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Logo of Foley Family Wines & Spirits featuring a stylized monogram G and F in a circle with the company name below.

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Black background with the word 'CADET' in white uppercase letters

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Logo for Dandelion Chocolate, a small-batch chocolate brand, in brown text on a white background.

Lafayette Imports logo with a French horn at the top, the word 'Lafayette' in large gold and black letters, and 'Imports' below in smaller gold letters with a decorative underline. The tagline 'Noteworthy Imports' is at the bottom.

Lafayette Imports logo with a French horn at the top, the word 'Lafayette' in large gold and black letters, and 'Imports' below in smaller gold letters with a decorative underline. The tagline 'Noteworthy Imports' is at the bottom.

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Logo for Napa Valley Wine Academy featuring three wine glasses silhouette above the text, with an orange semi-circle background and the words "Napa Valley Wine Academy" in black and orange.

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'Priority Experiences' logo

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Napa Valley Yacht Club logo

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Logo for The Anti with the slogan 'Delivering Exceptional Service Now Employee Experiences' on a dark purple background.

Logo for the Craft Chocolate Experience in San Francisco 2024, featuring a white background with black text inside a stylized rectangle with a curved corner.

Logo for the Craft Chocolate Experience in San Francisco 2024, featuring a white background with black text inside a stylized rectangle with a curved corner.

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News: Irish food and drink exports reach a record €17 billion [Bord Bia]
News: Irish food and drink exports reach a record €17 billion [Bord Bia]

Irish food and drink exports reach a record €17 billion

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Irish Whiskey on 99.3fm The Vine Napa Valley for St. Patrick’s Day - 2026 Edition
Irish Whiskey on 99.3fm The Vine Napa Valley for St. Patrick’s Day - 2026 Edition

Irish Whiskey on 99.3fm The Vine Napa Valley - 2026 Edition

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The “Free” Irish Coffee - free from sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and dairy
The “Free” Irish Coffee - free from sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and dairy

The "Free" Irish Coffee - a take on the Irish Coffee for those who have dietary restriction or have made lifestyle choice to cut some things out of their lives.

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“My Favo(u)rite Irish Whiskeys” for Summertime Sippin’
“My Favo(u)rite Irish Whiskeys” for Summertime Sippin’

Summer is finally here in the Napa Valley and with that, I thought I'd share my thoughts on 5 Irish Whsikeys that I think are great for Summertime Sippin'.

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"Go Raibh Maith Agat" (pron. Gu - rev - mo (as in “mo” from mop without the "p") - a - gut) It's the fierce complicated Irish way of saying "Thank You." And on the wonderful day that is Thanksgiving I thoug
Yesterday - Nov 18th - was International Poitín Day - a celebration of Ireland's ancient spirit. At this time there aren't many Poitíns available here in California but I was able to order @SmugglingNun and @DrinkMadMarchHare_ online!
🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPꞮSODE - EPISODE 21 ☘️🥃 - LINK IN BIO On this episode I got to spend some time recently - well I say recently but it was actually back in March - with Jason Schneider who has arguably one of the best jobs in the industry. Jason i

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— George Bernard Shaw

WSET Spirits Level 2 - Pass with Distinction

WSET Spirits Level 2 - Pass with Distinction

Irish Whiskey Certificate - Complete

Irish Whiskey Certificate - Complete

Irish Whiskey Society America - Member

Irish Whiskey Society America - Member

International Bartenders Association (IBA) - Member

International Bartenders Association (IBA) - Member