Joel Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch said it has invested $13 million in its Cartersville, Ga., brewery. The $13 million projects strengthening the brewery's beyond beer and craft production capabilities, as well as upgrades to its facility infrastructure and equipment that improve efficiencies to help sustain the longevity of the brewery. The

Jack Daniel Distillery introduces Distillery Series Selection #12, a Straight Tennessee Whiskey Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks. The latest in the distillery’s line of experimental and innovative whiskeys features Jack Daniel’s classic Tennessee Whiskey with an additional layer of complexity perfect for the season. Jack Daniel’s Distillery

Tom Wark, in his excellent blog, Fermentation, says he expects drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, originally developed to treat diabetes and now also being used for weight loss, will result in lower wine sales. He notes that Morgan Stanley's AlphaWise research unit found "people taking these drugs

If U.S. producers think our government operates on a whim, ought to take a look at what's happening in Europe. Two years ago, the European Commission adopted a new regulation requiring wines and aromatised wine products to features a list of ingredients and nutritional value of the

Five things appellations need to be successful The first is that the appellation makes high quality, unique wines. The second, the appellation has one or more producers whose wines are of higher quality that most of the region. (Sean P. Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report). A Salt-of-the-Earth Town