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Winetasting: Forever Learning at Bodegas Bianchi

In winemaking, as any craft, the learning never stops. Especially at a 95-year-old producer like Bodegas Bianchi, founded in 1928 in Mendoza, Argentina, where current Wine Director Silvio Alberto continues to experiment and finetune...
Barrell Bourbon Batch 34 whiskey

Barrell Bourbon Batch 34 Heads to Shelves

Leading blending house Barrell Craft Spirits has launched Barrell Bourbon Batch 34. This is a mix of straight bourbon whiskeys from 6- to 15-year-old American white oak barrels. The whiskeys were distilled and aged in TN, KY and...
Old Line Spirits Double Oak Series Sherry Cask

Old Line Spirits Double Oak Series Sherry Cask

The demand for this Old Line Spirits annual release has grown substantially since it won best in category last year in Fred Minnick's Ascot Awards, the company says. Made with a mashbill of 100% malted...
Tröegs Independent Brewing Canthology Volume 1

Tröegs Canthology Variety 12-packs

Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of its seasonally rotating Canthology variety 12-pack of cans. Canthology will replace the Hershey, PA, brewery’s long-running Anthology variety 12-packs of bottles. At the core of each Canthology pack...
Buchanan's Pineapple Buchanans blended scotch whisky whiskey

Buchanan’s Pineapple

Buchanan's Blended Scotch Whisky has introduced Buchanan's Pineapple. This is a blend of Scotch whisky and natural flavors, the company says.  Buchanan's Pineapple features notes of light caramel and vanilla, the taste of juicy pineapple and a bright,...
Cointreau new bottle brand branding redesign look

Cointreau Debuts New Look

Cointreau, an essential ingredient in innumerable cocktails, has revealed its biggest brand redesign in nearly 140 years. The revamped Cointreau bottle is an ode to the brand’s history and a celebration of the orange itself,...
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The Top Tequila Trends in 2023

What are the biggest tequila trends in 2023? For one, more growth. Preliminary 2022 data indicates that the agave spirit has surpassed American whiskey by value to become the second most valuable spirits subcategory in...
Wine and Spirits Guild 75 years 75th anniversary

The Wine and Spirits Guild Celebrates 75 Years

Why “guild”? Seventy-five years ago, why did the founders of the Wine and Spirits Guild of America choose this term for their newly formed industry group? Rather than, say, “association”? “When they were first starting...
SIMI Wines Low-cal Brightful Chardonnay low cal chard wine

SIMI Wines Low-cal Brightful Chardonnay

SIMI Wines has launched its first-ever low-calorie, low-alcohol wine: Brightful Chardonnay, with 80 calories per serving and 9% ABV. Using the same fruit sourcing, SIMI’s winemaking team adjusted the oak aging and implemented winemaking techniques...
Redhook Brewery Big Ballard Variety Pack craft beer beers

Redhook Brewery Big Ballard Variety Pack

Classic Seattle craft producer Redhook Brewery has expanded its Big Ballard brand with the new Big Ballard Variety Pack, containing 18 beers. The new pack includes three Big Ballard IPAs: Original, Hazy, and Tropical. The original...