Daily News: PDT’s New Pop-Up, Booker and Dax to Close

Booker & Dax

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere:

PDT has opened a pop-up serving tequila and hot dogs in Barcelona’s Mandarin Oriental hotel.

– The waning Russian wine industry has received an unexpected boost from Western sanctions.

– New York City’s Booker and Dax will close after a five year run at the back of Momofuku Ssäm bar.

Formal education in the wine and beer industries is on the rise as universities increasingly offer degrees in viticulture and brewing.

– Finally, as climate change threatens to shorten the grape harvesting season, winemakers are scrambling to stay ahead.

[Photo: Flickr/Edsel Little]

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