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Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for June 2025: The Lo-Alcohol Sparkling Negroni Sbagliato Cocktail . Simply add gin and amar...

Grenache (also known as Garnacha in Spain) is one of the world’s most widely planted and celebrated red wine grape varieties. Known for its...

On April 30th, Gambero Rosso , Italy's premier food and wine media group, returned to Washington DC celebrating the Vini D’Italia 2025 ...

Mencia is to D.O. Bierzo what the Prieto Picudo and Albarin grapes are to D.O. León. A subregion within Castilla y León primarily dedicate...

Champagne is a sparkling wine that is exclusively produced in the Appellation d’Origine Controlee area of Champagne, France and made using t...

The  Tullum DOCG is one of Italy's smallest and newest DOCGs -- becoming that country's 75th DOCG in 2019.  The DOCG is confined to...

Gamay (Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc) is most famous for producing the fresh, red wines of Beaujolais. It is also grown in other parts of France (...

The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for May 2025 is the Sparkling Tequila. Simply add tequila, lime juice, and mead (or simpl...

At a recent Castilla y León Roadshow event, I saw Albarin Blanco on the tasting sheet for  Leyenda Del Páramo  and thought "Nice, Alb...

"Regenerative organic agriculture is a collection of practices that focus on regenerating soil health and the full farm ecosystem. In p...

Part of the Effervescence Unleashed program is to highlight the various sparkling wine regions and methods used throughout the world. Prose...

This past Saturday April 12th, I attended the Maryland Apple Blossom Cider & Mead Festival held at Linganore Winecellars .  Please pay ...