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Howard Hewitt

  • Blogger, Freelance
  • Retail Wine Consultant, The Wine Shop by Vine & Table
Indiana
As seen in: Tribune-Star, The Herald Bulletin, The Times (Frankfort), The News and Tribune, Kokomo Tribune, New Castle News, Journal Review, Chronicle-Tribune, CNHI News, Palate Press and
I write about wine every other week for 23 Midwest newspapers reaching more than 310,000 homes monthly, blog, Contributing Editor for Palate Press.
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WINE: Turning Down the Heat

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By Howard Hewitt
| New Castle News
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WINE: Turning Down the Heat Original

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By Howard Hewitt
| CNHI News
— Low-alcohol wines please the palate, promote good health — As consumer tastes move more to non-alcohol wines, lower alcohol ciders and other specialty beverages, the pressure on the wine industry to lower the heat continues. Wine is viewed differently than other alcoholic beverages, mostly as something for dinner or relaxed enjoyment. The truth is much of the world’s favorite wine is high in alcohol.
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Wine drinkers would see prices rise considerably

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By Howard Hewitt
| CNHI News
Proposed tariffs and immigration policy could have a significant impact on your wallet and lifestyle in 2024. Tariffs already or yet to be imposed will raise prices on imported wine. Most wine retailers will tell you quality wine starts at about $25 a bottle. A 25% tariff was slapped on French wine imports in 2020. It's simple math, folks: that $25 bottle of wine quickly went to $31. Now, some importers or distributors could minimize the price hike if they absorb that tax for sake of sales.
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