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A wine and restaurant influencer promises to help local restaurants, but then they say he turns on them.
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A wine and restaurant influencer promises to help local restaurants, but then they say he turns on them.

  • Sloan Campi
  • Dec 11, 2025

Dylan Blau of Pacific Grove claims a combined 51,000 followers on two Instagram accounts. He has been using that in a pitch to local restaurat…

The plummeting demand for wine has many in the industry worried. But is the situation so dire?
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The plummeting demand for wine has many in the industry worried. But is the situation so dire?

  • Dave Faries
  • Jun 19, 2025

When Allison Langhoff considers wine, she tips the conversation in an unexpected direction. “I always talk about coffee,” she says.

Master sommelier is a difficult title to achieve. Jeffrey Birkemeier has been after it for 10 years.
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Master sommelier is a difficult title to achieve. Jeffrey Birkemeier has been after it for 10 years.

  • Dave Faries
  • Oct 19, 2023

Four stemmed glasses, a paper cup and two bags containing wine bottles wait on a table in an empty Salinas restaurant. It’s a clear, sharp, la…

Breaking the glass ceiling: Corked wine bottles reign supreme, but other vessels are making waves.
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Breaking the glass ceiling: Corked wine bottles reign supreme, but other vessels are making waves.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Jun 23, 2022

“You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle”… 

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