This week, Beck recaps the Sip & Sabor Festival and the conversation around mindful hospitality and creating welcoming spaces.
All in Mindful Drinking
Welcome to the Moderation Party
Moderation and mindful drinking has been a hot topic of late, but at ABG we have been tackling this topic for 6+ years, and are not going quiet any time soon.
How Small Choices Make A Big Impact On Workers at the Heart of Terroir
With more than 90 tea producers certified as B-Corporations worldwide, Rachel DelRocco Terrazas considers what wine producers can learn from another traditional beverage category.
Cue Verjus: The "Other Green Juice" We Should be Drinking More Of This Summer
Just in time for Summer, Rachel DelRocco considers the “other” green juice we should have in our drinks repertoire!
From Cup to Glass: Exploring the Intersection of Tea and Wine Culture
It was at a cupping for tea and coffee that Rachel had her "aha" moment, and it was that tea education that made her transition to a sommelier role in Austin, Texas, a little easier.
Is the best non-alcoholic wine we tasted even... wine?
Over recent months we have tasted a few alcohol free wines, to find some good DRINKS. Here are the 10 best we found.
Navigating a Drinker's Profession As a Non-Drinker
Contributor Rachel DelRocco Terrazas dives into the truth about the challenges of working in wine while sober, with tips for navigating tricky professional situations.
Navigating Dry January - The ABG Community Weighs In
As we kick off the New Year, the ABG community chimes in with their perspective on ‘Dry January’.
Avoiding Overindulgence – My Six Favorite ABG Reads to Help Navigate the Holidays.
As the Holiday season looms, Beck looks back on her six favorite ABG reads to help manage the season of giving.
Sober Press Trips: Yes, It’s Possible. Here’s How.
Can you travel and write about wine and not drink? Yes. and this week, guest contributor Rachel DelRocco Terrazas shares a perspective on traveling as a wine writer while sober.
Think Alcohol-Free is Boring? These 7 Winners Will Prove Your Tastebuds Wrong
We like to road test as many products as possible before we put our name to them as "ABG Recommended." So this week we took some time to sit down and taste some non-alcohol offerings to see if we could find some interesting gems in this newly emerging category.
Wine Travel, Revisited: Getting Back in the Post-COVID Game
Long-haul work travel is starting up again, and this week, Cathy reports in from Spain on the strange and familiar parts of returning to the road. Read the full story at the website here:
Mindful Drinking: Time for a Mid-Year Tune Up?
Is it me, or are there a plethora of mindful drinking, consumption reduction and/or “sober-lit” articles lately? With a ton of online stories swirling, I revisited the story I wrote for ABG in January, on How to Put Mindful Drinking on Your 2021 List. I ran a scorecard on how I’m doing with my own consumption habits.
From Wine Director to Campground Manager – Varying Degrees of Guilt and Joy
This week, guest writer @amycurrens shares how she swapped her wine key for a campground pass over the Summer.
Finding Freedom: ABG's First-Ever Book Club Pick
Working in the alcohol industry, it’s likely that we’ve all experienced a mix of responses to our relationship to alcohol. It’s complicated and challenging, and it’s compounded by alcohol’s funding of our paychecks and livelihoods. Beck and I think that’s worth talking more about, and leaning into the challenges rather than shying away from them. That’s why, this week, we’re excited to share with the community our very first ABG Book Club pick: Finding Freedom,
Getting My Life Back: The Sinclair Method for Alcohol Use Disorder
In this personal account, one ABG community member shares their perspective on the benefits fo The Sinclair Method to help treat alcohol use disorder in the hopes it can help others.
How to Put Mindful Drinking on Your 2021 List
It’s time for the new year and for many wine lovers, this can include reducing alcohol as a healthy way to reset for the year ahead. Not much of a Dry January believer myself, January is when I reevaluate my relationship with wine and drinking, and how it plays into my career and personal time.
Living and Drinking Alone - 3 Tips To Help Avoid Excess
I’ve lived alone for more than 15 years and it’s often a challenge to manage how much I drink when I open a bottle of wine. You know that feeling, when you come home from a long day and think, “just a glass”, then before you know it, the bottle is staring back at you near empty and you wonder how the heck you got there... (click the image to read more)