budweiser have collaborated on a new cross-merchandising campaign and limited-edition beer. Inspired by the “beer and a Bourbon shot,” occasion, the joint marketing push pairs the two brands together at on- and off-premise venues across the U.S., effective immediately. Additionally, Budweiser brewmasters and Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe are set to debut Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager this September. The limited release brew—made with two-row barley and aged on Jim Beam Bourbon barrel staves—will honor the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.
WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER POUR YOUR OWN SAKE
All drinking culture is rich with tradition. Unspoken codes and customs find us clinking glasses, buying rounds, and tapping the bar before taking a shot, regardless of our surroundings.
https://vinepair.com/articles/sake-serving-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=017ed329ca-April_03_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-017ed329ca-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-017ed329ca-38937345&mc_cid=017ed329ca&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Heineken to Release 18-Bottle CoolerPack This Summer
Heineken is bringing back the CoolerPack, an engineered 18-pack cardboard packaging innovation that allows consumers to chill their Heineken by simply removing the top to the case and adding ice, bringing convenience and occasion-based purchase choice to beer drinkers everywhere.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/heineken-release-18-bottle-coolerpack-summer?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=1395cf3b1a-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-1395cf3b1a-36686829
How Organic Wine Finally Caught On
Overall, less than 5% of the world’s vineyards are organic. In the United States, the world’s largest consumer of wine, only 1% of wine sold by volume was organic.
https://hbr.org/2018/04/how-organic-wine-finally-caught-on
Scratching the Surface of Wine in America
American Wine By the Numbers
https://wineeconomist.com/2018/04/03/us-wine-world/
Don’t judge a wine by its high tech label
Ah, the good old days. Remember when a wine label was pleasantly understated — a time when both the producer and the buyer were focused solely on what was inside the bottle?
http://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ac-cn-wine-20180404-story.html
13 CRAZY WINE GLASSES FOR CRAZY WINE DRINKERS
Have a crazy wine drinker in your life for whom you need to get a gift?
https://tipsybartender.com/13-crazy-wine-glasses-for-crazy-wine-drinkers/
Now You Can Buy Alcohol Using A Hashtag – You’re Welcome
Now, for those over 21 years old in the US, Saucey has partnered with LA based start up, Boost Inc. to unlock purchasing via social hashtags and text. You can simply text the hashtag #DUSSE100 to 81000 to buy, or registered Boost users can comment with the hashtag on Twitter or Instagram to easily order a bottle of D’USSÉ V.S.O.P. cognac to be shipped to their door using Saucey’s delivery platform.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/now-you-can-buy-alcohol-using-a-hashtag—youre-welcome-300623605.html
Why buyers want super varietal wines 1st, country of origin 2nd
The world of wine is slowly being dominated by what could be referred to as the “Super Varietal”. Grape varieties that now sell the wine far more than the country, the region or even the producer where they are made. Driven by private label and exclusive wine ranges and a number of high profile wine brands that all make the grape variety the hero, it is changing the face of wine buying, particularly in a year when there is so less wine to buy.
http://www.the-buyer.net/opinion/richard-siddle-why-buyers-are-looking-at-varietal-first-country-of-origin-second/
Tech start-up bids to demystify ‘baffling’ supermarket wine aisles
The latest version of Corkscrew, an app set up in 2016 to demystify restaurant wine lists and act as a virtual sommelier, will sift through the thousands of supermarket wines to give recommendations based on personal preferences, food pairings and expert reviews.
http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/23313/Tech_start-up_bids_to_demystify__91baffling_92_supermarket_wine_aisles.html
Cavit Collection Wines Introduces Limited Edition Rosé and Cavit Prosecco
The latest additions to the popular collection. Imported by leading U.S. wine & spirits importer Palm Bay International, the new wines will be available nationally at specialty wine and liquor stores nationwide.
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/04/03/cavit-collection-rose-cavit-prosecco
How to Pair Indian Food with Wine, Beer and Cocktails
Indian dishes are often well-balanced, and it may not seem like they need the added flavor of a drink, but we spoke with a few experts who all agreed that no matter your preferred beverage there’s always a perfect pairing.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/04/04/indian-food-wine-beer-cocktails/
Would you drink wine for breakfast?
There’s more to breakfast boozing than a Bloody Mary
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/would-you-drink-wine-for-breakfast-a3805851.html
Here’s How Enormous Pot Sales Could Get With Legalization
U.S. pot sales could reach $75 billion by 2030 if the nation fully legalized recreational use, an analyst said in a report Wednesday, potentially making the industry bigger than the U.S. wine market is today.
https://www.investors.com/news/marijuana-sales-after-legalization-compares-with-beer-wine-cigarette-sales/
Three Days Of Glory
Documentary
The hills of Burgundy are covered in legendary vineyards, pristinely manicured, tiny parcels rooted in the planet’s most exclusive soils. The wine growers are hardworking, humble vignerons who work in awe of the vines they farm.
But on April 27, 2016, a brutal frost devastated Burgundy. Some of the producers lost 90 percent or more of their crop before the year has even begun. Still, they press on with the stubborn courage forged by grit and generations of humility before the spiritual gift of the terroir, their soil and landscape, that produces the most stunning wines on the planet.
http://threedaysofglory.com
American project André: The Voice of Wine
American winemaker André Tchelistcheff, premiering at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater this coming Saturday, 7 April.
http://themaestrofilm.com/index.htm
What Will Wine Taste Like On Mars? A Virtual Reality Event.
Have you ever enjoyed a wine on vacation, only to be disappointed when you sip the same wine at home? Context plays a huge role in our enjoyment of food and drink – so it only makes sense that the flavors we enjoy on Earth will taste different on another plant.
https://bottlesfinewine.com/what-will-wine-taste-like-on-mars-a-virtual-reality-event/
Catena Appellation Wines Now Available Nationally
An extraordinary opportunity for wine lovers to taste the unique character of Argentina’s wine sub-regions.
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/04/03/catena-appellation-wines-now-available
WHY ONLY TRASHY WINE BARS GIVE YOU GIANT POURS
When you fill a glass with wine, only the top part hits air, while the rest stays “raw.”
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-wine-pour-sizes/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=8458590961-April_05_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-8458590961-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-8458590961-38937345&mc_cid=8458590961&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Why Is Wine Good for Your Heart?
Is it the alcohol, the resveratrol, or both? A new analysis seeks to better understand how wine benefits cardiovascular health
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Why-Is-Wine-Good-for-Your-Heart
Cover Crops in a Vineyard & How They Benefit the Wine Grapes
Do YOU know WHY vineyards plant a cover crop??
http://siponthisjuice.com/wine-facts-cover-crops-in-a-vineyard-how-they-benefit-the-wine-grapes/
India’s growing thirst for wine
In a country with a billion-plus population and 485 million people above the legal drinking age, India is a market with many opportunities
http://www.dynamicexport.com.au/export-market/articles-export-markets/India-s-growing-thirst-for-wine/
GMO Yeast Mimics Flavors Of Hops, But Will Craft Brewers Bite?
A team of beer-brewing chemists and geneticists in California has created a genetically modified yeast that produces hoppy aromas and flavors without any interaction with the fragrant blossoms themselves. In other words, they’ve developed a way to make beer hoppy without using hops.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/04/599147983/gmo-yeast-mimics-flavors-of-hops-but-will-craft-brewers-bite?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=9f26c26a5e-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-9f26c26a5e-36686829
GRAPE GUIDE: CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay is one of the most widely planted, versatile grapes in the entire viticultural world, creating cuvées with flavor profiles all over the spectrum.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/grape-guide-chardonnay/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-4-5-18&mc_cid=93f055632a&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wsi_d62ZN8c
Italian Prisoners Are Making One of Their Country’s Most Unusual Wines
The famous Tuscan producer Frescobaldi is helping rehabilitate men through vermentino and sangiovese
https://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/italian-prisoners-are-making-one-their-countrys-most-unusual-wines
Belgian wine production increases 12 %
Belgian viticulture had to deal with weak weather conditions for the second year in a row. Nevertheless, the industry has performed well, with a 12 % production increase and a growing number of growers.
https://www.retaildetail.eu/en/news/food/belgian-wine-production-increases-12
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINESE WINE PRODUCTION
The county fared well in all wine categories. In 2017, it ranked 6th for the number of medals, following traditional wine producing countries like Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Chile, and ahead of South Africa and Greece.
http://www.concoursmondial.com/en/news/latest-developments-chinese-wine-production/
What Does it Mean When the Same Grape has Different Names?
What’s really the difference between Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris? Syrah and Shiraz? Zinfandel and Primitivo? While these may be the same grape varieties with different names, local terroir can change their flavor more than you think. Learn how it works.
Close up of blue grapes
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/27/same-grape-different-names/
Search for wine ‘smoke taint’ solutions intensifies after Northern California wildfires
The international pursuit of ways to predict how much smoke from a wildfire will end up in finished wine and what to do about it got a boost when the dark clouds of particles pumped out by the massive North Bay fires in October descended on the University of California, Davis, experimental vineyard in Napa Valley.
http://www.sonomanews.com/business/8188016-181/search-for-wine-smoke-taint
Myth-busting the taste of Arizona wine
If you think Arizona wine doesn’t compare to wine made in Sonoma or Napa Valley, you’re right.
Arizona wine doesn’t compare, but not for the reasons you may think.
http://arizonasonoranewsservice.com/myth-busting-the-taste-of-arizona-wine/
Why Smaller Distributors Are Banding Together in a Changing Market
A quick way to scale up is just one benefit of these mergers and acquisitions
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/why-smaller-distributors-are-banding-together-in-a-changing-market/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61892731&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8btTG13117u3C3UI4jzzVNN_TdoQXFkEy–hY08qGGrCvyTc_4QMWlaUJP6PD3TvjQ6KZa3QUJfdFm6ap_1UKlv41Fcorhuf_i2zXmdj49LCZftuU&_hsmi=61892676
Chaptalization: new labeling norms could force European winemakers to list sugar as an ingredient
Europe’s drinks sector announced plans [in March] to inform consumers more about the energy content and ingredients in beer, wine and spirits in a self-policing move, but critics said much of this information would only be available online.”
https://dobianchi.com/2018/04/05/sugar-wine-alcohol/
Best Time of Year for Chardonnay? You’d Be Surprised.
