by Catie Joyce-Bulay
When Rusty Figgins starts something, he goes all in. The owner of XO Alambic Distillery has a post-graduate diploma in distilling, teaches craft distilling courses through an institute he helped develop, mentors start-up distilleries and sells a still he designed to distillers across the country. [Read more…]
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
Fumie Thorpe breaks most stereotypes for Finger Lakes wine country growers: female, Asian, single and educated in meteorology and astronomy. She seems an atypical owner and operator for Thorpe Vineyard in Wolcott, NY but her 3.5 acres produce about 500 to 700 cases of wine annually from her vinifera and French hybrids. [Read more…]
by Paul Burdziakowski
All throughout college during the early 1990s, Sarasota, FL residents Jeff and Cathy Douglas bartended, waited tables and worked in the kitchens of several different restaurants and bars. While the experience was only temporary, the memory rubbed off in a positive way because several years later they were both talking about starting their own brewpub and eatery. [Read more…]
by Laura Rodley
Nestled in the resort area of “ski town New England” people find White Mountain Winery tucked in the back of a building on Route 16. [Read more…]
With an endless variety of outlets and ways to sell product in today’s marketplace, gaining the competitive advantage is vital to optimizing sales. While advertising, promotion and marketing research all play a key role in making your product stand out, three other key factors figure into the equation: Quality, uniqueness of character and consistency. [Read more…]
Yakima V
alley brewery produces hop-forward ales amidst the family hop farm
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
Bale Breaker Brewing co-owner Meghann Quinn greets most patrons of their tap room by name, many of whom she grew up with in this small farming town. Moxee, WA sits on the Northern edge of the Yakima Valley in Washington where around 75 percent of the United State’s hops are grown. [Read more…]
by Karl H. Kazaks
HARRISBURG, PA — Imagine you’re a consultant tasked with giving a set of recommendations to a winery or brewery wishing to become a successful and popular travel destination. Then look at what Spring Gate Vineyard and Brewery, which opened in the spring of 2014, offers its customers. [Read more…]
by Sally Colby
Yianni Barakos has always been a hands-on kind of guy and his life-long passion for tinkering and gift for being mechanically inclined has paid off.
While recovering from a serious accident and considering his future, Yianni thought about conversations he had as a child with his grandfather, who had immigrated from Greece. [Read more…]
