Category: Editor’s Picks
All Americans: Our Wine Panel’s Favorite U.S. Wines of 2020
For this latest round of Cheers wine reviews, we asked our panel of independent experts to taste and rate American wines. The write-ups below represent a wide range …
Fun Rum Day Recipes For 2020
Sunday is Rum Day, and what better way to honor the cane spirit’s national holiday on Aug. 16 than mixing up a few specialty cocktails? Here …
8 Ways To Display QR Codes In Restaurants
Bars and restaurants nationwide have been reckoning with the challenges of reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To reduce points of contact between customers and employees, many …
Stag’s Leap Turns 50
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, one of Napa Valley’s renowned producers, celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Founded in 1970 by Warren Winiarski with his purchase of …
7 Tequila Day Drinks For 2020
It’s national Tequila Day on July 24, as if people needed another reason to enjoy a Margarita or other agave-spirit concoction on a summer Friday. As …
Gin’s Blossoming: 2020 Trends
Gin is one of the most innovative and exciting spirits categories today. Producers are experimenting with all aspects, from different base-spirit ingredients, unusual botanicals and even …
On-premise Tech For The New Normal
Technology has become more important in beverage alcohol in recent years, for both on- and off-premise operators. But the coronavirus pandemic accelerated the push to adopt …
Answering Vodka Calls: On-premise Trends
“Vodka pays the bills. It’s the leading spirit in terms of sales,” says Jay Giordano, beverage director at Six\West in Boston. The New-American restaurant and bar …
Teleferic Barcelona’s Tips For the Perfect G&T
When the weather warms up, consumers traditionally gravitate to Gin & Tonics but the craft Gin-Tonic cocktail is perennially popular in Spain. Telefèric Barcelona, an international …
How Grape Ripeness Affects Wine Varieties
Newcomers often latch onto grape varieties as though wine were like ice cream: the name of the flavor sums up how the product will taste. This …
