Category: Editor’s Picks
7 Tips to Teach Your Staff About Wine
Do your servers lack confidence in their wine knowledge? If so, they may be reluctant to even ask guests if they’d like a wine with dinner, …
The Rise of Rye: Bourbon’s Spicier Sibling is Having a Moment
Rye whiskey is enjoying a renaissance. For the first time in a century, the category is growing rapidly. Sales are up 530% since 2009, from 88,000 9-liter …
Pour One Out for The Original Sailor Jerry
Jan. 14 would have been the 105th birthday of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins (pictured above), the kingpin of old-school tattooing and inspiration for Sailor Jerry spiced rum. …
How to Recognize Faults and Qualities in Wine
Knowing what constitutes great wine is a skill one develops through time and experience tasting the product. Though it helps to read a few good tips along the way. With the …
Interview: BlueCart, an App for Better Ordering Between Restaurants and Suppliers
E-commerce has spread fast into the alcohol industry. One of the newer apps is BlueCart, which streamlines product orders between restaurants and suppliers. It is free …
Will California’s Bad Crop Yields Lead to Wine Pricing Pressure?
The 2015 vintage on California’s North Coast (which includes Napa and Sonoma Valleys) is quite beautiful, but extremely tiny. And what was so surprising about the …
6 Historical Events that Shaped the Alcohol Industry
Note: this piece is part of Cheers’ sister publication Beverage Dynamics celebrating 80 years of print. Click here for the full 80th Anniversary Feature. The history of alcohol in …