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SGWS Donates Backpacks to Nonprofit

Southern Glazer's announced that it has donated 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), Florida’s largest statewide organization devoted to helping children and families. The backpack drive, sponsored by Southern Glazer’s Florida-based VolunCheers...

The State of Merlot, 15 Years After ‘Sideways’

It has now been 15 years since the release of the Alexander Payne hit film “Sideways.” Many credited this movie with killing merlot sales when Miles Raymond, played by actor Paul Giamatti, proclaimed “If...

What is a Craft Spirit in 2019?

That the term “craft” has lost its meaning is nothing new. For years now the word has come to mean a broad swatch of things. Both the craft spirits and beer movements have expanded into...

A Deep Dive into Bulgarian Wine

The wines of Bulgaria have long been defined by big, bold reds, both traditional varietals such as cabernet sauvignon and merlot, as well as indigenous grapes like mavrud and Melnik. But the country’s fresh,...

The Most Important New Products from 2018

This guide contains more than 150 products that were released or redesigned during 2018, sorted by category. This database includes the product’s supplier, MSRP and a description.  American Whiskeys Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Bourbon 2018 Bacardi $199.99  Seven-year-old...

The Best Wines of 2018

The end of another year is soon upon us — and what great drinks we all enjoyed in 2018! As we look back, we asked our National Retailer Wine Panel to pick out their favorite...

Wine Reviews: Cabernet Sauvignon

For this round of our wine panel, we asked members — retailers and operators from across the country — to sip and grade cabernet sauvignon. Any style from anywhere in the world. As always, these...

South American Wines Continue to Surprise

Many U.S. wine consumers think of South America primarily as a source of solid, inexpensive wines. In the case of Chile, the wines are probably Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc; for Argentina, it’s obviously...

Our Favorite Wines For $20 and Under

There's plenty of delicious wines out there that do not break the bank. So for our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked our panel of wine pros to rate some of...

Our Favorite Rosé Wines for Summer 2018

Rosé may be all day now, but it's still perfect for summer sippin'. So for our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked our panelist of wine pros to rate bottles of...