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...
Wine Country prepares for another early harvest
Grapes around the North Coast are slowly turning color as a precursor to this year's harvest, which is expected to arrive earlier than usual and deliver a smaller crop than last year. Vineyard managers in Sonoma and Napa counties report that they have seen signs of...
Wine Country prepares for another early harvest
Grapes around the North Coast are slowly turning color as a precursor to this year's harvest, which is expected to arrive earlier than usual and deliver a smaller crop than last year. Vineyard managers in Sonoma and Napa counties report that they have seen signs of...
Online wine trading moves into the Uber era
The growing trend of peer-to-peer online trading, exemplified by the Uber ride-sharing app, has spread to online wine trading. Computer and mobile technology has already enabled service-sector businesses - such as lenders, hotels and taxi drivers - to undercut...