December, unsurprisingly, is the month of the year when interest exceeds any other.
http://www.enolytics.com/enolytics101/2018/4/6/best-time-of-year-for-chardonnay-youd-be-surprised
One wine writer asks wine lovers to reflect on their standards
You might also realize that you have been too rigid about some other aspect of wine drinking. Letting go of that hang-up might increase your enjoyment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-wine-rules-0406-story.html
What does wine made from Concord grapes taste like?
Concord grapes are native to the eastern United States, and most of the wines made from these grapes are made in an off-dry style (they taste pretty sweet).
http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/What-Does-Concord-Grape-Wine-Taste-Like-56292
New label aims to help drinkers find eco-friendly wines
The new “California Certified Sustainable” logo was just approved for use on 2017 vintage wines by the California Su4tainable Winegrowing Alliance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/new-label-aims-to-help-drinkers-find-eco-friendly-wines/2018/04/06/d342a54c-390c-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?utm_term=.29365c629817
What Does Minerality Mean When it Comes to Wine?
Wine does not, of course, taste like rocks.
http://www.foodandwine.com/wine/mineral-wines
An intro to beer for non-beer drinkers
There are actually two “types” of beer – craft beer and big beer.
http://abc7.com/food/an-intro-to-beer-for-non-beer-drinkers/3313105/
Argentinian wine beyond Malbec
For many people, Agentinian wines are associated with just one grape – malbec.
But there are plenty of others to try
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/08/argentinian-wine-beyond-malbec-grape-variety-david-williams
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April 9, 2018
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Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Attleboro MA man brews up idea for beer-making league
How obesity dulls the sense of taste
Buffalo Trace bottles fans’ ‘perfect’ Bourbon
AND MORE!
China’s Tariffs Are Sobering News for California’s Wine Country
China is one of California’s biggest importers of wine
China just announced plans to add a 15% tariff on U.S. wine
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-22/china-s-tariffs-are-sobering-news-for-california-s-wine-country
Why is it becoming harder to buy wine online?
Shipments to quite a few states have dropped, but the biggest loss is Illinois and Massachusetts, with tens of thousands of dollars
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-is-it-becoming-harder-to-buy-wine-online/2018/03/23/52372ed6-2e09-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.8eb326955691
How to pair wine and cheese like you know everything about both
While it’s convenient and you know, delicious, there’s actually a scientific explanation behind it, with numerous studies finding the strong flavor of cheese accentuates the dominant flavors in wine.
https://nypost.com/2018/03/23/how-to-pair-wine-and-cheese-like-you-know-everything-about-both/
Wine-bottle pool floats will rule your summer Instagram feed
What beats giant unicorn and swan pool floats? Man-sized, buoyant wine-bottle floats, sure to dominate Instagram feeds all summer long.
https://nypost.com/2018/03/23/wine-bottle-pool-floats-will-rule-your-summer-instagram-feed/
Vegan and vegetarian wine: does it really matter to the wine consumer?
Vegans beware: there are two fairly common non-vegan methods of clarifying wine
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/drink/vegan-and-vegetarian-wine-does-it-really-matter-to-the-wine-consumer-1.3428434
Wine Coolers Are Back And Here Are A Few Worth Trying
Wine coolers have come a long way since the 1980s. In those days, brands like Bartles & Jaymes and their cloyingly sweet “wines” reigned supreme. In the height of the John Hughes era, everyone drank these sugary drinks — which tasted more like soda than wine. They were cheaply made, low in alcohol, and high in sugar and extra additives. Not surprisingly, they usually led to a wicked hangover.
https://uproxx.com/life/wine-coolers-are-back/
MARSELAN: CHINA’S NEW FAVORITE GRAPE
The red grape, which has its roots in the French town Marseillan on the Mediterranean coast, first popped up in China in 2001 and when the debut vintage was introduced in 2003, responses were warm and receptive.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/marselan-china-favorite-grape/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=sunday-3-25-18&mc_cid=a2ce253364&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WrqFza2ZN8c
How obesity dulls the sense of taste
Obese mice had about 25 percent fewer taste buds than lean mice in study
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320141339.htm
On Tasting Notes
There are few aspects of wine culture as reviled, ridiculed, and distrusted by the public as tasting notes. To many, they symbolize everything that is wrong about wine: the obscure and absurd nature of the language; the obsession with ludicrously trivial aspects; the sheer amount of fresh manure it seems to involve. Every single thing about it feels wrong.
https://medium.com/@peter.pharos/on-tasting-notes-8e5b0d5226ba
What Is The Role Of Native Yeast Versus Cultured Yeast In Winemaking? Ask The Expert!
This microscopic fungus is a big deal in the world of winemaking.
https://www.reversewinesnob.com/native-yeast-versus-cultured-yeast-in-winemaking
Why do most wines require preservatives when beers don’t?
There are two key differences between beer and wine. Firstly, beer is usually pasteurised, while wine is not. And secondly, beer is packaged while it still contains the carbon dioxide produced during fermentation. Wine has lost most of its CO² by the time it’s bottled and needs a preservative, usually sulphur dioxide.
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/the-full-bottle-why-do-most-wines-require-preservatives-when-beers-dont-20180305-h0x0we.html
Biggest Job Gains
Boston Beer Releases New Truly Spiked & Sparkling Wild Berry Flavor
Truly Wild Berry, a clean spiked sparkling water with only 100 calories, 1 gram of sugars, 5% Alc./Vol. and naturally gluten-free.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/boston-beer-releases-new-truly-spiked-sparkling-wild-berry-flavor?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=8b9d80b2d6-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-8b9d80b2d6-36686829
Getting to the Root of Terroir
Winemakers discuss how to best reveal site specificity
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/getting-to-the-root-of-terroir/
PAINT AND WINE PARTIES ARE ON THE RISE
Bust out the bottles and brushes, because the new craze for wine lovers involves canvas
https://www.winemag.com/find-paint-wine-parties/
Why doesn’t wine come in square bottles?
Wine bottles—and glass bottles in general—were initially round because they were made by glassblowers, and that was the easiest shape to make and replicate.
http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/Why-Are-Wine-Bottles-Round-Not-Square-56212
The must-know trend in Boston’s evolving wine scene, according to one of the city’s youngest sommeliers
Lauren Hayes of Pammy’s in Cambridge believes in small lists and small-production wines.
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https://www.boston.com/culture/food/2018/03/27/the-must-know-trend-in-bostons-evolving-wine-scene-according-to-one-of-the-citys-youngest-sommeliers
Learn How to Pair Asparagus with Wine
Spring is finally here, opening up a new wealth of pairing options for seasonable vegetables. We look at asparagus, from how it pairs with Muscat and Riesling to its hangover-fighting enzymes.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/26/pairing-asparagus-wine/
Bottoms Up: These Sandals Are Made From Recycled Wine Corks
Could drinking wine be good for your feet? Sort of, says one sandal brand focused on sustainability.
http://footwearnews.com/2018/business/retail/these-sandals-are-made-from-recycled-wine-corks-sole-1202541941/
Wine Legislation Roundup: A Consumer’s Guide to 2018 State Politics
Your state legislature is in session. What bills are your representatives debating that could impact your access to wine?
Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island legislators are considering making out-of-state retailer-direct shipping into their states legal. In New York, the proposed bill would allow reciprocal shipping, meaning only licensees in states where retailer-direct shipping is also legal may ship into New York.
United States Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Wine-Consumer-Guide-2018-State-Politics
Calories in Apothic Red Wine
Can’t Find the Corkscrew?
Open a Bottle of Wine With Your House Keys
http://www.firstforwomen.com/posts/how-to-open-a-wine-bottle-with-a-key-156811
Attleboro MA man brews up idea for beer-making league
The Attleboro-based National Brewers League will pit teams of three to five brewers against each other, vying to brew the best lager beer. Results will be judged by fans who pay admission to tastings at American Legion and VFW halls.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/attleboro-man-brews-up-idea-for-beer-making-league/article_1c0f1d2e-3325-57ae-8882-f0220d67991c.html
JEAN-CHARLES BOISSET LAUNCHES CAVIAR-INFUSED VODKA
Flamboyant Frenchman Jean-Charles Boisset has branched out from wine into the world of spirits with a new collection that includes a caviar-infused vodka.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/jean-charles-boisset-launches-caviar-infused-vodka/
Buffalo Trace bottles fans’ ‘perfect’ Bourbon
Buffalo Trace is set to release a small batch Bourbon made from a wheat recipe, aged for eight years on the top floors of the warehouses, and bottled at 47.5% abv. The Bourbon will be launched this summer at an RRP of US$39.99 per 750ml.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/buffalo-trace-bottles-fans-perfect-bourbon/
Exciting wine facts to remember
There are 9,654 wineries in the U.S., up 9 percent, and California has 4,392 of them. Oregon has 774, Washington 772, New York 395 and Texas 391.
http://www.modbee.com/living/article207049464.html
Backpack Wine to be Canned by Eastside for Source Code Beverages
Capitalizing on the fast-growing market for canned wine
https://backpack-wine.com
Macallen 50yo
The Macallan has introduced a new limited edition label, The Macallan 50 Years Old. The 44%-abv release was aged in a single Sherry butt for 50 years, and only 200 bottles are available worldwide. Thirty-five of those bottles—all retailing at $35,000 a 750-ml.—are allocated to the U.S. The whisky will be available starting in April.
