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• Studying for the Certified Cider Professional Level 1 Exam with Sage Bird...

  

  I finally began preparing for the Certified Cider Professional (CCP) exam this week as part of the BevFluence New Perspectives on Cider, Perry, and Brandy... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Languedoc: The New French Wine Scene by Vins Du Languedoc

  

  Recently I attended a seminar and wine tasting titled Languedoc: The New French Wine Scene and presented by Vins du Languedoc. I thought I knew a lot about the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: AOP Limoux Blanquette De Limoux Mauzac Blanc

  

  Blanquette de Limoux is considered to be the first sparkling white wine produced in France and it was created long before the Champagne region became... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wine Tour Across Borders: Croatia and Hungary; Osijek-Baranja County and Villány

  

  A cross-border region where rivers connect, not divideDuring our Spring trip to Croatia and specifically in the historic city of Osijek, I saw a poster... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Organic and Vegan Wines from Italy's Corvezzo Winery

  

  "Skins are thicker and this helps wines develop better aromas. For this reason, I believe that organic grapes have the potential to generate superior wines. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: DO Navarra Ribera Alta Graciano with Bodegas Alconde

  

  Navarra’s reputation for making exceptional wine blossomed during the late Middle Ages, as pilgrims traveling along the Camino de Santiago—a medieval... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Inventing the Catoctin Mountain Craft Beverage Trail

  

  According to wikipedia, the "Catoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, forms the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridg... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ilok and Croatia's Srijem Vineyards

  

  Ilok is a city and region located in the far eastern end of Croatia - adjacent to the Danube to its North and surrounded by Serbia except for a sliver of... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: DO Calatayud Garnacha Through Bodegas Raíces Ibéricas

  

  "Hola, My name is Rubén, Carlos Rubén, winemaker in Spain and my favourite grape is the Garnacha. I love all the facets of this unique grape variety, which... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Limari Valley Sauvignon Blanc Via Viña Tabalí

  

  The Limarí Valley is one of the northernmost wine-growing regions in Chile, located 200 miles (320km) north of the capital, Santiago. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: DO Getariako Txakolina Hondarrabi Zuri from Blai Txakolina

  

  Welcome to the Basque language. DO Getariako Txakolina is the appellation, Hondarrabi Zuri a white wine grape, and Blai Txakolina a winery. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Virginia Cider Trail Coincides with the BevFluence Cider: New Perspectives o...

  

  This is a big month for Virginia Cider. Last week the American Cider Association (ACA) announced the launch of the Virginia Cider Trail where users of the app... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brandy, Gin and More from Croatia's First Craft Distillery: Brigljević Distillery

  

  On my first day in Zagreb, at the Pink Day Festival, I discovered artisanal Croatian gin through Iguana Gin and quickly learned it was a rising phenomenon in... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Casablanca Valley Sauvignon Blanc

  

  The Humboldt Current carries cold water from the South Pacific to the equator -- all along the South American continent. It is both wide and long and creates... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• RTD Cocktails Profile: Post Meridiem

  

  We've learned from the highly successful Rendezvous: An In-depth Look at RTD Cocktails campaign that RTDs come in flavors, percent alcohol, and size. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Alentejo's Portalegre DOC and Arinto

  

  Located along the Spanish border, the Portalegre DOC is Alentejo's northernmost subregion and is completely different from the rest of the Alentejo -- from the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Abruzzo DOC Pecorino

  

  “…one morning in September, before the harvest, I and others went to Arquata del Tronto, in the hamlet of Pescara, where they had pointed out to me an ancient... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Tasting To Remember at Krauthaker Vineyards and Winery

  

  Wine lovers are well aware of the 45th parallel North - the line halfway between the equator and the North Pole - that runs through many of the world's... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• White Wines from Portugal's Alentejo Wine Region

  

  I'm rather excited about receiving these six white wines from Portugal's Alentejo wine region -- a region of rolling plains that covers more than 30% of Portuga... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Historic Wine Cellars of Slavonia, Croatia

  

  The Slavonia (including the Danube) wine region is the largest both in hectares of vines and in the quantity of wine produced. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2022 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK