by Alix Wall – April 1, 2019 For any business owner, hitting the 40-year mark is a huge accomplishment. For Ernie Weir, founder and owner of Hagafen Winery in Napa Valley, this milestone also brings a sense of pride and gratification. For one thing, he loves that at least half of the visitors to his […]
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Sarah Neish – April 11, 2025 As Jewish communities prepare to celebrate Passover this weekend, a best-selling kosher wine brand has vanished from Canadian shelves due to the nation’s ongoing trade spat with the US. In early February, the Ontario Liquor Control Board made the decision to stop selling American alcoholic beverages in response to President Trump
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by Worldcrunch – November 6, 2015 Muslim guests at celebrations will no longer have to stand around with a Coke in their hands. For Munich’s Four Seasons Hotel, a local company has produced the first-ever non-alcoholic sparkling wine made in accordance with Islamic law. MUNICH — There are many reasons to indulge in a glass of sparkling
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08 Jul 2024 Non-alcoholic wines are an excellent alternative for those who prefer not to consume alcohol, whether for health reasons, personal preferences, or religious beliefs. For Muslims adhering to halal dietary laws, these wines offer a way to enjoy the flavors and sophistication of traditional wines without compromising their principles. But how exactly are
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May 16, 2025 Sourced from certified sustainable vineyards on California’s Central Coast, Wente Family Estate’s newest portfolio addition meets growing consumer demand for Pinot Grigio LIVERMORE VALLEY, Calif. (May 15, 2025) – Wente Family Vineyards, renowned as America’s longest continuously operated family-owned winery, is pleased to announce the latest permanent addition to its wine portfolio with
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By Tim James, 8 October 2024 Recently, within the space of a few days, I visited two historic, neglected wine estates that are being handsomely invested in and revived by Germans: Alto and Vergenoegd-Löw (the last appendage being the new owner’s surname). I wrote about Alto here, and plan on something about Vergenoegd-Löw – but only
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Issued on: 27/11/2024 – 04:13 Rüdesheim (Germany) (AFP) – Alcohol-free drinks are becoming ever more popular, especially with health-conscious younger people — a trend cheered by a small German winery based in a Rhine Valley castle. While demand for zero-alcohol beer has risen strongly, the family business is betting on similar growth in the wine sector,
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By Tasos Kokkinidis January 22, 2025 Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family are broadening their investment portfolio in Greece with the reported acquisition of one of the country’s leading winery estates. Reports say that the “Greek Freak” through his investment company, Ante, has bought the Semeli Estate, a historic winery in the Nemea region of Peloponnese. The winery has
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Sat 17 May 2025 07.00 CEST Sarah Butler Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 years’ time because climate change
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Sylvia Wu – November 1, 2024 When YU Xiaojia and her brother began their winery project in Ningxia’s Yinchuan subregion in 2009, their parents warned them about the hard work ahead. In the 1990s, their parents were among the pioneers who planted grapevines on a massive scale in the Qingtongxia wastelands further south. Despite the
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