Volcanic Island Wines: The Azores and Madeira

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September 22, 2016   |   By Edward M. Korry, CHE, CSS, CWE  This past June, I was fortunate to visit both the islands of the Azores and Madeira. The latter has long been on my wine region bucket list, given its historic ties…

Fortified Wines: What They Are and Why They’re Trending

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September 22, 2016 “Fortified wines seem to be working at other establishments – it kind of goes along with the trendiness of craft beer,” one operator told us, in our Spring TIPS research report. “Everyone is doing it and…

Take 5 with Roust USA

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September 22, 2016   |   By Mike Raven in the Mix first had the pleasure of interviewing Leonid back in 2011 when his company was known as Russian Standard Vodka.  This current interview gives us a chance to catch up…

What it means to be Family For Life

Celebrating 50 Years of Robert Mondavi Winery   September 22, 2016   |    By Rebecca Wilkie, Cuvée Marketing Dating back to July 1966, Robert Mondavi was a dreamer who believed he could make world-class wines…

Blanc de Bleu

Millennials in a Bottle

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Next Generation Wine Entrepreneurs Josh Phelps and Carlo Trinchero June 22, 2016   Every generation has to carve its own path, build its own identity. For childhood friends Josh Phelps and Carlo Trinchero, that means…

Take 5 Interview with Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery

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June 22, 2016   |   By Mike Raven Rhonda Carano, Proprietor Rhonda is the co-owner and Vice President of Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery. Rhonda and her husband, Don Carano, visited Sonoma County, California in the…

Winemaker, Joe Wagner launches Steorra, his debut into Sparkling Wine

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Steorra, a California Sparkling Wine from the Russian River Valley, is Available this Spring April 22, 2016 (St. Helena, CA; March April 14th, 2016) Copper Cane Wines & Provisions announces Steorra Wines, a brut, non-vintage…

Trinity Oaks Wines Announces 15 Millionth Tree Planted

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April 12, 2016 One Bottle One Tree® Funds the Planting of a Tree for Every Bottle of Trinity Oaks Wine Sold St. Helena, Calif. April 12, 2016 — For the past eight years, Trinity Oaks Wines has continued a legacy to…

Ultimate Wine Challenge reviews Prosecco

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March 28, 2016 Ultimate Beverage Challenge (UBC) was founded in 2010 by award-winning author/critic/journalist/educator F. Paul Pacult, publishing executive and editor Sue Woodley, and consultant David Talbot. In 2013, editor/journalist…

Antonio Carpenè, the Father of Prosecco

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March 28, 2016   |   By Paul Wagner Antonio Carpenè fought to unify Italy under Garibaldi at the Battle of Bezzecca, and then went on to study chemistry at the University of Pavia. It was his love of chemistry and his homeland…

The Latest Research on Beer, Wine, Spirits & Cocktails

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What’s trending, what bars and restaurants are menuing, what consumers are drinking – and what they want to drink. March 28, 2016   |   By Mike Kostyo, Publications Manager at Datassential The drink menu has been anything…

Making the Rounds with Helen Benefield Billings – Holiday Thrills with IMI & ITM at the Porsche Experience Center

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March 28, 2016   |   By Helen Benefield Billings IMI Agency and in the Mix magazine team members gathered at the new Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia for a holiday celebration last December that was most certainly…

Warren Winiarski – Forty Years after the Judgement of Paris

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March 28, 2016   |   By Paul Wagner Fourty Years after the Judgement of Paris It is called “The Shot Heard Round the World,” but none of the three key individuals who helped create it had any idea that it would change…

Eight Ways Wine Will Change in 2016

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From English bubbly to over-the-top wine tours and celebrity brands, Pursuits' critic Elin McCoy uncorks her predictions for the year to come. The impact of climate change and new technologies (like the ability to check wine prices on smartphones)…