The new year is bringing us another round of significant legislative and regulatory changes affecting the manufacture, sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in California. While the 2026 updates are (with a few significant exceptions) less sweeping than those enacted in 2024 or 2025, there remains a meaningful set of developments that industry participants …
January 21, 2026 (London, UK) — WSET, the global leader in drinks education, is pleased to announce Laurent-Perrier as its newest Gold Partner. The partnership will see the independent, family-led Champagne house […]
Energy has quietly moved from the background of supply chain operations to the foreground. What was once treated as a fixed overhead cost is now a variable that directly shapes network design, risk exposure, and day-to-day performance. Rising prices, grid instability, decarbonization requirements, and geopolitical pressures have made energy a constraint that can no longer …
Energy in the Supply Chain Is No Longer an Overhead Issue Read More »
Sustainability discussions in supply chains often center on reporting, targets, and compliance. While those elements matter, they don’t address the underlying issue: sustainability is fundamentally a design problem. It reflects how networks are structured, how decisions are made under pressure, and how resources, energy, and data move through the system. Supply chains that are fragile …
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This week I discuss the current challenges facing wine due to climate change. I cover some strategies the industry is undertaking to address the major issues — from vineyard and tech solutions to new varieties (Pilzwiderstandsfahige Reben or PiWi grapes!). Then I cover emerging regions that are doing a surprisingly great job making innovative …
🎧Ep 592: The Next Frontiers of Wine Production – New heights, techniques, regions Read More »
This video shows the steps to spur prune grapevines. Presented by Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist, Oregon State University.
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Just because it’s a popular claim that wine is welcoming doesn’t make the claim correct. By Damien Wilson When two wine people meet at a social event — say, following […]
No cocktail invites conversation (or debate) quite like the Martini. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of ways to make the classic cocktail, with different spirits, ratios, and dilution techniques resulting in distinct takes on the spirituous drink. It’s likely for that exact reason that the Martini has dominated cocktail culture in recent years, with …
Here’s How 7 Top Bartenders Make Martinis at Home Read More »
Over the past few decades, sherry’s story has resembled the somewhat tragic idiom “always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” It seems like just about every aspect of the historic fortified wine from southern Spain is valued, except for the liquid on its own: Solera aging is a method gaining steam across a number of categories …
Sherry Might Never Be Cool, But Is There Hope for Its Signature Grape Palomino? Read More »