Category Archives: What We’re Reading

Climate Change May Turn the UK Into a Global Wine-Producing Powerhouse A new study examines how warmer temperatures are transforming vineyard production. (Treehugger) The Science Behind Non-Alcoholic Beer and Wine Production Rising demand for no- and low-alcohol beer and wine … Continue reading →

Should You Really Not Drink Beer Before Liquor? (Lifehacker video) Turning the Tables on Cathy Huyghe Cathy Huyghe is a writer, entrepreneur and mindfulness proponent.  She writes about the business and politics of the wine industry in her column for Forbes … Continue reading →

Here’s Jay-Z’s Perspective on Selling Half of Champagne Brand to LVMH: ‘It Was a Beautiful Marriage’ How One Brooklyn Distiller Uses Craft Beer to Create a More Sustainable Whiskey Arcane Distilling releases Alpha, which it made using a triple IPA. … Continue reading →

Climate Change Is Affecting Michigan Wine Climatologists say winter weather will become increasingly volatile and harder to predict, and this impacts how local vintners grow grapes, how they manage their vineyards, and even which varieties of wine they produce. (Hour) … Continue reading →

The Uniform Law Commission — Encouraging Consistent State by State Definitions, Protocols and Procedures Robert M. Tobiassen, president of the National Association of Beverage Importers and former Chief Counsel of the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, explains the Uniform Laws Commission … Continue reading →

The Shrinking Footprint of Glass Wine Bottles How the wine world and its suppliers are dealing with the problematic carbon emissions of its favored packaging.  (SevenFifty Daily)