{"id":118812,"date":"2022-05-03T08:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T08:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altamuradistilleries.com\/diary\/epicurean-life-the-pride-of-puglia-altamura-distilleries-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T08:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T08:24:10","slug":"epicurean-life-the-pride-of-puglia-altamura-distilleries-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altamuradistilleries.com\/en\/in-the-news-en\/epicurean-life-the-pride-of-puglia-altamura-distilleries-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff\/","title":{"rendered":"EPICUREAN LIFE | The Pride of Puglia &#8211; Altamura Distilleries \u2013 Separating the Wheat from the Chaff!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189548&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; row_height_pixel=&#8221;650px&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;171082&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Date&#8221; el_class=&#8221;press-date&#8221;][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;134666&#8243; sep_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; el_height=&#8221;1px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132993&#8243; el_class=&#8221;press-new&#8221;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;648294&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;118182&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;117917&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;60&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211110&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-sm&#8221; outline=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.epicureanlife.co.uk%2Fpost%2Fthe-pride-of-puglia-altamura-distilleries-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff|target:_blank|&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212822&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Read the Full Post[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; align_mobile=&#8221;align_center_mobile&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;103269&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126129&#8243; el_class=&#8221;article-extra&#8221;]&#8221;Every cloud has a silver lining and while the Covid-19 pandemic was the final curtain for an untold number of businesses across the world it was the genesis for two American entrepreneurs to create a business that is truly worth toasting \u2013 Altamura Distilleries. 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