We KNOW you are curious! No matter what you think about Trader Joe’s Two Buck Chuck, AKA Charles Shaw wine, you want to know. If you love Two Buck Chuck or have been avoiding it like the plague. If you drank it in college but now wonder if your tastes have changed. Or, if you …
🎧Is Two Buck Chuck Actually Bad, or Is That Just Wine Snob Talk? Read More »
When temperatures start to spike and OOO messages fill up your inbox, that usually means it’s time to crown the official “drink of the summer.” Some years, it feels like drinkers are on the same page. Like when Spicy Margaritas and icy glasses of frosĂ© dominated patios. Or when, a few years later, those same …
We Asked 13 Bartenders: What Will Be the Drink of the Summer? (2026) Read More »
Everyone loves a David and Goliath story; the underdog-beats-all trope is timeless for a reason. In 1976 this scenario played out in the wine world: At a small tasting in Paris, bottles from the nascent Napa Valley ranked higher than French wines in both red and white categories. That seminal day, known as the Judgement …
It’s Been 50 Years Since the Judgement of Paris — It’s Time to Move On. Read More »
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving beyond isolated copilots and narrow automation tools. Across the supply chain technology landscape, a new architectural layer is beginning to emerge, one centered not simply on generating predictions or summarizing information, but on enabling systems to coordinate decisions, exchange operational context, and support execution across fragmented enterprise environments. Much of …
What Supply Chain Leaders Need to Understand About MCP, A2A, and Graph-Enhanced AI Read More »
BMW’s humanoid robotics work at Spartanburg and Leipzig shows how Physical AI is moving from controlled demonstrations toward production workflows, where robotics, manufacturing execution, and unified data architecture increasingly converge. For years, most discussions surrounding humanoid robotics remained largely conceptual. Demonstrations were impressive, but many occurred inside tightly controlled environments with limited operational relevance to …
BMW: How Humanoid Robots Are Moving From Plant Trials Toward Production Work Read More »
In their heyday, Napa Cabs were nothing like today’s stereotypical version. The flower-power vibe of the 1970s was apparent in the rough-around-the-edges, lively, vegetal, and experimental Cabs of that period. Then came the critic Robert Parker and the development of winemaking technology — two forces that influenced winemakers and consumers alike to acquire a taste …
The Napa Cabs You Should Try if You Don’t Like Big, Jammy Wines Read More »
 Wine has traditionally been made and aged in dark underground caves, but are cellars really better for the finished wine?
A $20 cocktail can feel like a gamble: The menu offers just a short list of ingredients and the promise of polished presentation with no real guarantee the drink will taste great. Add on the influx of stunt ingredients and trends like savory cocktails and you’re left with a cocktail menu that reads more like …
To Justify a $20 Cocktail, Bartenders Are Telling Stories With Their Drinks Read More »
Ready-to-drink (RTD) products are on fire, and much of that flame is fueled by their ease, nostalgic flavors, and high volume of booze. We have a sneaking suspicion that the latter is what the young’uns are looking for the most, as it’s becoming increasingly evident that recently of-age drinkers want to feel a buzz fast. …
America’s Most Popular RTDs, Ranked by Alcohol Content [Infographic] Read More »
 Lambrusco might evoke bad memories of the 1980s, but the new generation is taking the market by storm.