Liquor Industry News 06-13-26
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Here is a look at some of the key stories featured in Mark Lenzi's Liquor Industry News collection on Flipboard:
- Brewing with a "Prehistoric" Touch (Slate): An article titled "Water, Barley, Hops, and … Dinosaurs?" explores a fascinating, lesser-known part of beer history. It dives into how brewers have relied on an ancient, prehistoric element to give beer its signature crisp, clean taste, and questions how modern advancements might change the flavors we are used to.
- Demystifying Organic Wine (Sandra E. Taylor via Substack): "Organic Wine Decoded" breaks down the basics of eco-friendly drinking. Drawing from the author's guide, Vines and Values, it offers practical insights into how everyday wine lovers can make more sustainable, conscious choices when buying their next bottle.
- Spotlight on Rabbit Hole Distillery (VinePair): This piece profiles the non-traditional trajectory of Rabbit Hole's founder, Kaveh Zamanian. It shares seven things to know about how a former clinical psychologist moved to Chicago, fell in love with bourbon, and eventually built a distillery designed to break traditional whiskey-making rules.
- Separating Rum Fact from Fiction (The Drinks Business): In "Pirates loved rum: fact or yo ho hoax?", the magazine digs into the deep historical connection between seafaring pirates and their beverage of choice, exploring whether their obsession with rum was true history or just pop-culture folklore.
CSW,CSS,CWAS,FWS,IWS,SWS,IWM
Mark C Lenzi CSW,CSS,CWAS,FWS,IWS,SWS,IWM owner of Franklin Liquors, is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Spirits( CSS) by the Society of Wine Educators. The first in MA to hold a California Wine Appellation Specialist (CWAS) title from the San Francisco Wine School. French Wine Scholar(FWS)/instructor, Spanish Wine Scholar (SWS) and Italian Wine Scholar (IWS) by the Wine Scholar Guild. Italian Wine Specialist (IWS) by the North American Sommelier Association. Oregon Wine Expert (OWE) by the Napa Valley Wine Academy, Italian Wine Maestro (IWM) Vinitaly International (First USA Class), AFNA™ Wine Certified. Beer Essentials Certificate from Cornell University, California Sustainable Ambassador, Associates Degree from Whiskey University, Executive Bourbon Steward from Stave & Thief, American Single Malt Expert from American Single Malt Commission
Franklin Liquors is a family-owned vintage 1978. https://www.franklinliquors.com/
Founder of the Franklin Wine Club https://www.meetup.com/franklin-wine-club/
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