Category: Featured Articles
Celebrating Women in Alcohol: Part 2
by: Melissa Dowling
The beverage alcohol business has long been considered an old boys network, and it’s true that the industry still remains male-dominated. Yet women have always played …
Wine Pairings With Lamb
by: Melissa Dowling
Thanksgiving dinner is all about the turkey, and Christmas meals tend to incorporate fish or beef, but lamb can make for a show-stopping holiday main dish. The …
Thanksgiving Cocktails For 2021
by: Melissa Dowling
Thanksgiving is here again and it’s time to be thankful and grateful and raise a glass to all that’s good. The entire week marks a time …
Why Vineyard Soil is So Important for Terroir
by: Marnie Old
Grasping the underlying concept of terroir is like getting an all-access pass that helps unlock many of wine’s most confounding secrets. Terroir is the reason why …
Celebrating Women in Beverage Alcohol: Part 1
by: Melissa Dowling
Just as whiskey is not “a man’s drink,” the beverage alcohol business is not for men only. So many women have made a significant contribution to …
Q&A: Master Distiller Chris Morris on Woodford Reserve Turning 25
by: Kyle Swartz
When Brown-Forman launched Woodford Reserve in 1996, the American whiskey market was remarkably different. Nobody drank bourbon. Premiumization was a losing strategy. Top bottles that fetch …
Managing Talent In A Pandemic
by: Colin Barnacle and Nick Ladin-Sienne
While the overall economy has made steps toward recovery, the hospitality sector still suffers from a marked labor shortage. The situation has restaurateurs and hoteliers unable …
BevX 2021: Shot Bar @ SeaTac Creates New Airport Experience
by: Maura Keller
At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Covid restrictions limited the seats available for passengers looking to have a cocktail, and there were long lines to get into …
Day Of The Dead Drinks For 2021
by: Melissa Dowling
After the excitement, costumes and candy of Halloween, the Day of the Dead—Día de los Muertos—provides a time to celebrate those we’ve lost. Specialty tequila or …
BevX 2021: The Post Oak Hotel Offsets Covid Challenges With New Programs
by: Maura Keller
Surviving the business conditions brought on by the Covid pandemic wasn’t easy for anyone in the hospitality industry. To offset some of these challenges, the team …
