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Why You Don’t Need to be Afraid of D2
The WSET Diploma’s Wine Business unit, aka D2, is the second unit in the two-year program and comes after the first unit on viticulture and...
Read MoreGet to Know Cava, Spain’s Essential Sparkling Wine
Learn why enthusiasm for Cava is growing. Discover the unique Mediterranean terroir and versatile attributes of this traditional method, European bubbly. There is growing enthusiasm...
Read MoreVino Nobile di Montepulciano— It’s Sangiovese from Tuscany
Often confused with the grape of the same name, here’s what you need to know to understand what makes this historical wine unique. Most people...
Read MoreChateau Grand Traverse and the Wines of Michigan
Against the odds, a trailblazing Michigan winemaker inspired a thriving industry in The Great Lakes State. Crystalline lakes, gorgeous woodlands, charming coastal towns- northern Michigan...
Read MoreDecanter Editors on The Art of the Tasting Note
We asked three of Decanter Magazine’s US contributors to tell us about their approach to writing tasting notes. This is what they had to say....
Read MoreBuilding Your Home Bar: Sidecar
Each article in this 52-week series will feature one new cocktail and one new alcoholic addition so that, bit by bit, you’ll build out a...
Read MoreWSET Level 2: The Top 7 Questions Students Ask
WSET Level 1 is a foundation course. Level 2 requires more studying and dives deeper into regions, varieties, labels and styles. I’ve been teaching WSET...
Read MoreCrash Course in the Wines of Alsace
Virginie Boone, writer, reviewer, and longtime contributor to Wine Enthusiast, offers a short crash course in the wines of Alsace and some wines to seek...
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn from the World’s Top Rosé Wines?
Are the best Rosés (still) being shortchanged against their red and white peers? There’s a long-standing joke in the wine business that a wine’s most...
Read MoreOur Wine Academy Helping Local Businesses
In this exclusive interview, Curtis Mann, MW, the Group Vice President – Alcohol (Wine, Beer & Spirits) for Albertsons, shares insights on a collaboration with...
Read MoreWSET Level 4 Diploma: The Leap from Level 3, and Why the Diploma is Worth Doing
I’m lucky that as the Program Director of our WSET Diploma program, I get to hear all the amazing success stories of our graduates, so...
Read MoreBuilding Your Home Bar: Whiskey Sour
Each article in this 52-week series will feature one new cocktail and one new alcoholic addition so that, bit by bit, you’ll build out a...
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