Archive for October, 2017

Spirits & Wine Award Winners, Top Scoring Products, Beverage Industry Trends and Best Wine and Spirits Lists

Ultimate Wine Challenge

Wine List: 10 Best Value Chardonnays

Chardonnay takes particularly well to influences from the winemaker during production, creating a wide spectrum of styles. Our reliable list of the best valued chardonnays reflect that variety while prioritizing the overall balance and quality of each wine.

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Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Spirits Trend: Big Brands Get Crafty

There′s no doubt that consumer interest in craft spirits is on the rise, and big companies are paying attention. From special releases of back stocks, to single cask editions and cask strength bottlings, limited release spirits with a craft edge are popping up from the most familiar names on the back bar. In many cases these spirits showcase the capability of mass producers to offer top shelf spirits with all the authenticity of their smaller counterparts.

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Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Producer Profile: Blue Nectar

Blue Nectar Tequila was started when Nikhil Bahadur decided to take his tradition of exchanging bottles of high quality tequila with his father to the next level. Before long, through connections of friends and their networks, they found themselves in the valley of Jalisco, Mexico, chatting with their now master distiller Guillermo Garcia Lay.

“My dad and I were gifting bottles of tequila to each other and that led us to meet a tequila aficionado with friends in the business. “We took a trip to Mexico...brought back some juice and what started as a fun project, with the help of some seasoned industry pros, became a business” recalls Bahadur.

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Wine Score: Medici Ermete Lambrusco

Lambrusco is the world’s most famous sparkling red wine, hailing from the Italian regions Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. It is known, and loved, for its frizzante texture, deep concentration of ripe dark fruit, and ability to span the spectrum from dry and minerally to sweet and fruity. Our award winning choice is Medici Ermete i Quercioli Dolce Reggiano Lambrusco, praised for its great value ($13.99) and being a tried and true consistently good product, scoring 94 points. Deep black cherry and olive aromas marry well with hints of blackberry preserves and basil on the nose. A touch of sweetness is balanced by more black cherry and wild strawberry flavors on the palate and a semi sweet finish endures.

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