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Sarah's Cozy Blog PostWhy are so many brands pivoting to coziness?A harvest Cardamaro cocktailNYT Cooking: Coq au VinApple-Infused Vermouth (by Audrey Saunders)8 McIntosh apples, sliced mandolin thinsteep in 1L Noilly Pray Dry Vermouth for 5 days

Rootstock Wine Co.Bachelor Farmer closure shakes weary restaurant industry - MPR NewsTwin Cities Somms on FacebookWhat does it mean to "dry farm?"

Dio's PortfolioStop Line 3What is Biomimicry?A Quick Guide to Sustainable Design

Further reading:TRILLOQUY on Apple PodcastsSibelius, That High-Functioning DrunkardBlack Scholars Confront White Supremacy in Classical MusicWe Must Breathe

Keepsake CideryMinnesota Cider GuildWhat Makes a Cider Apple?

The Playwright's CenterTaste of the Season

It's Time to Treat Rum Like WhiskeyClairin - the Spirit of HaitiEd Hamilton's Essential RumsHow to Use Batavia ArrackEverything You Need to HogoGeographical Indications (GI's) - An IntroductionMaggie Campbell (Privateer Rum) on Instagram

No Relief for U.S. Wine ConsumersGrowing Grapes - The Old Farmer's Almanac 

Waldmann BreweryGerman beer: 500 years of 'Reinheitsgebot' rulesFestbier: The Modern Day Oktoberfest BeerThe History of Oktoberfest: A Year-to-Year Timeline

Want to learn more?France Launches Official Natural Wine Certification — Wine Enthusiast... But Is That Enough? — The New York TimesNatural Wine, Explained — VoxA Brief History of Glou-Glou

Our picksChazBlack Stack FugaziGreat Lakes Edmund FitzgeraldBell's Two HeartedOliphant Super SquishyFalling Knife Verbal TipCentral Waters Barrel-Aged Bourbon BarleywineKaylaFalling Knife FreushutzPaulaner  Salvator DoppelbockModist DreamyardSteel Toe SisselFair State Mirror UniverseOrval TrappistMargePilsner UrquellModist Bite SizeSteel Toe Size 7Bauhaus GuavatronGrain Belt NordeastNarragansett(Some beers may not be in stock, in season, or in town. Call us to inquire!) 

Want to learn more?A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Current Agave Crisis - PUNCHState of the Agave AddressBeyond Tequila: Alternative Agave Spirits To KnowTEQUILA | How It's Made

Additional links:How Long Will This Last?Exploring the Rise of English Sparkling Wine

Articles discussed:How The Great French Wine Blight Changed Grapes ForeverIt's Time to Decolonize Wine | PUNCHThe Devastator: Phylloxera Vastatrix & The Remaking of the World of WineAdditional links:Phylloxera! on the New Play ExchangeSam & Marge are founding members of the Commutator Collective

A new podcast for us at France 44 to share what we're excited about, wherever you might be. We'll talk about what's on our mind, what's in our glass, and how what we drink connects us to the world. Hosted by Marge Buckley (she/her), with new episodes every Wednesday.