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# [BND] What We're Reading
- URL: https://bevnews.net/what-were-reading-133/
- Published: 2024-07-22T04:05:39.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-22T04:05:39.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

## [Wine experts share their favorite Champagnes and sparkling wines to pair with French fries](https://www.aol.com/wine-experts-share-favorite-champagnes-110153624.html?ref=bevnews.net)

French fries and Champagne are the high-brow, low-brow pairings you never knew you needed in your life — like potato chips and caviar. Salt and fat from potatoes. Acidity of Champagne. The acid cuts through the fat and salt; the fat and salt balances the acidity. *Voila*! (Des Moines Register)

## [Why Winemakers Are Abandoning Geographical Indications](https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/industry-news/geographical-indications-opting-out/?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

A growing number of winemakers around the world have strayed from the constraints of GIs in favor of more freedom and creativity in the production process. (Wine Enthusiast)

## [After Burning Down in a Wildfire, This Napa Winery Was Rebuilt to Withstand Natural Disasters](https://robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/signorello-new-winery-wildfire-proof-1235701112/?ref=bevnews.net)

Inside the reborn Signorello Estate. (Robb Report)

## [The Overlooked States Redefining East Coast Wine](https://daily.sevenfifty.com/the-overlooked-states-redefining-east-coast-wine/?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

In states where serious winemaking was once unheard of, like Vermont, Maine, New Jersey, and North Carolina, the scene is heating up. (SevenFiftyDaily)

## [‘It ends with us’: Why this successful California winery would rather shut down than sell](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ref=bevnews.net#inbox/FMfcgzQVxbrTTnFwSNfxqvbzVqznjWQZ)

A revered winery that helped popularize [old-vine California Zinfandel](https://link.sfchronicle.com/click/36107396.42572/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3dpbmUvYXJ0aWNsZS9WaW50bmVycy1yYWxseS10by1wcmVzZXJ2ZS1SdXNzaWFuLVJpdmVyLTExNzQ2Njk3LnBocD9zaWQ9NjI3MDVkMjk2MjU2MjUwMjYwMDExOTgwJnNzPVAmc3RfcmlkPWU4M2E4OTM0LWE4NmYtNDFlMS1iZTVlLWZkNGY2YWIxZTY0ZiZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT1icmllZmluZyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2ZjX2RyaW5raW5nd2l0aGVzdGhlcg/62705d296256250260011980B01397cbe?ref=bevnews.net) is shutting down. (San Francisco Chronicle)

## [An Undercover Operation, a Raid and the Fight Over What Makes a True Tequila](https://www.wsj.com/business/additive-free-tequila-matchmaker-mexico-battle-07570e99?ref=bevnews.net)

An American couple started a growing business focused on ‘additive-free’ tequila. Mexican authorities weren’t happy. (Wall Street Journal)

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