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Number of vertical feet that parts of the San Joaquin Valley within California’s Central Valley have fallen as a result of recent megadroughts. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.35.5
Approximate amount (in billions of US$) that US importers paid last year in tariff taxes for goods (including wine, cars, and luxury items) from the European Union, according to Market Watch. This marks a massive increase from the roughly $8 billion paid in 2024 The...20
Average number of months US wineries are currently holding onto bonded (unsold, tax-deferred) wine in bulk or bottled forms, according to Terrain. This unintended surplus ties up critical cash flow and forces wineries to The following content is accessible for members...50
Percentage of the key ingredients in its products that Nestlé plans to source from farmers using regenerative practices by 2030, according to CNN. Regenerative farming dramatically improvesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign...70k
Pounds of plastic that Napa Valley’s Frank Family Vineyards helped to remove from the world’s waters in partnership with 4ocean over the past 2 years. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.2.2k
Age of the world’s oldest alcohol, which was discovered in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, as reported in Fox News. Archaeologists uncovered nearly a full gallon of ancient “beer” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...1
Number of trillion (with a “t”) distinct smells on Earth that humans can distinguish, according to neuroscientist and smell researcher Andreas Keller of Rockefeller University. This finding, as reported in Smithsonian magazine, shattered a decades-old myth that The...204
Average amount (in thousands of US$) that a small Napa Valley winery pays annually to be legally compliant with regulations on producing and selling wine, according to research by California Polytechnic State University. That’s equal to nearly The following content is...17
Cost in US$ for a ticket to the new London pop-up wine bar Coq au Vin, a joint venture of the American fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken and the French Rhône wine producer The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...
The Canelé’s Winemaking Roots
Instantly recognizable by its dark, caramelized crust and soft, custardy center, the canelé is Bordeaux’s iconic pastry. The pastry was born in the 18th century as a “byproduct” of winemaking. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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