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The New Orleans chef hosted the 16th annual auction on YouTube, offering up a bottle of Mouton-Rothschild 1945, a dinner with racing champion and vintner Danica Patrick and more
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Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Trademark Battle Between Dog Toy Maker and Entire Bev Industry May Head to Supreme Court

The Tennessee whiskey has been locked in a yearslong legal dispute with a company that makes parody pet toys and that has managed to draw the ire of the world's leading wine, beer and spirits players in the process
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Robin McBride, left, and Andréa McBride John learned from winemakers and grapegrowers as they started their company as a boutique import firm.Wine's Dynamo Sister Team Robin McBride, left, and Andréa McBride John learned from winemakers and grapegrowers as they started their company as a boutique import firm.Wine's Dynamo Sister Team

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