Guide To The Various Types of Wine Corks
A wide variety of types of wine corks and bottle stoppers exist to preserve wine. Some winemakers — especially those who mass produce value wines — are using metal twist off caps instead of corks. While cork type (or lack there of) in some ways affects wine flavor over time, as well as our perception of taste, it’s also critical in protecting wines as they age. Some corks are more reliable than others.
https://www.winetraveler.com/wine-resources/types-of-wine-corks/
Don’t Be A Wine Novice, Let Comedian Ben Schwartz Be One For You In New Podcast
- & J. Gallo Winery Launches ‘The Wine Down’ Podcast to Teach You Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Wine
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dont-be-a-wine-novice-let-comedian-ben-schwartz-be-one-for-you-in-new-podcast-300620485.html
Belvedere unveils ginger-flavored vodka
The new expression is created by extracting fragrant oils from ginger, lemon and grapefruit that have been immersed in Belvedere Vodka.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/belvedere-unveils-ginger-flavoured-vodka/
16 Stylish Wines For Upscale Breakfasts
If you can drink a mimosa for breakfast, then wine for breakfast is fine too. In fact, one could make a pretty strong argument to ditch the OJ altogether and just drink wine.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/wine-for-breakfast/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=adaabce6a3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-adaabce6a3-62472929&mc_cid=adaabce6a3&mc_eid=d73340fcba
THE 8 BEST VODKAS FOR MOSCOW MULES, RANKED
Moscow Mules have just three ingredients: vodka, ginger beer, and lime. A rubric that simple asks a lot of each player. The ginger beer should be spicy-sweet but not cloying, and the vodka needs enough structure to stand up to citrus and soda without any boozy burn.
https://vinepair.com/buy-this-booze/best-vodka-moscow-mule/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=6424cbccdd-Mar_28_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-6424cbccdd-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-6424cbccdd-38937345&mc_cid=6424cbccdd&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Blue Moon Weed Beer
Blue Moon founder Keith Villa and his wife Jodi are launching Ceria, a new brand of cannabis-infused non-alcoholic craft beverages containing THC, a key psychoactive chemical from cannabis plants. The Villas say that Ceria’s products will be “designed to deliver a consistent user experience with the same onset time as alcohol.” Based in the Denver suburb of Arvada, Colorado, the plan is for Ceria to launch at least three variants of “cannabis beers”—light, regular and full-bodied—where legal by the end of 2018. Ceria is partnered with cannabinoid research firm Ebbu, also based in Colorado. Villa retired from MillerCoors in January after 32 years with the company.
France’s Wine Theme Park Is The Stuff Of Grown-Up Dreams
Admission includes a glass of wine.
t’s called La Cité du Vin — The City of Wine — and you’ll find it in Bordeaux, one of France’s most storied wine regions. The theme park-meets-museum cost 80 million euros to be made, but it was well worth it: It’s become a veritable mecca for oenophiles.
https://www.delish.com/food/a19622924/france-wine-theme-park/
André: The Voice of Wine’ documentary
In an homage to his grand uncle André Tchelistcheff, filmmaker Mark Tchelistcheff has crafted an intimate portrait of the legendary “Maestro” of Napa Valley in “André: The Voice of Wine.”
http://napavalleyregister.com/wine/andr-the-voice-of-wine-documentary-set-for-a-gala/article_59afb1e2-ffd1-5853-b3f4-505b355b3980.html
How green is your wine?
When you hear the phrase “green wine,” do you think of a herbaceous sauvignon blanc from New Zealand? Or does your mind conjure words like “sustainable,” “organic,” and “biodynamic,” which describe responsible growing practices?
https://www.summitdaily.com/explore-summit/events/how-green-is-your-wine/
WHERE IS BARBERA? THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
f it weren’t for Prohibition and the disruption of the commercial wine trade in California, we’d probably be drinking Barbera today instead of “Napa Valley Cab”
https://www.mynameisbarbera.com/barbera-italian-swiss-colony-wine/
Charles Shaw Launches Shaw Made With Organic Grapes
Charles Shaw Winery, producer of Charles Shaw Wines, aka “Two Buck Chuck,” launched Charles Shaw Wines made with Organic Grapes.
HOW CAN IT BE $3.99???
https://www.winebusiness.com/blog/?go=getBlogEntry&dataid=197292
Smart Cellars: New CorkGuru Digital App Helps Restaurants Harness the Business Value of Their Wine Programs
Digital wine app delivers wine purchasing intel and cellar management to restaurant owners, makes ordering and tracking wine preferences easier for guests
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180328005885/en/Smart-Cellars-New-CorkGuru-Digital-App-Helps
A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO THE WINES OF IDAHO
The bulk of vintners in Idaho don’t own their vineyards or often even produce their own wines, which is an odd decision in most of the winemaking world.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/a-hands-on-guide-to-idaho-wine/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-3-29-18&mc_cid=14527b356b&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wr-AR62ZN8c
The Science of Pét-Nat Wines
How interrupting fermentation enables winemakers to create semi-sparkling wines
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-science-of-pet-nat-wines/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61745211&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8NtJ8Chy1L2VUWa_bENhYw2Vsh39tXt6zQHZnqTadzPPJEgSatEH2tKrU1ptdFgvOJ_lfYuH2BRY2RO0qIuuMchgwR5vB551pa-JuctdXua_NaBNs&_hsmi=61744789
Bota Box Introduces Campaign For Bota Box Sippers
Alternative packaging trend continues with “one-sip-at-a-time” option
Delicato Family Vineyards has introduced the new Bota Sippers, a coffee pod-sized product for those who want wine ‘one sip at a time.’
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bota-box-introduces-campaign-for-bota-box-sippers-300622070.html
UFO Pink Lemonade Shandy
Sunny, citrusy, and fun, UFO Pink Lemonade Shandy is the perfect summertime beer. Find your beach chair, grab a 6-pack, add some friends and you’ve got yourself a recipe for a sensational summer day
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April 2, 2018
Franklin Liquors
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By: Mark C Lenzi
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04-02-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Tito’s vodka lawsuit over ‘handmade’ settled
How to pair beer with food
What Does Wine Do to Your Teeth?
AND MORE!
A more nuanced approach to upgrading your wine palette
Going to a wine shop should expose you to someone with expertise who can ask you questions about what you’re drinking and suggest the next logical step. Logic doesn’t dictate going from $15 to $100. If you’re sold that bill of goods, leave and don’t return to that wine retailer.
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/opinion/columns/howard-hewitt-column-a-more-nuanced-approach-to-upgrading-your/article_12a3cef3-0f5d-5ad6-98fc-2ef16a2dc54b.html
Take any discount deals on wine at grocery stores
A supermarket is not a true wine store, but it likely is a place where you buy wine. Who can pass up the convenience of buying toilet paper, green beans, and wine in a one-stop shop experience?
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180318/gus-clemens—take-any-discount-deals-on-wine-at-grocery-stores
Two glasses of wine before bed can help you lose weight, according to actual science
Put down the dumbbells and back away from the treadmill, there’s a new weight loss regime in town
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/food/5841128/two-glasses-wine-bed-lose-weight-science/
THE MOST EXPENSIVE WINE FROM EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
There are more than 70 countries worldwide producing wine. Historically, 90 percent of the world’s wine came from 15 countries, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.
https://vinepair.com/articles/most-expensive-wine-world/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=460deb747f-Mar_19_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-460deb747f-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-460deb747f-38937345&mc_cid=460deb747f&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT NARRAGANSETT BEER
Narragansett Brewing is an American beer success story. The first ‘Gansett lager debuted in 1890, after which the Rhode Island-born brewery survived Prohibition, became the biggest lager maker in New England, and then, after complications following the 1965 sale of the brewery to Falstaff Brewing Corporation, shut down in the 1980s.
https://vinepair.com/articles/narragansett-beer-rhode-island/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=460deb747f-Mar_19_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-460deb747f-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-460deb747f-38937345&mc_cid=460deb747f&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
New Mich Ulta And Size
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) has released Michelob Ultra in 7-ounce bottles in select markets in the U.S. At 55 calories per bottle, the smaller format is aimed at calorie-conscious drinkers looking for a lighter way to indulge. Michelob Ultra 7-ounce bottles are rolling out this month across Texas, Florida, Arizona, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, and California. Though the domestic mainstream beer category continues to soften in the U.S., ABI reported double-digit growth for Michelob Ultra last year. The company also recently extended the brand with Michelob Ultra Pure Gold, an expression made with organic grains.
7 science-backed reasons beer may be good for you
A pint of beer a day may come with a host of health benefits
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/7-science-backed-ways-beer-good-your-health-ncna788986?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=153542a795-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-153542a795-36686829
New Bread And Butter
Bread & Butter Wines is adding a new Cabernet Sauvignon to its portfolio. Retailing at $15 a 750-ml., the new entry is California-appellated and will be in limited release this spring with expanded distribution slated for the fall. Bread & Butter, which also features a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, is part of the WX Brands portfolio, whose other labels include the Jamieson Ranch Vineyards range (Double Lariat, Reata, Whiplash, and Light Horse), Chronic Cellars, Jelly Jar, Our Daily Wines, Orleans Hill, and Echelon.
Organic Pinot Grigio New DOC
Pizzolato Organic Pinot Grigio Now DOC VENEZIA
https://naturalmerchants.com/organicwines/organic-pinot-grigio-new-doc/
How much should you care about wine?
There are, roughly, three categories of people who drink wine, based on how they view it. This is how much you should care about it in each.
https://medium.com/@peter.pharos/how-much-should-you-care-about-wine-f4ee3d2cfec
From landfill to lipstick: Grape waste as a cosmetic and food ingredient
The global wine industry produces about 14 million tons of pomace every year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and winemakers struggle with what to do with it
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/acs-flt021418.php
How to make any wine taste better
Pour off a glass, re-cork the bottle and shake it up. That’s all there is to it!
http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/03/19/how-to-make-any-wine-taste-better.html
THE WINE ENTHUSIAST GUIDE TO ART & WINE
RALPH STEADMAN ON WINE AND LABEL DESIGN
https://www.winemag.com/ralph-steadman-interview/
DISTILLED SPIRITS (GRAIN ALCOHOLS) AND VINEGAR: ARE THEY GLUTEN-FREE?
