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Black Vintners and Wine Professionals in the Spotlight?

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opened Woburn Winery, the first American, Black-owned vineyard and winery, in Virginia. ” Her new, major initiative is to broaden access and work opportunities to Black wine professionals through the launch of the the Black Wine Professionals website to facilitate wine industry connections with talented Black personnel.

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??3 Delicious Ways to Pair Sauternes Wine with Food You’ll Love

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Here’s a secret: in traditional Bordeaux society, few hosts would dare pair In fact, legend has it that in the 1980s, Madame Janin of Château Climens (wife of the Climens estate manager at the time) refused to sell bottles to anyone who said they wanted it to pair with dessert. But times change. ” Previous.

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??7 Secrets of Virtual Wine Tasting Kits You’ll Love

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Yet it also includes the tiny “customer support” touches from the very moment the consumer clicks on a website link, or calls or emails the winery for more information. More technical notes from the vineyard manager or winemaker 5. Then leading to the moment consumers receive the box. Recipe cards 2.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

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An American nod to the elemental luxuries of the Japanese ryokan, or inn, its 11-course kaiseki-style dinners are crafted from meticulously tended ingredients grown on its nearby five-acre farm, where photogenic rows of micro-seasonal produce managed by Katina are bordered by the banks of the Russian River.

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From the Strategist: The Best Wine Subscriptions, According to Sommeliers

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But with so many wine subscriptions out there, it can be hard to know where to begin and how to avoid those bogus ones that sommelier Ian Bishop, the portfolio manager at Flavors of Italy , says are “full of mass-produced or private label wine that is, frankly, inferior in quality.”. Best European–focused wine subscription. Photo: retailer.

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