Earlier this month, hundreds of bartenders, bar owners, and those who love them (read: brand reps) gathered at a giant cruise terminal on Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula to anoint the best in the booze biz. The 17th annual World’s 50 Best Bars ceremony, easily the industry’s biggest night, revealed some results that might seem surprising …
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The energy of a bar crawl can be really beneficial for cocktail bars. As drinkers crawl through a neighborhood, they feed off recommendations from bartenders or others seated at the bar for where to go next. At each spot, these drinkers can try something new and unique — something that isn’t replicated at a different …
The India Pale Ale has long reigned supreme in American craft brewing. For decades, brewers across the country have produced thousands of IPAs in numerous substyles, with the hazy, New England-style quickly emerging as a consumer favorite. Today, IPAs account for half of all craft beer sales, claiming a 49.4 percent market share with off-premise …
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It’s no secret that there’s a massive amount of wine available in America. (Some might even say there’s an oversupply.) The United States is home to over 11,000 wineries, which in total produced over 647 million gallons of wine in 2024. And that doesn’t even include imports. Last year, the U.S. brought in an additional …
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In his latest piece, Konstantin Baum MW investigates one of wine’s thorniest issues – is natural wine a fad or the future?
Gaja’s new Alta Langa winery has the capacity to produce 250,000 to 350,000 bottles a year.
Once a punchline, the bag-in-a-box concept has undergone a culture shift thanks to better varietals and more aesthetic packaging. These new versions are sustainable, stylish, and surprisingly good.
The vast majority of consumers can’t afford and won’t buy most wines.
Spoiler: SJP has never met a hangover—and we’re jealous.
Iuliu Kubola had stolen wine from high-end restaurants in Mayfair, Belgravia and the City of London.