Kanpai! Sake sommelier explains the delight of this Japanese rice wine – CBS News Watch CBS News Japanese alcoholic beverage sake is rising in popularity across the United States. Acclaimed sommelier Daniel Bennett at Chicago’s Omakase Room explains more about this beloved rice wine. Source link
Wildfires threaten France’s historic Bordeaux wine region – CBS News Watch CBS News Scorching wildfires are encroaching on France’s Bordeaux region, known for historic vineyards which power the local economy. Château Smith Haut Lafitte owner Florence Cathiard shared how the fires threaten her grape crops and way of life. Source link
As France battles what President Emmanuel Macron called the country’s worst wave of wildfires since World War II, there is also concern about the impact on one of the nation’s most prized industries. For generations, wine-making has been deeply woven into French culture and heritage. Now, winemakers and enthusiasts are worried about the economic impact … Read more
Much of Europe is still dealing with heat and high winds that are fueling major wildfires. Those fires are threatening France’s world famous wine region.y. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio reports and Ray Isle, executive wine editor at Food & Wine, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss the impact of the wildfires on the wine industry. … Read more
From 2008, Morley Safer reports on an Italian family who’s been making wine for six centuries, spanning the legendary vineyards of Tuscany and Umbria to their property in California’s Napa Valley. Source link
Every August, the Italian town of Montepulciano becomes the backdrop of intense rivalries among neighborhood teams competing in the Bravìo delle Botti – the wine barrel race. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with locals training for the grueling competition: to roll 200-lb. wine barrels uphill through the medieval city’s streets. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Rep. David Trone, D-Md., fell short in his comeback bid to return to Congress after pouring millions of his personal fortune into the race to unseat an incumbent Democrat. Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., defeated Trone on Tuesday in a bruising primary battle for a gerrymandered … Read more
Eight bottles of a legendary French wine that survived World War II and decades of communist rule hidden under a Czech castle floor have been lovingly restored by the chateau that produced them some 130 years ago. The bottles of Chateau d’Yquem — one of the world’s most expensive, highly prized sweet white wines — are … Read more
Border agents in the United Kingdom have seized about five tons of cocaine at a single port in just under a month, the country’s Home Office said on social media. The drugs are estimated to be worth over £400 million, or about $538 million, the agency said. The drugs were seized at London Gateway, a … Read more
A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, the scientists said in … Read more