Distilled alcohol (ethanol) does not contain any gluten.
https://www.celiac.com/articles.html/safe-gluten-free-food-list-unsafe-foods-amp-ingredients/distilled-spirits-grain-alcohols-and-vinegar-are-they-gluten-free-r1494/
Jim Beam: a brand history
America’s powerhouse Bourbon brand has been around for a long time and, as The Spirits Business discovers, it shows little sign of slowing down.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/jim-beam-a-brand-history/
NOW YOU CAN PAINT THE TOWN ‘ENGLISH SPARKLING’
UK wine merchant Laithwaites has teamed up with colour institute Pantone to create a bespoke shade called ‘English sparkling’ to mark the growing success of the category.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/now-you-can-paint-the-town-english-sparkling/
NZ’s largest wine region to add size of second largest wine region
Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest wine region, is planning to add the size of the Hawke’s Bay wine region, and some, over the next two years.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/102400350/nzs-largest-wine-region-to-add-size-of-second-largest-wine-region
Yuengling’s first new year-round beer in 17 years is coming to select markets in April
The new beer is getting a limited release in the first week of April, with central Pennsylvania, Orlando and Tampa markets in Florida, parts of Georgia, Cleveland, Ohio, Rhode Island and Virginia Beach as the six test markets. Wide release in all Yuengling markets are expected by the end of 2018.
http://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/03/yuengling_new_beer.html?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=933c0bed8d-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-933c0bed8d-36686829
Diageo Launches ‘Happy Hour’ Skill For Amazon Alexa Celebrating One Of The Most Spirited Hours In The Day
New Skill for Alexa Brings Bar Environment into the Home
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/diageo-launches-happy-hour-skill-for-amazon-alexa-celebrating-one-of-the-most-spirited-hours-in-the-day-300615831.html
Organic wine boom continues
Organic vineyards have almost tripled in the last seven years / trend towards biodynamics
https://www.prowein.com/cgi-bin/md_prowein/lib/pub/tt.cgi/Organic_wine_boom_continues.html?oid=29664&lang=2&ticket=g_u_e_s_t
LIQUOR STORE DENSITY BY STATE
Interesting data from 2014 curious numbers now
http://thecapitolist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Liquor-Stores-in-Non-Quota-Non-Control-States.pdf
Pabst Sued for Saying Some of Its Beer Is Fancier Than It Really Is
He discovered it’s not from an artesian spring in Tumwater, Washington, as the company suggests, but rather from one of America’s most polluted industrial areas outside of Los Angeles. The Sacramento Bee says that last week, he filed a lawsuit accusing the brewery of false advertising.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/03/pabst-blue-ribbon-sued-for-water-used-in-olympia-beer.html
THE RIGHT WAY TO DRINK A CORONA IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Acolytes would likely argue there is no wrong way to enjoy Corona, while detractors turn their noses up at the stuff. There is, however, an art to consuming la cerveza mas fina— lime flip and all
https://vinepair.com/articles/how-to-drink-corona/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=e3471b499a-Mar_21_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-e3471b499a-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-e3471b499a-38937345&mc_cid=e3471b499a&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
NEW NETFLIX FILM TO BE SET IN NAPA
American actress-turned-producer Amy Poehler is to step into the director’s seat with a new Netflix film called Wine Country set in California’s Napa Valley.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/new-netflix-film-to-be-set-in-napa/
SCIENTISTS ENGINEER ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HOPLESS BEER
Scientists in California have developed a method enabling them to produce a beer without the use of hops, or the vast amounts of water it takes to grow them, raising questions on the environmentally-friendly future of beer production.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/scientists-engineer-environmentally-friendly-hopless-beer/
NIH will examine ethics of its study on the health effects of a daily glass of wine
The director of the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday that he has assigned a group of advisers to examine whether any improprieties were committed in a recently begun study of the health effects of moderate alcohol use — research that is being funded largely by the liquor industry.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nih-will-examine-ethics-of-its-study-on-the-health-effects-of-a-daily-glass-of-wine/2018/03/20/db8f2806-2c78-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.a04af0b98737
Declining Beer Sales Lead To Anti-Wine Ads
According to Nielsen data reported last month, between 2006 and 2016, beer lost 10% of market share to wine and spirits.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomaspellechia/2018/03/21/declining-beer-sales-leads-to-new-ads-and-possibly-to-a-lawsuit/#1d67697d255b
We Shouldn’t Sacrifice Creativity for Ideology
The production process as much as the climate and geology of the vineyard determines what ends up in the bottle. This is crucial information for the consumer to know and is sometimes more useful than knowing the AVA in which the grapes were grown, which may have so much diversity as to be meaningless.
https://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2018/03/21/we-shouldnt-sacrifice-creativity-for-ideology/
What Does Wine Do to Your Teeth?
You don’t need to fear a wine-stained smile, if you follow a few simple rules, and wine can even fight cavity-inducing bacteria
http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/What-Does-Wine-Do-to-Your-Teeth
The Music of Wine
Pairing wine and sound can be rewarding, and instructive
Romance on the piano!
http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/Pairing-Wine-and-Music-with-Harvey-Steiman
BON JOVI ROSÉ SELLS OUT ON ALLOCATION
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi’s Diving into Hampton Water rosé, made in collaboration with Gerard Bertrand, has proved so popular that the entire 2017 vintage has been sold on allocation.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/bon-jovi-rose-sells-out-on-allocation/
Everything You Need to Know About Orange Wine
Though the amber-hued drink has been around for some time, the term “orange wine” was allegedly coined in the early 2000s by a U.K.-based wine importer. It also has nothing to do with citrus.
https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2018/03/orange-wine-dallas-bar-and-garden/
WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAP THE TABLE BEFORE TAKING A SHOT
Many drinkers believe this demonstrates respect for the establishment and those who work there. Tapping the bar is a way to celebrate the often-unseen folks who made the moment possible, such as barbacks, kitchen porters, delivery truck drivers, locksmiths, and so on.
https://vinepair.com/articles/you-should-always-tap-the-table-before-taking-a-shot/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=f418f40236-Mar_22_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-f418f40236-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-f418f40236-38937345&mc_cid=f418f40236&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
The Magic of Moscato d’Asti
It’s hard not to fall in love with Moscato d’Asti. This perfumed, sweet Italian white wine is well-loved by wine drinkers of all kinds. Why? Simple: it’s so easy to drink! Of course, if you go beyond the blue bottle bling, you’ll find Moscato d’Asti is much more sophisticated than you might think.
http://winefolly.com/review/the-magic-of-moscato-dasti/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=a35f4b6840-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-a35f4b6840-62472929&mc_cid=a35f4b6840&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Total Wine & More Sharpens Focus on Winery Direct
“As the wholesalers become consolidated, their ability to handle new projects, new wineries, and new brands, is going to become more and more focused on the big wineries,” he said, “Less focused on family-owned individual wineries. That’s just common sense.”
Trone said his business is about getting more customers in the door and making more money through higher sales or higher margins.
This leaves us as a small business to focus on the 10% of wineries that are not MAJOR COPRERATIONS and not overpriced private labels
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=197021
Drink Better Wine!
U.S. restaurants are among the best in the world, specialty food shops are proliferating, and we have farmer’s markets in every town large enough to feature a traffic light.
But wander down the wine aisle of most supermarkets and you find nothing but the same old same old differing only in the flash of the marketing or the cuteness of the name on the label. It’s really depressing. Hundreds of Chardonnays and Cabs all tasting alike but nary a Austrian Gruner Veltliner or Blaufrankisch.
https://foodandwineaesthetics.com/2018/03/22/drink-better-wine/
Wine Labels Are Little White Lies With Enormous Implications
If you think that wine labels don’t matter, that they don’t affect the way a wine tastes, think again. What you think about a wine absolutely makes a difference to how much you enjoy it. And labels play a very important role in how you think about what you’re drinking.
https://vinepair.com/articles/wine-labels/
Bubbly Blaster Makes Spraying Champagne Even More Fun
The Bubbly Blaster is an exciting new product that aims to make spraying champagne easier, more efficient and more fun than ever before. The device attaches to a bottle of champagne, allowing the user to control a thin stream of champagne using a trigger mechanism.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1758911923/the-bubbly-blaster-champagne-sprayer
How to pair beer with food
Enjoy a glass of stout with your steak or an IPA with your Indian
https://life.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/how-to-pair-beer-with-food/?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=3caa9c3eec-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-3caa9c3eec-36686829
How your palate (and more) affects tasting wine
You’re baffled.
You’re at a tasting and hear a description of a wine you’re drinking, and think, “What are they talking about? I can’t taste that.”There’s a simple reason.
http://www.richmond.com/food-drink/jack-berninger/wines-spirits-how-your-palate-and-more-affects-tasting-wine/article_fc61b286-aee6-5195-96d4-1eee0341e39a.html
Internet-connected wine bottle startup Kuvée is shutting down
Though there was significant initial interest in Kuvée — the early bird preorders on Indiegogo sold out in three hours — it wasn’t enough to keep the company going
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/22/17153048/internet-connected-wine-bottle-startup-kuvee-shutting-down
Are Single-Site Wines Better than Regional Blends?
Wines are known for communicating the terroir of the regions in which they are grown. But in world that’s striving for authenticity, is there still a place for regional blends?
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/22/single-site-regional-blends/
Tito’s vodka lawsuit over ‘handmade’ settled
A US consumer is to settle a lawsuit against Tito’s Handmade Vodka, after arguing that the brand “deceived” drinkers into believing it is handmade.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/titos-vodka-lawsuit-over-handmade-settled/
New Prisoner Wine
Constellation’s The Prisoner Wine Company is extending its lineup with the launch of The Snitch, a new limited offering. Rolling out nationwide, The Snitch is a Napa Valley Chardonnay retailing at $35 a 750-ml. The wine joins The Prisoner Wine Company’s existing range, which is led by its namesake red blend, and also includes the Derange, Blindfold, Saldo, Cuttings, and Thorn labels. Constellation acquired The Prisoner Wine Company from Huneeus Vintners for $285 million in 2016. Impact Databank estimates that the flagship red blend ($47) was up 17.5%, to 165,000 cases in the U.S. last year.
10 UNDERAPPRECIATED ITALIAN VARIETIES
With thousands of years of wine producing culture dating (possibly) more than 6,000 years, Italy is one of the world’s biggest wine producers and few countries have more indigenous grape varieties than the Mediterranean peninsula.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/10-underappreciated-italian-varieties/
How to Avoid Pay-to-Play Violations
The TTB has increased its enforcement budget—here’s what you need to know to stay in the clear
Possibly setting the tone for the $5 million trade enforcement budget was the 2016 Massachusetts Craft Beer Guild settlement with the TTB for $750,000. The settlement resulted from alleged violations that Craft Beer Guild paid “slotting fees” to retailers in exchange for favorable product placement and shelf space.
