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Why Grape Ripeness Trumps Variety

Newcomers often latch onto grape varieties as though wine were like ice cream: the name of the flavor sums up how the product will taste. This is understandable. Grapes are prominent on many wine labels,...

The Best Wines for Spring and Summer 2020

Winter is winding down and warmer weather cannot get here fast enough. As retailers begin looking for what wines they will feature come spring and summer 2020, our wine panel picked their favorite sippers...

Interview: Why Diageo Invested in No-ABV Alcohol

“Wellness” is one of the most talked about consumer trends in 2020. People have become increasingly conscious about what they put into their bodies. A growing offshoot of this cross-category movement is the rise of...

Winery Showcase: Foppiano Vineyards

With 124 years in Sonoma County, Foppiano Vineyards has always been quintessential to the region. The 200-acre property includes 120 acres of vineyards, bordering the Russian River. “We can speak ‘Russian River’ with our wines because we...

What’s Hot in Tequila and Mezcal in 2020

Tequila and mezcal remain red hot. Both spirits tap into numerous trends that should keep the categories very much on the minds of consumers in 2020. Recent growth has been impressive. In 2018, tequila sales...

The Best Wines of 2019

Hard to believe but the end of 2019 is already around the corner. As such, we asked our wine panelists for the final round of this year to look back on their favorite bottles...

Tasting the 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau

Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day! Every November, wine-lovers from around the world raise a glass in celebrating this French tradition. Made from gamay grapes in the Beaujolais region, Nouveau is bottled six-to-eight weeks after harvest. This young...

Few’s Paul Hletko on Working with Alice In Chains, Cold Brew Whiskey and Secondary...

Fans of spicier whiskey and grungier music should check out the recent collaboration between Few Spirits and the rock band Alice In Chains. Released under the name All Secrets Known, this new whiskey is Few bourbon finished...

U.S. Beer Volume Continues Decline, According to 2019 Beer Handbook

Overall beer consumption continued to slide, with total volume decreasing 1.3% to 2.77 billion 2.25-gallon cases in 2018, according to the Beverage Information Group’s 2019 Beer Handbook. This marks the sixth consecutive year of declines in...

Talking Pot Still Rum with Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker

In this age of booming craft spirits innovation, sometimes it’s nice to recall — and taste — the true origins of a product. This was the thinking from newly appointed Mount Gay Master Blender Trudiann Branker, when...