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Jan 6, 2025 · Wine 5 Wine Industry Trends to Watch in 2025. From tariffs to climate change, the wine industry will face significant challenges in the year ahead, but changing consumer preferences could also bring opportunities

Jan 9, 2025 · Contributing editor Joshua M. Bernstein is a beer, spirits, food, and travel journalist, as well as an occasional tour guide, event producer, and industry consultant.He writes for the New York Times, Men’s Journal, New York magazine, Wine Enthusiast, and Imbibe, where he’s a contributing editor in charge of beer coverage.Bernstein is also the author of five books: …

Jan 4, 2018 · Every four to six months, a group of the most venerated residents of Napa Valley gathers for lunch. Joseph Gallo, Mike Martini, Don Sebastiani Sr., and Fred Franzia are typically there, as are the benevolent ghosts of long-lived former members, like Frank Indelicato, John Parducci, Lou Foppiano, and Bob and Peter Mondavi.

Nov 14, 2017 · From the very start, Quintessential Wines forged a new path. Father and son Stephen D. Kreps Sr. and Dennis Kreps founded the import, distribution, and sales and marketing organization based in Napa, California, in 2002.

Feb 7, 2022 · Complicating matters even further is that any number of salts can cause salinity in wine. “[Although] the main mechanism in taste buds for perceiving salty taste is responsive only to sodium ions, the presence of chloride is also thought to be necessary as well,” explains Leigh Francis, the research manager for sensory and flavor for The Australian Wine Research Institute.

Jan 22, 2024 · To find a winery in California specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel is hardly a challenge in today’s wine landscape. But for wine professionals and collectors, Ridge Vineyards sits at the top. “Ridge is so American and so itself and so unabashedly Californian in a very balanced and beautiful way,” says Ryan Mullins, a sales consultant for the Atlanta …

Oct 22, 2018 · Legal Understanding the Complex Legal Landscape of Interstate Alcohol Shipping. Alcohol agencies are cracking down on shipments from out-of-state retailers, motivated by concerns about lost tax revenue, protecting minors, and more.

Jan 4, 2018 · 4. Be Present. Lisa Stevens, a fine-wine specialist for Henry Wine Group in Benicia, California, recommends getting in front of buyers as much as possible. “Be present. If you’re not there, then you don’t have the opportunity,” she says.

Aug 1, 2017 · Pennsylvania, the second state in the union, has the country’s fifth largest population, a long history of home distilling, and an embarrassment of natural resources: centuries-old apple orchards and vineyards, spring-fed mountain water, and fields of …