School of Wine and Spirits

Women for WineSense Winemaking & Viticulture
Roundtable Will Host 11th Annual Bottle Exchange, Wednesday,
December 3, 2025 at Chandon
https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2025/12/02/women-for-winesense-host-11th-annual-bottle-exchange-december-3/

📬 Issue #50 of The Still & The Vine is live: The Measure of Restraint

There's a moment in every maker's process where the temptation to push harder, extract more, or chase intensity must be set aside. The best bottles often come from what was held back rather than what was added. Restraint isn't about timidity. It's about knowing that the most m…

Read it here: https://schoolofwineandspirits.com/blogs/the-still-the-vine/issue-050-the-measure-of-restraint-discipline-over-impulse

Review: Wilderness Trail Family Reserve Cask Strength
Bourbons 6 Years Old – High-Rye and Wheated
https://www.drinkhacker.com/2025/12/02/review-wilderness-trail-family-reserve-cask-strength-bourbons-6-years-old-high-rye-and-wheated/

SIP Certified: Vineyards Setting the Sustainability Standard
Since 2008
https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2025/12/02/sip-certified-vineyards-setting-the-sustainability-standard-since-2008/

The Old Etonian Is a Gateway Martini
https://punchdrink.com/articles/old-etonian-gin-martini-cocktail-recipe-loma/

📬 Issue #49 of The Still & The Vine is live: The Unwritten Ledger

Every bottle carries two stories: the one printed on its label and the one you discover only by tasting it. The second story is harder to read. It lives in the way heat shaped a growing season, in the decision to pull spirit off the still a moment earlier than expected, in the…

Read it here: https://schoolofwineandspirits.com/blogs/the-still-the-vine/issue-049-the-unwritten-ledger-lessons-without-labels

The World’s Best Bourbons From The Top Shelf Awards Gala
2025
https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-awards/the-worlds-best-bourbons-from-the-top-shelf-awards-gala-2025/

The Tragedy at Borgo del Tiglio, A Landslide in Collio Has
Producers Worldwide on Alert
https://www.winebusiness.com/blogs/?go=readBlogEntry&dataId=311109

Where to Drink in Asheville
https://punchdrink.com/articles/best-cocktail-bars-asheville-north-carolina/

📬 Issue #48 of The Still & The Vine is live: The Vanishing Point

There is a moment in every great sip when the liquid stops being a list of flavors and becomes something else entirely. The tannins, the char, the fruit — they collapse into a single sensation you can't quite name. That vanishing point, where individual notes dissolve into uni…

Read it here: https://schoolofwineandspirits.com/blogs/the-still-the-vine/issue-048-the-vanishing-point-where-flavor-dissolves

Napa Valley Wine Train Announces “Midnight in Paris: A
Legacy NYE Celebration” to Ring in 2026
https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2025/12/01/napa-valley-wine-train-announces-midnight-in-paris/