Forbes How To Join The Most Exclusive Wine Club In The WorldForbes“It was just a crazy idea,” said Bernard Hervet, the visionary who brought 1243 Bourgogne Society to life two years ago. “I used to pass by this area of the Hospice de Beaune, which was a wine shop for a long time, and dreamt […]
Vatican Priests & Nuns Are Drowning In Wine – Daily Beast
Daily Beast Vatican Priests & Nuns Are Drowning In WineDaily BeastIn classic Francis form, he ad-libbed the better part of the lesson, explaining that at a certain point in the celebration the wine ran dry. “How is it possible to celebrate the wedding and have a party if you lack what the prophets indicated was […]
Coming to America: A ‘world-class’ wine born near Shangri-La – Washington Post
Washington Post Coming to America: A 'world-class' wine born near Shangri-LaWashington PostNot every wine needs a story, but here's one with a doozy to tell. It's called Ao Yun, it's produced near Shangri-La in remote southwestern China, and it's amazingly good. When it's released in the United States in September, it will cost $300 a […]
Wine sales start today in Tennessee grocery stores – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free Press Wine sales start today in Tennessee grocery storesChattanooga Times Free PressWalmart Neighborhood Market grocery stores prepare to start wine sales at 8 a.m., today. Tennessee grocery stores with permits may begin selling wine today for the first time under a new state law broadening where wine and other liquor may be […]
Former Roberta’s Wine Director Amanda Smeltz Takes Over Program at Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud – Eater NY
Eater NY Former Roberta's Wine Director Amanda Smeltz Takes Over Program at Bar Boulud and Boulud SudEater NYThe woman who turned Roberta's into one of the city's most interesting restaurants for wine is taking the helm at Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud — a high profile, fine dining sommelier job after sommelier Michael Madrigale's trendsetting […]
Eight Burger Joints With Great Wine Lists – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Eight Burger Joints With Great Wine ListsBloombergThanks to sommelier Mike Duffy, this place is all about the wine, which means that you can have grower champagne from Jacquesson, New World reds, and even orange wine with chef Josh Capon's award-winning, bacon jam-topped burgers. There are … Brought to you by Google News. Read the rest […]
5 ways to fly high in California wine country – The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times 5 ways to fly high in California wine countryThe Seattle TimesYou know it's fun to take in the wine-country sights. But have you thought about trying the heights? Whether you're zooming down a zip line or floating through the air (with the greatest of ease) in a hot-air balloon, there are quite […]
This Bag Lets You Take a Whole Box of Wine Wherever You Go – Thrillist
Thrillist This Bag Lets You Take a Whole Box of Wine Wherever You GoThrillistThe "Wine Dispensing Travel Tote," created by Tracey Luebbers and currently selling on Uncommon Goods, is no doubt your new travel accessory. It holds an entire box of wine, and has room for anything else you commonly store in your purse, according […]
Is Blue Wine the New Rosé? – Slate Magazine (blog)
Slate Magazine (blog) Is Blue Wine the New Rosé?Slate Magazine (blog)It's officially summer, which means that the thoughts of wine drinkers often turn to rosé. But Spanish startup Gïk has decided that rosés, reds, and whites are for old-school wine snobs. So this group of twentysomething designers, programmers, artists …Electric blue wine is now a […]
The Weird World Of Expensive Wine – FiveThirtyEight
FiveThirtyEight The Weird World Of Expensive WineFiveThirtyEightIn Bordeaux, as almost anywhere else in the world of fine wine, wines get more expensive as they get older, and that effect accelerates the older the wine becomes. There's a lot going on here — aging and its complex chemistry, market scarcity (people … Brought to you by […]
