Open That Bottle Night

Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) began as a simple but powerful idea in 1999, first celebrated in 2000.  It was dreamed up by married wine writers Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

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Approximate number (in millions) of tourist visits to wineries in California in 2025, according to WineAmerica’s 2025 National Economic Impact Study of the Wine Industry, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...

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Number of wineries that are currently allowed to pour and sell their wines at any given California farmers’ market, and only estate wineries are allowed. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Percentage of Americans in 2025 who reported trying to lose weight, according to a survey by the International Food Information Council. That’s a smaller percentage than the last time the survey was conductedThe following content is accessible for members only, please...

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The most cases a winery can produce and still be considered “Very Small,” according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Your Brain on Bubbles

According to French neuroscientist Gabriel Lepousez of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and as reported recently in Falstaff magazine, a glass of sparkling wine (or Champagne) is stimulating emotionally, physically, and neurologically—all at once. The following content...

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The number of glasses of Prosecco served daily at the Olympics in Cortina and Milan, Italy, according to the Prosecco DOC Consortium. Spectators can drink their Prosecco for $10 a glass at 13 different competition venues. The following content is accessible for...

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Age that patrons must be to get into Dirty Franks, a time-honored Philadelphia dive bar, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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Percentage of US wineries that make Grenache, Tempranillo, or Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris, according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. While that percentage seems small, it’s actually larger than in the recent past. The following content is accessible for...

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The total number of wineries in the United States according to the Wine Business Analytics Winery Database. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

“Wine, land, agricultural skills, and entrepreneurship are gifts from God—the CreatorThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.