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Teamwork is an essential element in the Waterford Estate’s winemaking journey. Winemakers Jamie Papenfus and Mark le Roux work diligently in the cold cellar year round, perfecting blends, and honing their palates as they craft Waterford Estate's authentic expression of the Helderberg Mountain. Drawing wine out of a barrel is called ‘thieving’ the wine, and the glass tool is called the wine thief as it steals the wine from the barrel for the winemakers to taste how the wine is integrating with the oak barrel. ____________________ #winemaking #waterfordestate #southafricanwine #stellenboschwines

Reds are NOT meant to be served at "room temperature" of 72 degrees! If any restaurant sends you a bottle this warm, refuse it and have it chilled down. Do not pay restaurant prices and let them serve you warm wine that will taste like boozy fruit punch! For Cabernet, Syrah, Sangiovese, 60-63 is ideal. I find that Pinot Noir is best 55-60 degrees. If you're at home, toss the bottle in the fridge for 30-40 minutes depending on how warm your house is. Also remember, it will warm up in the glass. You'll be amazed at the difference in flavor with a wine that's served at the proper temperature! #WineWednesday #SummitFinancial #RetirementPlanning

Summer is a great time for some out-of-office fun with your staff. Enjoy an outdoor wine tasting, soak up the sun and plan for a lot of laughs. 🍷 See more team relaxation ideas here: https://bit.ly/3Lm1P7H . . #rulienassociates #rulien #anchoragecpa #outsourcedaccounting #healthcareaccounting #contractingaccounting #restaurantaccounting #modernaccountingfirm #businessadvisors #teamouting

Little Dumpling King, Stoke-on-Trent: ‘Huge, banging flavours’ – restaurant review Review Little Dumpling King, Stoke-on-Trent: ‘Huge, banging flavours’ – restaurant review From the loud music to all the crispy chilli oil, Little Dumpling King is punching well above its weight Jay Rayner Sun 1 Sep 2024 01.00 EDT Share 311 Little Dumpling King, 50 Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1EG. 01782 286 113. Littledumplingking.co.uk. All dishes £4 - £14. Wines from £25 a bottle. Beers from £4 a bottle. At Little Dumpling King in Stoke-on-Trent’s Hanley, they make their own crispy chilli oil, which is much more crispy chilli than oil. This is a smart move, partly because it indicates a commitment to doing things properly and partly because they use so much, they’d go bust if they had to buy it retail. There are fat piles of the stuff across the dumplings, and in drifts around the deep-fried chicken wings, and as part of the “gnarly seasoning” on the sticky rice. The curious thing is that it doesn’t get repetitive, this clash and batter of heat and toastiness. It ends up feeling more like a signature; a mark of the place and its determination to beat you into happy submission with plate after plate of huge, banging flavours. https://lnkd.in/g7Yy7Thb

Revamped from a neglected storage space for dusty wine bottles and paint pots to a chic wine room! 🍷✨ No matter how small, The Wine Cellar Company can transform any space into the perfect wine storage. #WineRoom #Transformation #WineStorage #HomeImprovement #WineLovers #SmallSpaceBigChange #WineGoals

The wine industry suffers enough from a reputation of elitism and exclusivity, it doesn’t need yet another super elite private club. Leaders of fine wine and fine dining should be working towards grass roots education to inspire, attract talent and develop & acquire new markets. Instead, this new private elite club member venture is clearly sending out the message of division, exclusion and in other words “if you’re not rich enough you can’t join our club”. Sad but true. #winebusiness #wine https://lnkd.in/gYiQptd5

Collecting wine doesn’t need to cost a lot of money, but it does call for patience and strategy. Wine pros share some tips for beginners to build a cellar they can enjoy now and for years to come.

As a business development coach, I often recommend to extroverts, to find associations and organizations you enjoy networking with. The Michigan Women's Tax Association is a group I always enjoy meeting up with and I can't wait for their happy hour this week. What are your favorite associations for networking? #BusinessDevelopment #BizDevCoach #ExecutiveCoach #Marketing #LegalMarketing #Networking

I found in a book a record of the first On-trade Premiumization of history: "A price list on the wall of a bar in Pompeii states: for one coin, you can drink wine; for two, you can drink the best; for four, you can drink Falernian (a top wine made of Aglianico grapes)." It's a quote from the book The Restaurant by William Sitwell. I loved how simple it is. A straightforward value-based selling story from 2000 years ago. Brands are built bottom-up.

How to get your wines poured in top restaurants… Wine publication ‘Canopy’ contacted nine of the most celebrated sommeliers from restaurants in “The World’s 50 Best” list to find out what producers should do to get their wines poured at the top tables… Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3W1XLOz #worldsbestsommeliersselection #worldsbestsommeliersselection2025