by Sean Ludford | Jun 8, 2022 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX June 8, 2022. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | Jun 7, 2022 | News Feed
Source: https://www.restaurantdive.com/Forty-one percent of small restaurants couldn’t pay rent in May, a new report from Alignable shows. This rent delinquency rate is up 8% from April and 13% from February, and erases all progress made since October 2021. This change is largely attributed to rent inflation, as landlords have increased rents in recent months, according to Alignable. Fifty-two percent of small businesses have experienced...
by Sean Ludford | Jun 6, 2022 | Spirits
Gin is the ultimate flavored Vodka. That title alone should be enough for Gin fans everywhere but for years if not decades we keep hearing that Gin will be the “next” hot spirit. I suggest that Gin never needed widespread appeal as Gin fans are a devoted bunch and in no need of validation from the hip crowd. However, when all things are considered,...
by Sean Ludford | Jun 1, 2022 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX June 1, 2022. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | May 29, 2022 | News Feed
Source: https://www.restaurantdive.com/ Dive Brief: More consumers are opting to dine in-person amid fewer COVID-19 restrictions, while 29% plan to decrease their delivery app usage in the coming months, according to a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers from Next Insurance emailed to Restaurant Dive. In the past 90 days, 71% of consumers went out to eat and sat inside a restaurant, while 32% said they...
by Sean Ludford | May 25, 2022 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX May 25, 2022. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | May 24, 2022 | News Feed
Eloise Feilden HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg, the CEO and chairman of Bordeaux empire Domaines Clarence Dillon, has sold his personal cellar through Sotheby’s for $6.2m (£4.9m) in support of medical research for mitochondrial-related conditions. Prince Robert of Luxembourg sells cellar for $6.2 million All of the 181 lots were sold, consisting of some 4,200 bottles of rare wines. As many as 86% of...
by Sean Ludford | May 18, 2022 | News Feed
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX May 18, 2022. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.) We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share....
by Sean Ludford | May 17, 2022 | News Feed
Sky Ranch Foundation Board mourns the passing of Peggy Donovan. A long–time wine and spirits industry executive and Foundation Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Peg was dedicated to helping rehabilitate youth at risk. Ms. Donovan began her career in the beverage alcohol industry working for Kobrand Corporation for more than three decades, after which she joined Wirtz Beverage (now Breakthru Beverage Group) working directly...
by Sean Ludford | May 15, 2022 | Wine
I am a confessed lover of Côtes du Rhône wines – especially the Côtes du Rhône Villages and Cru (areas that have earned the right to have their names stand alone on the label) appellations. These are wines with gusto and personality free of pretense. Here Grenache is king but this great varietal has a lot of support with the likes of the Rhone’s northern...