In this episode of This Week Uncorked, we cover Opus One's stunning estate redesign, France drinking more beer than wine for the first time in history, Napa Costco's grapevine pest scare, and the search for answers as the U.S. wine industry faces declining sales and changing consumer habits.
We also feature Ron Yates Wines in Hye, Texas, review the Les Grandes Serres GSM 2017, visit Eddie V's in Austin (where corkage is not allowed), and spotlight Craft Omakase's generous $60-per-bottle, no-limit corkage policy.
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Wine News Round-Up:
♦️ Opus One Shows Off 'Monumental' Redesign
♦️ Beer Consumption Overtakes Wine for the First Time in France
♦️ Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Detected on Grapevines
♦️ Industry Searches for Answers as US Alcohol Sales Slide
Wine & Winery of the Week:
♦️ Ron Yates Wines in Hye, TX
♦️ Les Grandes Serres GSM 2017
Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:
♦️ Eddie V's in Austin, TX
♦️ Corkage Is Not Allowed
♦️ Craft Omakase's Corkage Fee is $60 Per Bottle / No Limit
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