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/how-to-avoid-pay-to-play-violations/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61575468&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8F3prLsN78c19DHHuxMc52fasJQ2Ru4myl1aY2wHWxDSNyCzm5-NklntObv_CfjySu0le-eqBhOxIrTGIdMJ4CS3vtm97nwKvQs2AQ8OEKvbGRumc&_hsmi=61575685
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE, RICH PEOPLE INVESTED MORE IN ART THAN WINE
For the first time since 2010, wealthy folks have spent more money on art than “investment grade wine”,
https://quartzy.qz.com/1235444/for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-decade-rich-people-invested-more-in-art-than-wine/
6 Reasons You Don’t Sell all the Wine You Make
The wine business is the most competitive consumer product group in the world. I defy you to come up with a category with more choices and more complexity. Oh, and guess what- every vintage is different!
Wine knowledge is great- in fact its compulsory. But if you own a winery and you think “more education” is going to help you sell more wine, get used to disappointment
http://salisburycreative.com/wordpress_d/6-reasons-you-dont-sell-all-the-wine-you-make/
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March 26, 2018
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By: Mark C Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS*
03-26-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
The Wonderful World Of Wine (WWW)
This Weeks Highlights:
New Products
Losing the booze: five ways to drink less without missing out
10 best wine and kids food pairings
My Favorite New Gadget Is This Machine That Puts Pictures on Beer
AND MORE!
Biodynamic Wine Production Illustrated
The video makes a difficult concept come to life with fun illustrations and easy-to-understand messages, keeping the magic of Biodynamic wine production alive, while eliminating some of the mystery!
https://youtu.be/iwbPS6eF5eo
40 Wines
That Changed
the Way We Drink
Some wines are good, some are bad, and some are significant. Here are 40 that made a difference.
http://www.foodandwine.com/wine/40-wines
AMERICA’S DRUNKEST STATES, RANKED
In its report, “America’s Drunkest States,” 24/7 Wall St. has mapped out the rate of adults’ excessive drinking, alcohol-related driving deaths, and general health outcomes in all 50 states—and where some states land may surprise you.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/drunkest-states-ranked/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=d803cedc04-Mar_13_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-d803cedc04-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-d803cedc04-38937345&mc_cid=d803cedc04&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
NEW SERVICE OPENS UP JAPANESE WINES TO THE WORLD
A website that specializes in the sale of Japanese spirits has added a new service offering to deliver Japanese wines to anywhere in the world.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/03/new-service-opens-up-japanese-wines-to-the-world/
2017 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Trends for the United States
Wine Tasting Engages Your Brain More Than Any Other Behavior, Says Neuroscientist
It’s all about how we create the flavors.
Glasses lined-up and filled with wine for wine tasting at winery, Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina.
https://www.coastalliving.com/syndication/wine-tasting-engages-your-brain-more-any-other-behavior
How to order wine: a blagger’s guide to restaurant etiquette
There’s something very assuring about walking into a bar and knowing exactly what you’re going to order.
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/how-to-order-wine-a-blaggers-guide-to-restaurant-etiquette-a3788366.html
Forget taste and smell. Sound is the new way to sell wine to millennials
Podcasts are hot. Around 70 million Americans listen regularly to them
http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/wine/dunne-on-wine/article204365204.html
A to Z Wineworks keeps spot among nation’s hottest wine brands
A to Z volume reached an estimated 285,000 cases in 2017, up 12.8 percent from 2016. That followed on double-digit increases the previous two years.
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/03/12/a-to-z-wineworks-keeps-spot-among-nations-hottest.html
New Roscato Wines
Palm Bay International has introduced two new red blend offerings under its Roscato brand. Both new entries—Roscato Dark and Roscato Smooth—are a blend of native Trentino red varieties and retail at $13 a 750-ml. Roscato’s new expressions mark the first still wines in the brand portfolio, and will be in national distribution by April 1. An Impact “Hot Brand,” Roscato has more than doubled in size in the U.S. since 2014, reaching 750,000 cases last year.
New Fetzer
Fetzer Vineyards is launching Flatbed Red—a new red blend—to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary. The 13.9%-abv wine features a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, and Teroldego and is aged for eight months in both French and American oak. Flatbed Red is available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $13 a 750-ml.
U.S. is 4th WORST in organic vineyards among major global wine grape growers
Why the liquor industry wants to get self-driving cars on the road
Automakers and tech firms have long been the ones hustling to get self-driving cars on the street. But they’ve lately been joined by a surprise ally: America’s alcohol industry.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/13/why-the-liquor-industry-wants-to-get-self-driving-cars-on-the-road/?utm_term=.bf92e9857fb5
10 best wine and kids food pairings
Grab a glass and get ready to raid your kid’s snack stash!
http://www.wcvb.com/article/wine-and-kids-food-pairings/19435257
Malfy Gin launches orange-flavored expression
Italian gin brand Malfy has added a new expression to its range – Malfy Gin Con Arancia, which is distilled with Sicilian blood oranges.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/malfy-gin-launches-orange-flavoured-expression/
More Winemakers Turn to Aluminium Closures
New research shows the global wine market shifting towards aluminium closures Aluminium closures now account for just under 30% of the total global bottled still wine market, according to research recently conducted by Euromonitor.
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/03/14/winemakers-turn-aluminium-closures
What’s your favorite wine? It depends on the season
Working as a wine professional, I’ve been asked many interesting questions, but by far the most difficult is, “What is YOUR favorite wine?”
http://www.themonitor.com/life/vidafood/article_61a79970-2628-11e8-b9dd-eb43f7cf68f1.html
Is it detrimental to a wine to filter sediment through a coffee filter into a carafe?
With the exception of some unfiltered wines, sediment typically doesn’t appear until a wine is about 10 years old
http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/Is-It-OK-to-Filter-Wine-Sediment-with-Coffee-Filter-56177
7 Deadly Sins of Wine and Food Pairing
The 7 Worst Wine and Food Pairings
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/7-worst-wine-and-food-pairings/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=d78bed33c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-d78bed33c6-62472929&mc_cid=d78bed33c6&mc_eid=d73340fcba
What is a Teinturier Grape?
A teinturier grape is a red wine grape with dark skins and flesh. In contrast, regular red wine grapes have dark skins, but clear flesh. Fittingly, the word “teinturier” comes from the French “to dye or stain.”
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/teinturier-grapes/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=d78bed33c6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-d78bed33c6-62472929&mc_cid=d78bed33c6&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Can Science Make Alcohol Safer?
The scion of an Indian pharmaceutical giant spent $35 million to make your martini more liver-friendly. But regulators aren’t raising their glasses just yet.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-science-make-alcohol-safer-1508762361
Apothic Wine Launches New Red Wine Infused With Cold Brew Coffee
A wine brand known for challenging convention through its innovative blends, Apothic has created a one-of-a-kind wine infused with cold brew coffee labeled Apothic Brew that will hit shelves nationwide on April 1st.
https://www.winebusiness.com/newReleases/?go=getArticle&dataid=196792
Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles
The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday.
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-bottled-brands-contaminated-plastic-particles.html
IS THE WINE TRADE SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE AS CONSUMERS?
The conversation around wine education has focused on different types of consumer for a long time – how best to market those who don’t give a fig about where the wine comes from and only about how it tastes as opposed to wine geeks who want to know everything possible about terroir and winemaking.
http://winemag.co.za/marthelize-tredoux-is-the-wine-trade-speaking-the-same-language-as-consumers/
Self-serve dispensing technology encourages exploration in alcoholic drinks – but could also challenge brand loyalty
With self-serve dispensing technology gaining momentum in the market, it is becoming easier for consumers to explore new types of drinks. This presents drinks manufacturers with new opportunities – but could also challenge brand loyalty, says GlobalData.
https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/03/14/Self-serve-dispensing-technology-encourages-exploration-in-alcoholic-drinks-but-could-also-challenge-brand-loyalty
Robust Sales for Premium, Small-Production Wines Latest Wine Industry Metrics
Report finds smaller wineries enjoying strong sales
https://www.winesandvines.com/news/article/196809/Robust-Sales-for-Premium-Small-Production-Wines
Should wine be savored or guzzled? For true pleasure, mindset matters
Wine is at its best and most powerful when it is paired with food in an extended dining experience.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-how-to-savor-and-enjoy-wine-20180314-story.html
How a soak in a tub of wine remedied my crushing stress and anxiety
’m probably not the only one who has said they could dive headfirst into vat of wine after a long day of meetings, looming deadlines, and tube delays.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/15/soak-bath-wine-helped-battle-overwhelming-stress-anxiety-7388606/
Excellent Hospitality Shows Direct Impact on Wine Sales
“Staff Training: Your Best Investment”
https://www.wineindustryadvisor.com/2018/03/14/excellent-hospitality-wine-sales
Why Some Champagne Producers are Going Organic and Biodynamic
Farming biodynamically and organically in Champagne has traditionally been seen as risky business, but a growing movement is challenging that assumption
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/why-some-champagne-producers-are-going-organic-and-biodynamic/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61407547&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–sdcXx6wH7pY5D6mhwiZ01FZQ8C0VL6RLchSHABtnCaN3vDnutBIFls_48IBbJ0fsDGOKcGs7gSM9V8OH7bqFMw7Q5f8DKcg2L1ht-_dQPcNRO_2Q&_hsmi=61407424
A Backstreet Boys Tequila Business Is In The Works
Apparently, “The Boys” performed at Moon Palace, a luxury resort in Cancun, and spoke with Tasting Table about their interest in tequila (but honestly, who isn’t interested in tequila?
https://www.elitedaily.com/p/a-backstreet-boys-tequila-business-is-in-the-works-now-my-life-is-complete-8522339
Massive Côte du Rhône fine-wine fraud uncovered by French police
Some 66.5 million bottles of wine, the equivalent of 13 Olympic sized swimming pools full of plonk, was falsely sold as high quality Côtes-du-Rhône wine, French officials have revealed.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20180316/massive-cte-du-rhne-fine-wine-fraud-smashed-by-french-police
Losing the booze: five ways to drink less without missing out
Cutting down doesn’t have to be a chore. Try these simple tricks to cut alcohol consumption while maximizing your pleasure
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/16/losing-the-booze-five-ways-to-drink-less-without-missing-out
Second Labels and parallel brands
Now enter a new category of “second” wine: the Parallel brand, supported by Ramey and other top-rate wineries. This is a relatively new phenomenon that allows wineries that specialize in some wines to delve into other things without competing with themselves.
