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Prohibitionism, Neo-Prohibitionism, and the Three-Tier System: How Did the Wine Industry Get Here?

As wine educators, journalists, marketers, grape growers, winemakers, importers, distributors, retailers, and an entire supporting supply chain, we’re collectively facing what feel like unprecedented headwinds. For the domestic American wine industry, we can add crippling and whipsaw tariffs to the list of recent new challenges, include devastating wildfires; scientifically unsound

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May 20, 2025

Thanksgiving Wines for 2024!

Thanksgiving will soon be here, and you’ve probably already decided on your menu. And you’ll want some great wines to go with the big meal. You could always go with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Chardonnay — or try something new? YES!   Rosé Wines: Try Mulderbosch Rose, from South Africa,

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November 3, 2024

Not Ready For Prime Time? De-Alcoholized “Wine”

The wine industry, broadly, is rightfully concerned–even worried–about the current state of affairs: a glut of bulk wine; too many planted acres; a lower appetite for wine especially among younger adults; and a strong movement toward low- and non-alcohol beverages buttressed by stark warnings from the World Health Organization and

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February 17, 2024

Make Second Wines Your First Choice!

So you’re sitting in a lovely, fine-dining restaurant that has an extensive wine list, including pages of selections from France, with a focus on Bordeaux. You’ve always liked French wine, and as you thumb through the list in a leather-bound binder, sitting on a white linen tablecloth, your eyes practically

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August 3, 2023

Does New Tech Have Wine Over a Barrel?

When you’re wine shopping in a store, you’ll usually see “shelf talkers,” those little tags that shout out wine ratings and accolades below the bottles, practically begging you to buy a bottle…or a case. If not, you can just check reviews online from, say, Wine Spectator, or even snap a

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May 29, 2023
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