Ireland’s Hidden Wine Legacy

Ireland may be famous for stout and whiskey, but it also has a surprising connection to some of the world’s most celebrated wines and spirits. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

2007

Year the International Riesling Foundation (IRF) was formed to boost awareness and sales of Riesling. The foundation created the widely used “Riesling Taste Profile,” a simple back-label graphic that classifies wines as Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet, or Sweet. Each...

6k

Number of aprons housed in the Apron Museum in Iuka, Miss., according to The New York Times. Some of the aprons date back to the 1860s. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

77

Approximate percentage drop in US wine exports to Canada from 2024 to 2025, driving a sharp fall in total US wine exports. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

3.5

Average price increase (in US$) that women consumers were willing to pay for wines with feminine looking labels during a study on wine marketing, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

16k

Wine list price (in US$) of a bottle of red Burgundy stolen from a Miami restaurant last weekend,as reported by NBC Miami. Allegedly, a man named Stevan Milovanovic snuck into the restaurant’s private wine cellar and stole a bottle of Monopole 1996 La Tache, Grand...

48

Revenue (in billions of US$) earned by Coca Cola last year, making the company one of the most successful beverage companies in the world, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

3

Proceeds (in millions of US$) from last weekend’s 2026 Premiere Napa Valley trade auction, according to the Napa Valley Vintners Association. The auction, which raises money for marketing Napa Valley wines, features small lots of one-of-a-kind wines from more than 180...

1978

Year that Women’s History Month began as a local “Women’s History Week” celebration in Sonoma County, California. Nearly ten years later March was officially designated as Women’s History Month by the US Congress. Worth noting: in 1978...

A. Pinot Noir

B. Viognier

C. Merlot

D. Sauvignon Blanc

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 in.

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