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Denver Bartender Tiffany Hernandez Turned a Legal Workshop Into a Movement Across 6 States — and Is 2026’s Hospitality Advocate of the Year This bartender is giving hospitality workers across the country the tools to protect their rights, support their communities, and turn frustration into action. (Food & Wine)

Clearing the Air Smoke research is changing how the wine industry responds to wildfire season (Oregon Wine Press) Study links brain cancer risk with exposure to elevated concentrations of radon Odorless, tasteless and colorless, radon dilutes quickly in open air and is generally harmless before it decays, but indoors or

The Story of Wine Snobbery and Wine Elitism in America And the culprit isn’t who you think it is. (Fermentation/Tom Wark) He Took on Trump’s Tariffs at the Supreme Court and Won — Meet Our Wine Advocate of the Year Wine importer Victor Schwartz never expected to battle