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6 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
4 hours agoThe NY International Spirits Competition is judged by industry pros only. Here are the 2025 Double Gold-winning American whiskeys that stood out to the experts. The New York International Spirits Competition is one of the most respected spirits competitions in the world, known for its distinctive …
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
9 hours agoWe spend a lot of time here reporting on results from the San Francisco Spirits Competition. It might seem excessive, but it’s for good reason: this is unequivocally one of the most influential annual judgings in the booze industry. Brands no less significant than Tito’s Vodka, Don Julio tequila, …
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
You Can Chill Wine In The Freezer, But Only For This LongTo err is to human, and to forget to chill the wine ahead of time is a more common experience than you think. The old "rules" might advise serving …
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3 weeks ago | 
robbreport.com.au | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
Dry farming wines has plenty of benefits. It’s said that great wine is made in the vineyard, and that is especially true in the case of wines that are “dry farmed” or non-irrigated. Many wine regions, especially in Europe, do not allow irrigation of any vines older than three years or except in cases of severe drought, leaving plants to struggle to find available groundwater.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com.au | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
Looking at the knock-on effects of tariffs. While tariffs have led to much agita in the wine world, one part of the industry has seen a silver lining of late: the secondary market. One major wine reseller has seen a large bump in sales, and others predict that their business will begin to really heat up as current inventory declines and higher prices come into play across not just imported wine, but the entire market.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
3 hours agoTrump Has Bonkers ‘Junk’ Meltdown When Challenged on TariffsThe president was asked about the effects of levies he’s imposed on China in a striking interview on NBC. 6 hours agoTrump says ‘I don’t know’ when asked if he’s required to uphold ConstitutionThe president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.de | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
Bevor wir über Bordeaux sprechen, wollen wir mit einem der größten Mythen der Weinwelt aufräumen: Nicht alle Bordeaux-Weine sind teuer und für Normalsterbliche unerreichbar. Sicher, einige Flaschen können Zehntausende oder sogar Hunderttausende Euro erzielen, aber mit über 7.000 Châteaux in der Region werden Weine in verschiedenen Qualitätsstufen und Preisklassen hergestellt, sodass wirklich für jeden etwas dabei ist.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
1 day agoAmerica loves beer. From IPAs to lagers, America's preference for beer varies across regions and states, though one brand seems to stand out from the rest. In a recent study by Coffeeness, a German coffee-focused website that publishes beverage-related studies, analysts compiled a ranking of the most …
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.com.au | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
A pair of sisters took over the family winery in Santorini and blew us away with their first vintage. As longtime fans of Greek wine and especially Assyrtiko from Santorini, we were recently blown away by Gai’a’s latest release, 2022 Ammonite, a single-plot Assyrtiko from 300-year-old ungrafted vines.
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1 month ago | 
robbreport.de | Mike DeSimone |Jeff Jenssen
Etwa 95 Prozent des Champagners sind Nicht-Jahrgangs-Champagner. Sie sind also eine Mischung aus Grundweinen mehrerer Jahre. Jahrgangs-Champagner stammen aus der Ernte eines einzigen Jahres. Die exquisitesten dieser Jahrgangs-Champagner werden als „spät degorgiert“ bezeichnet. Sie reifen oft acht bis zehn Jahre länger auf der Hefe. Das heißt, sie werden in der Flasche mit den Resthefen aus der zweiten Gärung gelagert, bevor das Sediment entfernt wird.