http://napavalleyregister.com/wine/columnists/dan-berger/dan-berger-s-on-wine-second-labels-and-parallel-brands/article_751b141b-47bc-5050-8cea-e591b46390a8.html
Embracing Old Oak Barrels
Some winemakers are using 100-year-old barrels, disproving the premise that they must be discarded after five years
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/embracing-old-oak-barrels/
Understanding Barbera d’Asti vineyards
The Barbera d’Asti production zone stretches from the town of Asti, to Alessandria and Cuneo. It is produced in 167 towns in the south of Piedmont, and mainly in the Asti area (116 small towns in the Asti zone and 51 in the Alessandria one).
http://www.decanter.com/sponsored/barbera-asti-wines/understanding-barbera-dasti-vineyards-385511/#Yz8OWhOBeb7rxKbJ.99
What to do if your wine cork breaks or crumbles
We’ve all been there – a cork has started to crumble away in your bottle of wine. But what should you do next, and can you drink the wine?
http://www.decanter.com/learn/advice/what-to-do-if-your-wine-cork-breaks-or-crumbles-ask-decanter-385980/#kfLUmvxzIoUAV9od.99
My Favorite New Gadget Is This Machine That Puts Pictures on Beer
Beer Ripples, “a hospitality device that can produce any image or message”
http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/my-favorite-gadget-is-the-machine-that-puts-pictures-on-beer.html
2017’S TOP 50 CRAFT BREWERIES, ACCORDING TO THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION
The 2017 Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies list is led by D.G. Yuengling & Son, Boston Beer Co., Sierra Nevada Brewing, New Belgium Brewing, and Duvel Moortgat (which owns Ommegang, Firestone Walker, and Boulevard Brewing).
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/2017-top-50-craft-breweries/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=df476783ba-Mar_17_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-df476783ba-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-df476783ba-38937345&mc_cid=df476783ba&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PAIRING BURGERS WITH WINE
Pairing burgers with wine surpasses high-low gimmickry. The humble patty is currently in its prime (pun absolutely intended), as chefs elevate black-bean burgers, bacon-topped behemoths, and everything in between with carefully chosen ingredients and housemade condiments.
https://vinepair.com/articles/burger-wine-pairing-guide/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=df476783ba-Mar_17_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-df476783ba-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-df476783ba-38937345&mc_cid=df476783ba&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
THE RETURN OF PULQUE: MEET THE ANCESTOR OF TEQUILA
Pulque is produced from the sap of the maguey plant, or agave, which makes it a relative (a very, very ancient relative) of mezcal and tequila. However, pulque is created through fermentation, rather than distillation, a process that begins as soon as the plant is cut into and one which will continue even as you drink it.
https://www.thebacklabel.com/pulque-ancestor-of-tequila/?utm_campaign=education&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=sunday-3-18-18&mc_cid=fcb19d20d9&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.Wq6zca2ZOSM
To drink better wine, raise your price level
If you want to improve your wine picks, then get into a wine shop or a liquor store, big box store that has a big selection. And yes, you’re going to pay more for better wine.
http://www.tribstar.com/features/valley_life/to-drink-better-wine-raise-your-price-level/article_acf97c95-9e93-56b4-ad3d-8c30efdea25d.html
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March 23, 2018
Franklin Wine Club
Exploring New Zealand Wines
An Education And Tasting
Thursday March 22nd 2018
March 22nd 2018
7PM
Exploring New Zealand Wines
Guest Host: Jillian Smith
Located in the South Pacific, with the southernmost vineyards in the world, 1,000 miles east of Australia, New Zealand is a sea of thirst-quenching Sauvignon Blanc. Top 20 in both wine consumption and wine production,
We will of coarse explore Sauvignon Blanc comparing two styles. Did you also know they make a sparkling version? We will have it along with Pinot Gris, Rosé, Pinot Noir AND a Malbec blend yes Malbec from New Zealand!
Jillian will share photos from her trips and tell us all about 7 wines.
These will be great food wines for your Easter meal and gifts!
Jillian Smith Bio
Jillian is the Brand Ambassador for Villa Maria Wine Estates. She has been working with the company since 2014 and has covered the MA, CT, and RI markets. The Boston native has had the opportunity to visit Villa Maria’s properties in New Zealand 3 times to familiarize herself with the vineyards, the winemaking, and the team of individuals who craft the wines. She graduated from UMass Amherst in 2012 with a degree in Economics and French and has completed her WSET Level 3 in wine certifications.
https://www.meetup.com/Franklin-Wine-Club/events/248228627/
The Wines:
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2016 Villa Maria Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc
750ml $14.99
Wine #1
2017 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
750ml $14.99
Wine #2
2016 Esk Valley Sauvignon Blanc
750ml $16.99
Wine #3
2015 Villa Maria Pinot Gris
750ml $14.99
Wine #4
2017 Villa Maria Rosé
750ml $14.99
Wine #5
2016 Villa Maria Pinot Noir
750ml $17.99
Wine #6
2015 Esk Valley Gimblett Gravels Red Blend
750ml $21.99
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March 20, 2018
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March 19, 2018
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03-19-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
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How are Eucharistic bread and wine made?
Why Are New Hampshire’s Tax-Free Liquor Stores Selling So Much Hennessy?
New Poll Shows Broad Support For Laws To Protect Against Misleading Wine Labels
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Hopedale MA man crafts guide to wool and wine
Things always seems to come in pairs – yarn and needles, wine and cheese. One Hopedale resident posed the question – what about yarn and wine?
http://orleans.wickedlocal.com/news/20180304/hopedale-man-crafts-guide-to-wool-and-wine
Wine’s Generations Game
Sales growth is slowing in the U.S. wine market, as Boomers retire and Millennials continue to crash on Mom’s couch
http://www.winespectator.com/blogs/show/id/Boomer-Gen-X-Millennial-Wine-Trends
Zinfandel is working through its identity crisis
Zinfandel tends to be high in alcohol. If it’s not made carefully, the burn from the alcohol can overwhelm the fruit. Tradition-minded producers strive to make a restrained “claret-style” zin.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/02/26/zingfangddwel.html
U.S. not really a wine drinking country? Poor showing in per-capita spending indicates huge room for improvement.
WHAT IS CARBONIC MACERATION AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?
There’s a lot of jargon associated with wine, particularly with winemaking. Do most wine drinkers really need to be able to tell if a wine undergoes a punch-down versus a pump-over?
https://vinepair.com/articles/carbonic-maceration-care/
The Ultimate Wine Guide For Beer Lovers
Are you a beer drinker? Maybe wine has never appealed to you, or you have found all the types of wine overwhelming. Who knows the difference between white and red, anyway?
http://www.dailyinfographic.com/wines-for-beer-lovers
Who Is The American Wine Buyer?
The Airlines with the Best Craft Beer, Ranked
Good news for beer lovers: Airlines are catching onto the craft brewing boom. Here’s how 8 major domestic carriers stack up.
http://www.foodandwine.com/beer/which-airlines-have-best-craft-beer?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=ef3a4bc634-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-ef3a4bc634-36686829
Puglia Flourishes with Wines Made from Indigenous Grapes
Once known more for dazzling Adriatic beaches and medieval castles, the Italian region of Puglia is looking to its indigenous grapes (like Negroamaro and Primitivo) to put a spotlight on the region’s wine scene.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/05/puglia-wine-italy/
New Poll Shows Broad Support For Laws To Protect Against Misleading Wine Labels
Global wine alliance calls on U.S. lawmakers to heed consumers’ demand for accurate and clear wine labels
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-poll-shows-broad-support-for-laws-to-protect-against-misleading-wine-labels-300607800.html
Zero Oxygen Solutions To Release Wine Saver Kit
To use the wine saver, a consumer can insert the ZOS stopper with the attached, oxygen-absorbing cartridge into an open bottle of wine. Then, the wine saver is said to remove the oxygen that causes wine to go bad.
https://www.homeworldbusiness.com/zos-wine-saver-kit-to-debut-at-ihhs/
EVERYTHING YOU THINK ABOUT TANNINS IS PROBABLY WRONG
Tannins are complicated little bastards, and the wine world has turned them into one of the least-understood aspects of wine drinking.
https://vinepair.com/articles/what-are-tannins-wine/
Please just admire this guy in his ball pit of beer cans
Apparently 30,000 of them, as per a YouTube video
https://mashable.com/2018/03/07/beer-can-ball-pit/#IJTwaj7AGmql
Get out of your comfort zone with these 10 wines
Out of an estimated 1,200 grape varietals in the world, 65 percent of the wine sold in the United States is limited to seven categories — chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot grigio, moscato, pinot noir and white zinfandel. Chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon account for 35 percent of total consumption, according to the Wine Institute.
http://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ac-cn-wine-20180307-story.html
18 Things Only Wine Lovers Will Appreciate
For some, wine is an acquired taste. For others, it is the nectar of the Gods. These super-fun accessories were made for the latter.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/wine-gifts/view-all/
Tullamore Dew Red Sox Edition
William Grant & Sons’ Tullamore Dew has released a limited edition Boston Red Sox bottle to celebrate the brand’s partnership with the MLB team. The Red Sox Collector’s Edition Bottle will be available exclusively throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont for a limited time, retail priced at $25-$29 a 750-ml. Tullamore Dew rose 11.5% to 240,000 cases in the U.S. last year, according to Impact Databank.
Weed or wine?
By far, the biggest game changer to come down the pike in years, the elephant just entering the room, is how will legal marijuana affect wine consumption?
https://www.theunion.com/entertainment/rod-byers-weed-or-wine/
Pabst Brewing Company Launches National Bohemian Crab Shack Shandy
Crab Shack Shandy will be available in 16 oz. can six packs (MSRP: $8.99) and 12 oz. can twelve packs (MSRP: $14.99) in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Crab Shack Shandy has an ABV of 4.2 percent, IBU of 15 and SRM of 5.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/pabst-brewing-company-launches-national-bohemian-crab-shack-shandy?utm_source=Daily+Brew&utm_campaign=b6f5db685f-The+Daily+Brew%3A+January+11%2C+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_935b7e0b70-b6f5db685f-36686829
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: too much of a good thing?
