Surely the biggest news in the bourbon industry in the past few months has been Jim Beam announcing a one-year halt in production at their flagship Clermont, Ky., facility. That closure was enough to create a viral story, covered with sky-is-falling headlines from countless outlets like the Associated Press (“Cloudy future for bourbon…”) to The …
A visit home turns into an eye-opening experience for one jaded wine critic.
A year ago, when people talked about AI in supply chain, they mostly meant chatbots that could answer questions about shipment status or generative models summarizing reports. Useful stuff, but incremental. That’s changed fast. What’s emerged over the past twelve months is a different class of AI altogether. AI agents can now execute multi-step workflows …
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Corbières vineyards in southern France. As I sit down to write the first column of 2026, I’ve realised that I never really addressed its title: ‘The ethical drinker’. What does ‘ethical drinking’ actually mean? Does it relate more to the act of drinking alcohol, or to the product itself? There isn’t really a straight answer …
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Sotheby’s is to auction the wine collection of celebrated American sculptor Joel Shapiro next month, in a sale that should raise in excess of US$700,000. The post Sotheby’s to offer wine cellar of New York sculptor Joel Shapiro appeared first on The Drinks Business.
Retailers Urge Supreme Court to Take Up Key Wine Shipping Case: The Supreme Court of the United States is set to consider a petition for certiorari in the case of Day v. Henry, which, if taken up, would determine whether states may successfully defend discriminatory retailer wine shipping laws by simply declaring them elements of …
Announcing the Second Summit with Update on New Members February 18, 2026 — The Global Artisan Vintners Alliance (AVA) and Alameda County, CA, District 1 Supervisor David Haubert invite you […]
Hosted in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, these seminars will showcase the diversity, elegance, and terroir-driven expression of Alto Adige DOC wines through curated tastings and expert-led educational […]
What does it really take to build a non-alcoholic spirit the bar world takes seriously?Chris Abbott, co-founder of The Pathfinder, joins Business of Drinks t…
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