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Archive for April, 2018

Foley Acquires Acrobat Brand from King Estate

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Foley Family Wines has acquired Oregon wine brand Acrobat from King Estate Winery. King Estate launched Acrobat in 2009, focusing on pinot noir and pinot gris. It was subsequently the fastest Oregon wine brand ever to hit the 100,000-case milestone. Sa... Read more

News Alert: Foley Acquires Rising Acrobat Label From Oregon’s King Estate

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Foley Family Wines has acquired the fast-rising Acrobat brand from Oregon-based King Estate for an undisclosed sum. Retailing at $13-$20, Acrobat was up 10% to 156,000 cases last year, according to Impact Databank. The majority of Acrobat’s volume come... Read more

The Wine Enthusiast Guide to Grape Basics

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From flavors and aromas to ideal serving temperatures and top regions, learn the basics about all the wines you love. Read more

The Opera Glasses Cocktail

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This cocktail is inspired by the poster artist Charles Loupot created, and it's only fitting as the illustration conveys a sense of "bitter-sweetness," much like the flavorful base of this drink, Cointreau. Read more

The Road to Turin Cocktail

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This low-alcohol vermouth cocktail mixes together sweet and savory to create a drink that pops like the characters in the poster it is based on. Read more

The Go-Getter Cocktail

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Rosy hints from Campari, mixed with coffee syrup and topped with egg white froth create a cocktail that's as elegant as the poster it is inspired by. Read more

The Night Terror Cocktail

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This recipe puts a twist on a Black Manhattan to spotlight Maurin Quina's notes of cherry, which are as prominent in this cocktail as the green devil on the liqueur's bottle. Read more

Cocktails Inspired by Vintage Advertising

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Before TV, beverage companies had artists create characters to personify their brand. Now, to celebrate these works of art, we’ve chosen five posters and asked bartenders to use them as inspiration to make original cocktails. Read more

The Campari After Dark Cocktail

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The additions of smoky Scotch and applejack brandy, plus coffee-infused Campari, make this vibrant red cocktail anything but sweet and fruity. Read more

Binge drinking rates in US cannabis states below national average – analyst

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A new analysis of US government data has suggested that cannabis legalisation lowers binge drinking. Read more