Wed.Jan 01, 2025

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Ringing in the New Year, Italian Style!

The Wine Knitter

​Happy 2025! May it be a year filled with good health, much laughter, love, and peace. Let’s toast the New Year with a glass of Italian bubbly from Abruzzo and Franciacorta, two areas I have explored firsthand; sip by sip! Photo credit: Penny Weiss Abruzzo at a glance. Abruzzo is a region nestled in central Italy between the Adriatic Sea and Gran Sasso d’Italia (one of the highest peaks in Italy, standing at 9,554 ft.) and Majella Massif, both part of the Apennine Mountains.

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If you enjoy beer, your libations are less likely to come from a craft brewery

The Salt

After almost 20 years of explosive growth in the craft beer industry, more U.S. breweries closed last year than opened. The Brewers Association tracked 335 new openings but nearly 400 closings.

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