Maple flavor touted as pumpkin spice successor in fall trends
MarketWatch cites 1010data data showing maple products rising while pumpkin spice grows slower. Maple beverages nearly double sales year over year and maple cocktails rise 14.6 percent. Starbucks and Dunkin' roll maple offerings including a maple sugar bacon breakfast sandwich amid the season.
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Maple traditions thread through Native and modern kitchens
Native Americans used maple as a sweetener long before European contact and maple remains prominent in North East cuisine. Sean Enright of Spork notes maple’s long cultural role from Indigenous practices to contemporary restaurants, with Vermont producing the most maple syrup.
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Aged wine bottles reveal matured flavors and memories
Gary Twining describes aging wines as a rich learning journey with notes from 1985 to 1989 vintages. He highlights Merlots from Steltzner and Silverado, Cabernets from Beringer and Fetzer, and Stags Leap, praising maturity, structure, and cellar potential while noting price details are unavailable.
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