A new bill passed today declared Indiana Rye to be a legally-binding, regional designation whiskey from today. “July 1, 2021, is a moment of history in the world of whiskey and the world of Indiana Whiskey,” says Hard Truth Distilling Co Master Distiller Bryan Smith. Craft distillers in Indiana scored a big win this week […]
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As the summer-selling season began in earnest and the demand for pre-packaged drinks continues to trend up, leading wine marketers have been busy maneuvering amidst a tricky economic landscape—trying to bridge the gap between the general market and craft cocktail enthusiasts. Buoyed by last year’s off-premise surge, a slew of wine-based ready-to-drink cocktails have thrived, even
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The Valpolicella Wine Consortium has recently announced the numbers for the first five months of 2021. The numbers show around 30 million state seals were issued for the Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto origins, which is 18% over 2020. Compared to 2019, the increase is 14%. Amarone, which after a disastrous January 2021 (-24.5 %),
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The Benedictine monks and nuns who tend to the first papal vineyard in France have launched an appeal to sell their wine to help the families of local wine growers. Located on a hill in the Rhône Valley, the Abbeys of Le Barroux work together with the local wine-marking community to cultivate the land first
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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2021 has moved to digital format for this year, it will be providing live sessions focusing on the recovery of the wine and spirits industry called ‘Bouncing Back’ – the dates are June 8, 2021 – June 29, 2021. Webinars, roundtable debates and exclusive interviews will go live every Tuesday
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Designations of Origin evolve over time and incorporate modifications that have an impact on the way their wines are classified. This is the case of the DO Cava, which has recently announced changes and the approval of new regulations. The origins of Cava lie in the wine-growing region of Penedés. Cava can also be produced
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Preparations for ProWein 2022, the world’s largest wine and spirits trade fair, has commenced online registrations. ProWein 2019 had over 6,900 exhibitors from 64 countries and 61,500 visitors from 143 nations taking part in the show. Taking place in Düsseldorf from 27-29 March 2022, registrations for the ‘Same but Different’ event within the show will
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It was an honour and a privilege to participate as a speaker today for FIJEV [Journalistes et Ecrivains des Vins et Spiritueux] members on the topic “Digital Wine Marketing for Wine Journalists”. “Wine Journalists Represent a Global Community” It was wonderful to see
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Oscar Oliveras has won the prestigious “Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year” award for “Grape View” which is a stunning image of Semillon grapes being gathered in Saussignac, France. The Spanish photographer captured this image on the first day of the harvest at Château des Ganfard. Some other winners include: The winner of the Errázuriz
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Paris-based International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) has just revealed stats of the top ten countries that drank the most wine in 2020. Global Consumption has fallen to its lowest point since 2002. OIV reports that that overall wine consumption had fallen three percent to 234 million hectolitres in 2020 – around 6.2 billion
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