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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Earlier this month, Bologna, the capital of the Emilia Romagna region, welcomed Grand Tour Italia, a reimagined theme park. Geared primarily to domestic and international travelers, Grand Tour Italia offers an immersive, bird’s-eye view of the diverse culinary and cultural traditions of Italy’s 20 regions, designed

Earlier this summer, the Scotch Whisky Masters revealed its 2024 results of the best liquids the category has to offer. It’s an annual blind tasting competition, which includes an expert panel comprised of some of the most trusted palates in the UK. Those judges had plenty to mull over and offered up quite a lengthy

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s an unseasonably warm June day standing atop Weingut Carl Loewen’s block of vines in the Thörnicher Ritcher Vineyard. Looking down the 97º slope, one question comes to mind: Why would anyone plant vineyards here? One of Germany’s largest forests begins at the base of the

Leader in the Beverage-Alcohol ecommerce space, Flaviar, has acquired Speakeasy Company, another ecommerce agency that has become a strong competitor in the industry, the companies tell me exclusively. The merger is effective immediately and the companies will continue operations under the Flaviar brand. Flaviar’s acquisition of Speakeasy will provide the company with a wider breadth

Joe Wagner has been in the wine world for as long as he can remember. It’s in his blood. The fifth generation Napa Valley winemaker hails from the family that founded the now-legendary Caymus Vineyards back in 1972. He’s been planting grapes in Northern California since he was a teenager in the ‘90s. But it

Bourgogne, home to some of the world’s most revered red wines, offers a range of whites that embody the elegance, terroir, and complexity of the region – albeit, often, without the cosmic price tags of their red alternatives. Where Are Bourgogne Wines From? Bourgogne (Burgundy) is one of the most renowned wine regions in France,

Chef Enrique Olvera is in love with tacos, tequila and tennis. The first entry on that list ought to be obvious: the tastemaker has been instrumental in elevating the street food into veritable art form. His two Michelin Star restaurant Pujol in Mexico City even features a taco omakase menu. But unless you were at

Food and beverage inflation hit just about every product earlier this year. So when Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner said he would test “dynamic pricing,” it did more than raise a few eyebrows. Some interpreted that to mean Wendy’s could go the Uber route with “surge pricing,” charging more for burgers during peak demand. Tanner tried

Rosé is stylish all year-round and here’s a case to prove it. It’s Fashion Week, so what are you drinking? Me, it’s rosé, a wine category that effortlessly transitions over from summer into fall, especially as we’re still enjoying sunny days. Here are a few fashionable bottles that not only straddle both sides of Labor

In Lagos, Nigeria, where the hum of the city mingles with the aroma of freshly baked bread, Chef Juliet Aigbe, known affectionally as “Chef Juls,” slides a grain-free wedding cake into a large commercial oven. Her award-winning bakery, Cakeflair, is more than just a place where wholesome baked goods are crafted; it’s the site of

You may be surprised to learn that the first wine appellation in the world based on wind patterns can be found in Sonoma County, California. Called the ‘Petaluma Gap GPS ,’ it achieved this name because of the unusual gap in the coastal mountains along this cold and wild section of the Pacific Ocean. The

At least 93 people have died in the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii centered in Lahaina. But a local brewery is doing what it can to help. Maui Brewing Company was founded in Lahaina in 2005. When the fire hit, they immediately mobilized to assist fire victims. “Our company was founded to make really good beer

Unless they rehab their products, food companies face a tipping point that will erode their cash cows. Supermarket center aisles used to be comfy blue-chip neighborhoods for canned goods, snack food, cereal and other packaged necessities. But no longer. Prices are still too high. Consumers are fleeing to cheaper private labels, often conveniently located right

Restaurant reservations are no longer something travelers book through the hotel concierge once they arrive. Travel industry executives attending Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas say the quickest way to the wallets of their well-heeled clients is through their stomachs, and it’s food and drink that often drives where they end up going. Food writer

Last week we were here talking about the results of the annual Scotch Whisky Masters. Well, guess what? Those some esteemed judges have just dropped their results for the top American whiskies on shelf from this past year. It includes a spate of specular liquids divided into a total of 19 different categories: premium ryes,

As the national brewery of the Czech Republic, Budweiser Budvar has been crafting award-winning lager for its people for over a century. In fact, its home city of České Budějovice, holds brewing traditions which stretch back to 1265. All-too-forgotten from that lengthy roll of history, however, is the reality that brewing was once a skilled

Listeria monocytogenes in ice cream doesn’t make for very nice cream. In fact, it can make for some really horrible cream. That’s why the Real Kosher Ice Cream company on August 9 declared a recall of all six flavors of its Soft Serve on the Go eight ounce ice cream and sorbet cups. So far,

Travel season is still upon us and this summer has been a busy one with travel back to pre-pandemic levels. 2.884 million passengers went through TSA checkpoints on one day (!!) in June. That means travelers are taking to the skies again in record numbers. Although you can’t bring full sized alcohol into the cabin

M&A activity in the U.S. food and drinks market continues to pick up, as evidenced by several notable deals particularly in the ready-to-drink coffee and premium sectors during Q3 2023. Analysts at global investment bank, Harris Williams WMB , believe the broader category to be recession resilient, which helps open up further opportunities for scalable