Ask consumers which nation makes the best Sauvignon Blanc on the planet, and most of them will say New Zealand. Very few countries have cornered the market in a single, popular variety like the Kiwis.
http://www.timatkin.com/articles?1859
How to bluff as a wine buff
Masquerade as a connoisseur with these tips from The Wine Show’s Amelia Singer
https://life.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/how-to-bluff-as-a-wine-buff/
The Ultimate Guide to Toasting With Sparkling Wine
Champagne isn’t the only bubbly you can use.
https://www.brides.com/story/the-ultimate-guide-to-toasting-with-sparkling-wine
Kevin O’Leary: 3 tips to pick a great bottle of wine for under $20
Kevin O’Leary is famous for his role as an investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,”
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/07/kevin-oleary-3-tips-to-pick-a-great-cheap-wine.html
Wine Term: Cool Climate
The climate greatly affects what wines grow and how they taste. The term “cool climate” refers to wine regions which specialize in varieties like Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc.
http://winefolly.com/tutorial/cool-climate-wine/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=c269d3209d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-c269d3209d-62472929&mc_cid=c269d3209d&mc_eid=d73340fcba
Captain Morgan targets shot market with Watermelon Smash
Spiced rum brand Captain Morgan has expanded its portfolio of shot-inspired spirits with a new limited-edition flavour: Captain Morgan Watermelon Smash.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/captain-morgan-targets-shot-market-with-watermelon-smash/
Booker’s Bourbon unveils Kathleen’s Batch
Beam Suntory-owned Booker’s Bourbon has unveiled its first bottling of 2018, which honours Kathleen DiBenedetto – the woman who helped launch Beam’s Small Batch Bourbon Collection in the 1990s.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/bookers-bourbon-unveils-kathleens-batch/
The Retailers Changing How We Buy Wine
Today’s wine store is no longer just a place to buy wine.
Retailers in many markets are able to expand offerings to include more corners of the wine world.
https://punchdrink.com/articles/new-wine-retail-best-wine-store-new-york-la/
The Barolo Style Guide
Few wine regions have such clearly defined stylistic differences as the Barolo communes of La Morra and Serralunga d’Alba.
https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/03/the-barolo-style-guide
Why Are New Hampshire’s Tax-Free Liquor Stores Selling So Much Hennessy?
So much Hennessy is being sold, in fact, that one New Hampshire official is asking state Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to investigate whether the Liquor Commission is turning a blind eye to bootlegging and money-laundering activities.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/03/08/591568943/hennessy-hauls-raise-concerns-about-new-hampshire-s-tax-free-liquor-business
New Cavit Wines
Palm Bay International is launching two new limited edition wines under its Cavit label. Cavit Rosé, which is rolling out nationally now, is made from a proprietary blend of native Trentino red grapes and retails at $9 a 750-ml. Cavit Prosecco, retailing at $15, is comprised of 100% Glera grapes and will hit national distribution on April 1. Cavit, based in northeastern Italy’s Trentino region, is the top-selling Italian wine in the U.S. by volume, led by its Pinot Grigio varietal.
The TTB Gets a Master of Wine
Caroline Hermann is the bureau’s first-ever MW
https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-ttb-gets-a-master-of-wine/?utm_campaign=SevenFifty%20Daily%20Weekly%20Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61230158&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–V30g_ekIRfbdMvKdZB51N84MuD9L2K8DylVvxmW7w7nv5RRkAyb0WIr2PsoCwFYfFxkilEg3krfRc1ABaiCC6s5vz4ATkkFo6mOcryP11wcMGv2k&_hsmi=61230124
Making the Case for Wine on Tap
Though the history of kegged wines is a young one, it’s a growing force. Find out how wine on tap offers benefits to the environment, winemakers and adventurous drinkers.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/07/wine-on-tap/
WE ASKED 10 WINEMAKERS: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WINE-AND-CHEESE PAIRING?
While most wine and cheese pairings are going to be pretty darn O.K., there’s a special kind of magic when the flavors and textures of your wine and cheeseare well matched. And who better to match them than someone who made one of them? So, we asked 10 winemakers their favorite cheese pairings for their wine.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-wine-cheese-pairing/
Says the Internet: Corks are the greatest wine closure ever; why use anything else?
Almost all of the wine the world drinks – most estimates are more than 90 percent – isn’t made to age. Most wine is made to drink for dinner that night.
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/says-the-internet-corks-are-the-greatest-wine-closure-ever-why-use-anything-else/
Which wines are most likely to have tobacco aromas?
Tobacco notes are thought to both be a characteristic of certain grapes and the wines made from them, but can also be from the influence of oak barrels, which can add that spicy, tobacco complexity.
http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/Which-Wines-Have-Tobacco-Aromas-56167
World Wide Wine Consumption
Why You Should Never Add Ice Cubes To Red Wine
It is a conundrum that never seems to go away – should you put ice cubes in your red wine if you desire a cool drink?
http://socialvignerons.com/2017/05/22/why-you-should-never-add-ice-cubes-to-red-wine/
How are Eucharistic bread and wine made?
The Roman Rite has very specific guidelines about the process.
https://aleteia.org/2018/03/11/how-are-eucharistic-bread-and-wine-made/
People Can Now Drink Wine Inside A Giant Butthole
Folks in Belgium are being given quite the opportunity to drink wine inside of a hotel that has been designed to look like an anus. The hotel is called CasAnus Hotel. And not only is there an anus placed in the middle of a field, but there’s also some lower intestine, with a bar called BarRectum. And yes, I’m a college graduate that just wrote that sentence.
http://www.craveonline.com/mandatory/1378673-people-can-now-drink-wine-inside-giant-butthole#BE8dxjTjesJOFBvw.99
Kim Crawford Looks To Premiumize With New Upscale Range
Constellation’s Kim Crawford is extending at the high end with a new Signature Reserve line of wines. The first entry in the range is a Sauvignon Blanc retailing at $25 a 750-ml., compared with the core brand’s $18 price point. Constellation says the new offering—sourced from the lower Wairau sub-region of Marlborough, New Zealand—is in response to consumer demand for richer, more complex expressions of Sauvignon Blanc, and has big aromatics and a ripe tropical character. Each vineyard parcel is fermented separately in small lots. A total of 20,000 9-liter cases of Kim Crawford’s Signature Reserve Sauvignon Blanc were produced, with 6,800 cases coming to the U.S; the new wine will be available nationwide by the end of this month. Kim Crawford depleted 1.3 million cases in the U.S. in 2017 on growth of 13%, according to Impact Databank.
Craft wine: Does it exist? Can it exist?
Craft wine shouldn’t be about the size of the winery, but about the quality of its products. Otherwise, what’s the point?
https://www.winecurmudgeon.com/craft-wine-does-it-exist-can-it-exist/
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March 12, 2018
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03-12-2018
Liquor Industry Week In Review
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New Products
THE 7 MISTAKES EVERYONE MAKES AT A WINE SHOP
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HENNESSY COGNAC
What makes beer taste like beer?
AND MORE!
Rosé wine, hard cider are in the pink for Millennials
While rosé only represents about 1.5% of the total table wine category, it’s growing at a massive rate, according to Nielson. Rosé sales climbed nearly 40% in the 12 months ended Dec. 2, according to the market researcher.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/02/25/rose-wine-hard-cider-pink-millennials/371411002/
New Zealand confirmed number 3 in USA wine market
Last year the total value of New Zealand wine imported to the US reached US$422 million, up 6% on 2016 and surpassed only by Italy (US$1.9 billion) and France (US$1.8 billion).
New Zealand sits ahead of Australia, Spain, Argentina and Chile.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1802/S00658/new-zealand-confirmed-number-3-in-usa-wine-market.htm
Affordable White Burgundy Exists — If You Know Where to Look
White Burgundy is unquestionably one of the greatest wines of the world. Almost exclusively made from Chardonnay on limestone soil, it can express both power and finesse. But as acclaim and demand rise, who can afford white Burgundy anymore?
https://vinepair.com/articles/affordable-white-burgundy/
Where To Spreadable Gin, Which, Yes, Is Literally What It Sounds Like It Is
If you just can’t be bothered with breakfast, this will probably change your mind: A new gin and tonic marmalade
https://www.bustle.com/p/where-to-spreadable-gin-which-yes-is-literally-what-it-sounds-like-it-is-8322077
KANGAROOS SOUR VINTAGE IN AUSTRALIA’S MARGARET RIVER
Wineries in Margaret River are trying to minimise the damage caused by a rising Kangaroo population invading the vineyards as harvest for the new vintage gets underway.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/02/kangaroos-sour-vintage-in-australias-margaret-river/
Super-Premium Bourbon Tops 5 Million Cases In The U.S.
Since 2010, U.S. volumes of super-premium Bourbon ($25 and above) have now grown by nearly 3.3 million cases.
Drew Bledsoe shares how making wine is a natural extension of football
The first overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft catches us up on his fruitful retirement endeavors.
BLEDOSE WINES IN STOCK!
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/02/26/drew-bledsoe-doubleback-winery-vineyards
Private label wines: Like a seat on a no-frills airline, people may complain but they love them
Private label wines are everywhere but don’t announce their presence. There’s an ocean of bulk wine made cheaply in California’s San Joaquin Valley, Australia, Chile, and elsewhere. What a private label wine does is attempt to make it seem like this wine was handmade by a person from a single place.
http://blog.wblakegray.com/2018/02/private-label-wines-like-seat-on-no.html
Ten myths about the Chinese wine market
For the past decade, everybody’s been talking about China and its potential as a wine market. Which is as you’d expect, because it’s already an important market that’s only going to get stronger. But if you’re thinking about doing business in China, or you’d like to do more, you need to know what’s good market information and what’s just a myth.
https://www.meininger.de/en/wine-business-international/ten-myths-about-chinese-wine-market
MICH ULTRA GOES ORGANIC TO STAY ON TOP OF LOW-CAL BEER BOOM
Ultra Pure Gold. It has 85 calories, 10 less than regular Ultra, and will be marketed as containing “organic grains.”
