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NEWS RELEASE – Nov 4, 2018 Vintage Wine Estates has purchased the Qupé wine brand. Founded in 1982 by Bob Lindquist, Qupé is internationally recognized for cool-climate, high-scoring Rhône varietals on California’s Central Coast; notably Syrah, Grenache, Roussanne and Marsanne. The name Qupé (kyoo-pay) is taken from the Chumash word for poppy—the California state flower […]
Source: Morning Consult
Acquires brand and inventory of San Francisco distillery founded by Leslie Rudd NEWS RELEASE November, 1, 2018. San Francisco, CA. Vintage Wine Estates announced the acquisition of the brand and inventory of Distillery No. 209. The No. 209 portfolio includes the flagship No. 209 Gin, which has won numerous awards and accolades, along with a […]
Everyone has a different sense of smell. Taste is mostly determined by smell. “Each of the individuals examined had a unique genotypic [odor receptor] pattern.” –Menashe et. al, Nature Genetics A description and a rating will be accurate only if you are genetically “calibrated” with the reviewer. No smell = no taste. […]
2018 vitivinicultural production is third-highest since 2000. Source: OIV news release
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Data from the 2013 Laithwaites Wines Survey, of 1,000 wine drinkers by polling firm, One Poll. (Laithwaites customers were excluded from the survey.) Those taking part said they were relatively well-informed on wine terminology. All the terms used in the survey were taken from the bottles or websites of leading wine brands, or recent reviews […]
The same recommendation failure is inherently inaccurate for fulfilling the desires for selection and trying new wines. Offering “different” wines or a broader selection is useless without knowing which ones to send