Is There a Better Way to Talk About Wine?
When the wine critic James Suckling described a Château Haut-Brion in the pages of Wine Spectator in 1992, he needed just a single phrase to sum up the taste: "Big and meaty, with lots of fruit and full tannins, but featuring a sweetness and silkiness on the finish."...
Argentina reports on ‘intense’ 2015 harvest
Heavy rainfall and frost contributed to a 10% drop in Argentina's grape harvest in 2015, with Mendoza bearing the brunt of the bad weather. Publishing its 2014/15 harvest report today, Wines of Argentina said that by 30 April 2015, the harvest of grapes in Argentina...
These 11 brewers make over 90% of all U.S. beer
The story of beer in the U.S. in 2015 is basically whatever narrative you choose to believe. The Brewers Association craft beer industry group tells us there are more than 3,400 breweries in the U.S., the most since 1873, and that choice abounds. However, about 1,400...
New York: New Yorkers Shake Things Up at Tales of the Cocktail
New York's top cocktail talent last week stowed their shakers in carry-ons and traveled south to Tales of the Cocktail, the annual booze conference in New Orleans. As in previous years, it was worth the trek for many of the city's bars and bartenders, who picked up...
Graphs detail plummeting Sherry sales
Sales of Sherry have all but collapsed in the category's top five markets over the last decade, with global exports nearly halving since 2002, new graphs show. The following inforgraphics, which have been compiled by Wine Stats using information from Consejo Regulador...
Alabama: Brewers, winemakers voice concerns to state alcohol commission at meeting in Mobile
A panel of roving lawmakers and other state officials tasked with revamping some of Alabama's alcohol laws met in Mobile Thursday. Brewers, farmers who make wine and those that want to take the opportunity to bend their ears. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Study...
Germany’s Bitter Revolution: It’s All About the Beer
SUMMER IN GERMANY means one thing: beer gardens. And while cooling off with a stein of golden beer is the height of leisure, suds-like all things in Germany-are a very serious science. They're even regulated by their own law, the Reinheitsgebot, which states that...
Distiller whisky review app first to deliver
Whisky discovery app Distiller has become the first of its kind to offer whisky reviews, ratings, recommendations and now shipments after partnering with craft spirits merchant Ezra's. Through the partnership, Distiller users will now be able to order spirits through...
Turning grape waste to profit
As many grape growers feel the pinch of dropping grape prices, researchers are looking at innovative ways to turn a profit from grape waste leftover in the winemaking process. Wineries in the Murray-Darling/Swan Hill Wine region last week revealed average prices for...