IN STOCK
http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/mich-ultra-organic-stay-top-low-cal-beer-boom/312513/
JOHNNIE WALKER BECOMES JANE WALKER FOR LIMITED EDITION
Diageo’s popular Scotch whisky brand Jonnie Walker has given its Black Label a makeover, turning its striding man logo into a woman for a ‘Jane Walker’ limited edition.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/02/johnnie-walker-becomes-jane-walker-for-limited-edition/
New Arnold Palmer
MillerCoors and AriZona Beverages have launched Arnold Palmer Spiked Half & Half. The 5%-abv flavored malt beverage is a non-carbonated blend of iced tea and lemonade based on the popular non-alcoholic AriZona product. To promote the new offering, MillerCoors has placed Arnold Palmer Spiked at events, like the TPC Scottsdale golf tournament, and music festivals across the U.S. Arnold Palmer Spiked is now available nationwide in 24-ounce cans and in 6-packs of 12-ounce cans.
ThE IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURES FOR EVERY TYPE OF BEER, EXPLAINED
Serving beer can have kind of a Goldilocks effect: too warm, it’s flat and possibly off-flavor; too cold, and its flavors will be masked. Just as there are optimal serving temperatures for wines, beer also benefits from being served the right way
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-temperature-beer/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=00d6399bc8-Feb_28_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-00d6399bc8-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-00d6399bc8-38937345&mc_cid=00d6399bc8&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
A Better Way to Bottle in MA
M.S. Walker’s State of the Art New Facility Raises the Industry Bar
http://www.beveragejournalinc.com/new/easyblog/entry/a-better-way-to-bottle
Some Guy Figured Out How to Make Wine in His Instant Pot
If you want to try your hand at making your own wine, most homebrew shops will sell you the supplies to get things started. Or, if you’re David Murphy, you could just pull out your Instant Pot to the make the magic happen.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/02/some-guy-figured-out-how-to-make-wine-in-his-insta.html
Pour wine to savor and enjoy, not guzzle
Don’t limit yourself by over-pouring.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sc-food-wine-serving-size-0302-story.html
How to read a Spanish wine label
The label is your friend and guide — it’s not there to confuse you, it’s there to tell you what’s inside the bottle and where it’s from.
http://www.decanter.com/spanish-fine-wine/read-spanish-wine-label-384254/
The Best Wine to Pair with Lasagna
Who wants some lasagna? That’s a silly question. The answer, of course, is everyone. Everyone wants lasagna.
http://winefolly.com/food-wine/what-kind-of-wine-goes-with-lasagna/?utm_source=Wine+Folly&utm_campaign=c89325bd71-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a18d8bdc1b-c89325bd71-62472929&mc_cid=c89325bd71&mc_eid=d73340fcba
SWA secures GI for Scotch in New Zealand
New Zealand now joins more than 100 other countries, which have officially recognised Scotch whisky as a Scottish product, including Australia and Taiwan.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/swa-secures-gi-for-scotch-in-new-zealand/
Angels’ Share launches Bourbon-filled angel
The Bourbon-filled angels are available exclusively from A Taste of Kentucky for US$49.99
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/angels-share-launches-bourbon-filled-angel/
FOR MANY WINEMAKERS, CONCRETE IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Over the past decade, more winemakers have started using concrete tanks, a fermentation and aging alternative that offers the best of both steel and oak.
https://vinepair.com/articles/concrete-tanks-winemaking/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=0b73affe56-Mar_1_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-0b73affe56-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-0b73affe56-38937345&mc_cid=0b73affe56&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
5 Tips to Store Leftover Wine
Good practices to better preserve an opened bottle of wine, for longer…
http://socialvignerons.com/2018/03/01/5-tips-to-store-left-over-wine/
Bailey’s and Beyond: The Irish Cream PGI
In addition to meeting the EU standards for liqueurs, the PGI for Irish Cream requires the following:
40148369 – cold coffee drink with ice, beans and splash, close-up.
http://winewitandwisdomswe.com/2018/02/28/baileys-and-beyond-the-irish-cream-pgi/
YOUR FAVORITE TACO AND ITS PERFECT WINE PAIR
Pairing wine with tacos might seem a little unorthodox. However, they’re two of my favorite things, so why not enjoy them together?
https://www.thebacklabel.com/your-favorite-taco-and-its-wine-pair/?utm_campaign=lifestyle&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thursday-3-1-18&mc_cid=44871f5f10&mc_eid=307f1bbe08#.WprQ1a2ZOSM
What Does Your Bottle Really Say About the Wine?
We spend a lot of time talking about the stuff inside wine bottles. But can the bottle itself, from its shape to color of the glass, tell you more about what you’re drinking? We go deeper than a punt into what’s behind your wine bottle.
https://www.winemag.com/2018/03/01/what-does-your-bottle-really-say-about-the-wine/
Phenolic compounds deserve superhero status
Antioxidants in wine credited with yet another health benefit.
https://www.mnn.com/food/beverages/blogs/superhero-phenolic-compounds-wine-foods
What you need in your Spanish wine cellar – a guide
Spanish wine expert Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW shares his advice on what to put in your cellar and when to drink…
http://www.decanter.com/spanish-fine-wine/what-you-need-in-your-spanish-wine-cellar-a-fguide-384116/
This Guy’s Dangerous Fail After Attempting A Popular YouTube Hack For Wine Is A Warning To Us All
DO NOT DO THIS. DO NOT DO WHAT LAWRENCE DID.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/just-dont-do-this?utm_term=.yc0EQMgo1p#.ucYLKQz837
US distillery creates ‘first’ coffee bean-rested Bourbon
The Stillhouse Spirits Company has created the ‘first’ Bourbon rested in roasted small-batch coffee beans, which will go on sale later this month.
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2018/03/us-distillery-creates-first-coffee-bean-rested-bourbon/
New Irish Whiskey
Beam Suntory has released the Tyrconnell 15-year-old, an Irish whiskey finished in Madeira casks. The 46%-abv offering is a limited release that the company will roll out this month to select markets at a suggested retail price of $100 a 750-ml. The 15-year-old expression joins a Tyrconnell portfolio that already includes the core namesake brand, as well as a 10-year-old Madeira Cask Finish, 10-year-old Port Cask Finish, and 10-year-old Sherry Cask Finish.
Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes “breathe,” and report that shortage of oxygen leads to cell death in the grape.
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-discovery-wine-grapes-gasping.html
Do Parker points matter any more?
Points, points, points. It’s such a complicated and polarized discussion.
http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/uncategorized/do-parker-points-matter-any-more
What makes beer taste like beer?
Beer is one of the most consumed beverages on the planet and for good reason. It’s delicious, refreshing and it has a huge variety of styles.
http://www.food24.com/Drinks/Beer/what-makes-beer-taste-like-beer-20180302
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HENNESSY COGNAC
The company — which reads “modern” but is in fact 253 years young — puts out a solid half of the world’s Cognac. It has Irish roots, and kept two families in business for eight and seven generations, respectively.
https://vinepair.com/articles/best-hennessy-cognac/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=e80cc6a51d-Mar_3_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-e80cc6a51d-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-e80cc6a51d-38937345&mc_cid=e80cc6a51d&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Choose the Right Wine: 7 Tips on How to Shop Smarter
Overwhelmed. Baffled. Bewildered. That’s how most people feel when shopping for wine.
http://www.foodandwine.com/wine/how-america-buys-wine
Do Wine Competition Medals Impact The Price Of Your Wine?
When you visit wineries, no doubt you’ve seen shiny medals on ribbons draped around bottles of wine. A new study by French economists examines whether wine competition awards have an impact on wine price and are indicators of quality.
http://www.vino-sphere.com/2018/02/do-wine-competition-medals-impact-price.html
Mood Swings For Wine Lovers
Personal taste is very, well, personal; it is also maddeningly dependent on context. It is the same as having a music playlist for working out, which you’d never play during a candlelight dinner. So, if you pick a wine for the mood you are trying to establish, everyone will be happy.
https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/mood-swings-for-wine-lovers/Content?oid=11498317
The Bodyguard of Wine: Cork Is More Than a Closure
The Bodyguard of Wine: Cork Is More Than a Closure
https://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/bodyguard-wine-cork-more-closure
Love It or Hate It, Without Jameson You Wouldn’t Be Drinking Irish Whiskey
The brand’s hell-raising reputation moves units and inspires loyalty, but it doesn’t exactly secure Irish whiskey a spot in the craft canon.
https://vinepair.com/articles/jameson-irish-whiskey/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=036ec5a1ec-Jan_31_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-036ec5a1ec-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-036ec5a1ec-38937345&mc_cid=036ec5a1ec&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
THE 7 MISTAKES EVERYONE MAKES AT A WINE SHOP
For many people, heading to the local wine shop can be an intimidating and anxiety-inducing experience.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/the-7-most-common-mistakes-youre-making-at-the-wine-shop/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=036ec5a1ec-Jan_31_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-036ec5a1ec-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-036ec5a1ec-38937345&mc_cid=036ec5a1ec&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
Cremant sparkling wine muscles in as new champagne as sales soar
French crémant sparkling wines have muscled in on the party circuit and are challenging the domination of those two old favorites.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/03/cremant-sparkling-wine-muscles-new-champagne-sales-soar/
New Zac Brown Wine
Delicato Family Vineyards is extending its Z. Alexander Brown brand with a new Uncaged Sauvignon Blanc retailing at $20 a 750-ml. The new entry is sourced from Napa Valley, warmer Lake County Vineyards in the North Coast, and cool southern Suisun Valley vineyards just south of Napa County. Z. Alexander Brown also includes an Uncaged Red Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir, as well as the recently released Uncaged Chardonnay.
THE UNITED STATES OF ALCOHOL
Here’s what a map of our country might look like if our drinking preferences were what divided us, instead of politics.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/united-states-of-alcohol-map/?utm_source=The+Drop+by+VinePair&utm_campaign=a9a4c41b98-Mar_5_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b653fb8c99-a9a4c41b98-38937345&goal=0_b653fb8c99-a9a4c41b98-38937345&mc_cid=a9a4c41b98&mc_eid=d42ed911dc
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