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Black Vintners and Wine Professionals in the Spotlight?

Sante

opened Woburn Winery, the first American, Black-owned vineyard and winery, in Virginia. To highlight the lack of access for Black wine professionals, Coney draws on her experience as a journalist and wine judge, “The opportunities for Black wine pros to participate on press trips are limited,” said Coney. single vineyards.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

7 Shifts

The restaurants who received the funding agreed to pay all employees non-tipped minimum wage, plus their tips as the restaurant returns to regular operations, and agreed to serve at least 500 free meals to New Yorkers affected by COVID-19. So the question is: how will off-site dining experiences change the future of NY restaurants?

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Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley

EATER

Rows at Scoria Vineyard in Caldwell | Sydney Nederend. The AVA centers on a stretch of southwestern Idaho with the largest density of vineyards and wineries, along with bits of eastern Oregon. Sunnyslope Wine Trail: Visitors looking for great wine should start with this collection of 17 wineries and vineyards.

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A Celebration Of Women In Wine

The Wine Knitter

Her winemaking philosophy is partly drawn on earlier harvest experiences in Tuscany and Bordeaux that reconnected her to her love of nature and the soil where she grew up. Pairing: Enjoy as an aperitif or serve with goat cheese, seafood, light pasta, or risotto. A hint of citrus zest lingers on a smooth finish. Alcohol : 13.3%

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

One thing local restaurants know how to do is anticipate their customers’ wants and needs. Of those respondents, consumer reactions were basically split down the middle, with nearly half saying that most customers have not noticed, and the other half saying some have noticed. Diners savor a cohesive digital experience.

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The Return of the American Rail Dining Car

EATER

In 2019, Peter Wilander, then Amtrak’s vice president of product development and customer experience, told the Washington Post that millennials “want more privacy, they don’t want to feel uncomfortable sitting next to people” they don’t know. It seemed passengers didn’t even want traditional train car dining anyway.

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7 Innovative Packaging Trends to Make You Happy

A Wine Story

The wine industry also learned that Millennials often valued wine packaged in single serving cans with calories, carbohydrates, and other nutritional information on the label. . But in the end they thought a heavy bottle weight for an expensive wine reassured customers about the wine’s quality. 2020: Key Packaging Trends.