You will often hear winemakers waxing lyrical about the merits of being hands-off, letting the winemaking happen in the vineyard and having minimum intervention. But...
As the world comes to terms with the US election results, The Spirits Business investigates what a Donald Trump presidential victory spells for the future...
Gratuity is a dicey subject. Opinions vary wildly on what qualifies as a fair amount. One thing we can all agree on, however, is that...
Now that the craft beer revolution is old news, a microbrewery can’t just make better-than-average beer to get noticed. They have to do something really...
A Dorset farmer is producing vodka from milk in what he claims is a world first. Dairy farmer Jason Barber invented his Black Cow vodka...
Don’t let anyone tell you that you aren’t allowed to drink a stout in the summer or a tropical IPA in the winter. There are...
David Wallwork has spent years working in the soft drinks business but came up with the wacky idea for the unusual tipple after birch water...
The problem with devout beer nerds is that we geek out so much over our hobby or profession. We LOVE to learn. Like baseball fans,...
Chicago brewpub, Band of Bohemia, is now the first U.S. brewpub to earn a Michelin star, a highly-prestigious culinary award that is incredibly difficult to...
At some Thanksgiving dinners — mine included — those enjoying the feast are more likely to ask someone to pass the beer than the Bordeaux....
Lugon-et-l’Île-du-Carnay (France) (AFP) – Crafty winemakers throughout the ages have sought sneaky ways to pass off low-grade plonk as top vintages, and the jailing this...
Oklahoma moved the nation a step further from Prohibition by voting to do away with one of its saddest relics: Low-alcohol beer. Roughly 66% of...
Iberian winemakers have tended vineyards by hand since before the Roman Empire. Today, traditional winemaking techniques still hold sway in the third largest wine producing...
Their new white whiskey distilled from bourbon mash, marked Tanner’s Curse, is crafted in “The Bear,” a 500 gallon Vendome copper pot still named after...
Michael Mondavi comes from a long line of winemakers. His grandfather, Cesare Mondavi, bought and restored Napa Valley’s historic Charles Krug Winery when Michael was...