From Ash to Glass: Volcanic Wine is Exploding in Popularity

The Drinks Business

Volcanic wines are surging in popularity thanks to their striking story, distinctive flavour profile and new certification standards. Here’s why sommeliers, retailers and wine lovers can’t stop talking about them, Kathleen Willcox reports.

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The Best Nonalcoholic Drinks Our Editors Actually Love

Food & Wine

In a world awash with lackluster spiritless proxies, uninspired mocktails and overly sweetened “alternatives,” finding a nonalcoholic (NA) drink that actually tastes good — really good — can feel like striking gold.

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“Riesling Relief” Fundraiser Sets Out To Change Hearts And Minds In St. Louis Through Wine

St. Louis Magazine

Pinnacle Imports is partnering with St. Louis restaurants and retailers to help raise funds for tornado relief and change perceptions of riesling.

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2-Ingredient Wine Cocktails Are Refreshingly Simple Summer Sippers

The Washington Post

For a simple summer cocktail, start with a bottle of wine. You don’t need fancy bartending tools or an extensive liquor collection to make satisfying summer drinks. For a quick refresher with very little effort, grab a corkscrew.

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Riesling Wine’s 590th Anniversary: Toasting Purity, Precision And Passion

Forbes

Riesling, Germany’s flagship grape, celebrates 590 years of legendary wines—renowned for purity, finesse, and age-worthy brilliance. Discover its story and taste.

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How to Read a German Wine Label

Imbibe Magazine

If you aren’t entirely certain how to navigate all the terminology on German wine labels, you’re not alone. Like many global regions, German wine classifications are governmentally regulated and geospecific. In Germany, winemakers use words like Prädikatswein, Trocken, Auslese, and more to denote quality as well as characteristics like dryness and ripeness.

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Sparkling Riesling’s Unexpected, Giddy Rise

Wine Enthusiast

As global wine consumption continues to decline, many wonder if the drink’s millennia-long party may be drawing to a close. Well, not if sparkling Riesling has anything to do with it.

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A Surprise From Germany: Chardonnay

The New York Times

Climate change has provided both the means and the impetus for growers to plant the grape. The wines are getting better and better.

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