A bottle shop becoming a bar might improve margins, but many customers today require food to stick around for another round.

Barry Thompson will serve as East Region president, effective in May. Thompson, who has more than 25 years of experience in the beverage alcohol industry, previously served as executive vice president ...

Nethery transitions to the role from head of marketing and sales. As vice president of operations, she will oversee all aspects of the bourbon brand and its national expansion. Recognized as the ...

Botrytis, or noble rot, can skirt the line between beneficial and detrimental for winemakers. Photo courtesy of Kracher Fine Wine. Any fruit or vegetable is, under the wrong conditions, subject to rot ...

What trends will shape the wine industry in 2026? Photo credit: Adobe Stock. “Moving into 2026, I foresee economic factors, rather than stylistic preferences or trends, being the main driver behind ...

Photo illustration by Jeff Quinn. “Passing the Master Sommelier exam is everything you think it’s going to be and more,” says Pete Bothwell, the New York City–based East Coast sales manager for ...

Decreased consumption, proliferating climate disasters, and a change in U.S. leadership that promises to upend business as usual are making for tough times in wine. But, as Adam Casto, the winemaker ...

The U.S. demand for German wine is hiding a bigger problem among the country’s producers. Experts weigh in on the state of the German wine industry now and in the future. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock ...

Carbonic maceration, in which carbon dioxide creates an anaerobic environment to spur fermentation, is growing more popular among vintners around the world. Photo courtesy of Quintessential Wines. As ...

On a recent morning, winemaker and owner Julie Johnson shows off the scruffy edges of her vineyard and the hedgerows lining the driveway at Napa’s Tres Sabores. “I have 15 varieties of pomegranate,” ...

Green Gen Bottle. Photo courtesy of Green Gen Technologies. As a drinks writer, I get sent a lot of bottles in a lot of packaging. Among recent deliveries: three mattress-thick, plastic-wrapped slabs ...

A range of different factors has put the future of domestic wine into question. Photo by Stephanie Russo Photography/courtesy of Lodi Wine. The first six months of 2024 have seemingly broadcast a ...