Wine expert Kim Beto talks up Baron Herzog for Passover from Southern Wine & Spirits. Plus, suggestions for Easter and Mother’s Day. [More]

Among wine enthusiasts, big producers are often stigmatized. Yet there are important advantages to buying wine from the big boys. When it comes to wine, size can matter aplenty! [More]

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Southern sommelier Kim Beto opines that if not for Robert Mondavi’s tireless efforts to promote California wines, the Wine Country’s landscape would look completely different.
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I have always been a traditionalist when it comes to sparkling wines, and usually prefer Champagne, but after having been to Mumm Napa recently, I experienced a change of heart. Thank you, Ludovic Dervin. [More]

Absolut SF: This hip vodka is flavored with grape (wine country), dragon fruit and papaya to showcase San Francisco's Asian and Hispanic influences – and it’s friggin’ delicious! [More]

Flowers wines can be easily mistaken for very good Burgundy.

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Sparkling wine a necessity. It’s contagious in the restaurant. A table orders a couple of glasses, and others follow suit!
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Combieir is an authentic triple sec that's also a great value. [More]

Wines that over-deliver entice your customers to come back for more of your recommendations. [More]