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Heath Family Brands’ Jenblossom Cellars Named Wine of the Year at 2026 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition
Portfolio earns 19 total 90+ point scores, 4 Platinum medals, and 6 Director’s Awards across Texas and California properties July 13, 2026 (Fredericksburg, TX) — Heath Family Brands announced a [...]
Gulp Hablo Launches “Gulp Goes with You,” a Summer Campaign Celebrating Wine Without Limits
The campaign introduces Gulp Hablo’s canned wines as the go-anywhere companion for everyday occasions. July 14, 2026 (New York, NY) — This summer, Gulp Hablo is taking wine beyond the table and [...]
Champagne Barons de Rothschild launches cuvées parcellaires
The latest addition to the fast-developing Rothschild Champagne house is a pair of single-site expressions from grands crus in Avize and Cramant – and Patrick Schmitt MW gets an early taste. The post Champagne Barons de Rothschild launches cuvées parcellaires appeared...
📺Are Offbeat White Grapes Worth Your Money?
This lineup leans into the whites that never make the supermarket end-cap. Zippy, textural, occasionally weird in the best way. The kind of bottles that make...
Domaine Bousquet Launches “Wine for the Future” – The First UK Competition to Champion Grass Roots Sustainability
Partnering with leaders in sustainability – Enotria, International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), Porto Protocol, Regenerative Viticulture Foundation (RVF), The Sustainable Restaurant Association, and Sustainable Wine Solutions – to deliver [...]
Brown-Forman begins search for new chief executive
Brown-Forman has begun the search for a new chief executive after Lawson Whiting announced his retirement. His departure follows a turbulent period marked by falling sales, trade disruption, restructuring and unsuccessful takeover talks. The post Brown-Forman begins...
📺Making Wine on a Volcano | Tasting the Juhfark Variety with Somloi Vandor, Hungary
The Wine Grapes encyclopedia calls Juhfark "perhaps the least modern or internationally appealing of Hungarian varieties." ...I have been obsessed with it si...
The Unmatched Elegance of Rosé: RosaMara Enters the International Wine Colour Map
Costaripa becomes a leading reference in the new language of rosé wine: from scientific rigour to aesthetic vision, Florence de La Rivière’s work redefines the role and value of wine [...]