The New Orleans Spirits Competition (NOSC) presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is pleased to announce the 2023 medalists from its second annual competition. (more…)

This article summarizes the results of the study “Customer satisfaction and sale performance in New York State brewery tasting rooms” by Jie Li, Sara M. Wagner, Miguel I. Gómez and Anna Katharine Mansfield. The journal article can be found at Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (2023), 1–19. doi:10.1017/age.2022.28. (more…)

The calendar may declare it’s summer, but Steve and Maria Johnson of Parallel 44 Winery in Wisconsin are already looking ahead to their possible ice wine harvest and beyond. (more…)

Pennsylvania winemakers are uncorking new possibilities with the help of Penn State Extension and the College of Agricultural Sciences. Their expertise serves as a vital (more…)

Widespread frost across Vermont last week is suspected to have severely damaged thousands of acres of crops in Vermont and across the region. (more…)

Green Bay, WI, is an “untapped beer city on the brink of exploding.” This prediction from Thrillist is not only being fulfilled, but is exceeding all expectations in a state (more…)

Bethlehem-based Five Maidens was named 2023 Best of Show at PA Farm Show Cider Competition for their Cranberry Cider. (more…)

Tap rooms and tasting rooms are where sales are made, relationships are formed and bonds are born. If you want a successful brewery, cidery, winery, distillery or meadery, (more…)

On Nov. 10, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed November as Michigan Craft Beverage Month, recognizing Michigan’s robust craft beverage industry’s vital economic development (more…)

Shadow Springs Vineyard of Hamptonville, Cypress Bend Vineyards of Wagram and Honeygirl Meadery in Durham took home Best of Show awards in the North Carolina (more…)

The American Cider Association is pleased to announce that CiderCon® 2023 will take place in Chicago, IL, Jan. 31 – Feb. 3, 2023. With tours, tastings, educational workshops, (more…)

The American Cider Association is thrilled to announce that for the second time in 2022, nine people have passed the Certified Pommelier™ exam. The exam took place June 20 in Seattle, (more…)

Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are the bane of vineyard owners worldwide, and as of 2012, were responsible for more than $1.5 billion in annual economic damages. While researchers have long known (more…)

A scientific article just published by four Brazilian and two American scientists reports gains in electric and thermal energy obtained when brewer’s spent grain (barley bagasse), an abundant waste (more…)

by Courtney Llewellyn

There’s the technical side to creating your quaff – growing and sourcing the best ingredients, fermenting them in just the right way, aging them properly. Then there’s the marketing side (more…)

As the restaurant sector shifts back into gear, catering to younger health-conscious consumers could help the industry return to its former glory, as new research shows (more…)

Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Non-alcoholic beers have become wildly popular recently, but are these drinks also healthful? (more…)

The Connecticut Farm Wine Development Council has rebranded to the simpler Connecticut Farm Wineries, just in time to launch their popular passport program, encouraging consumers to engage (more…)

by Courtney Llewellyn

By now, if you know anything about barley, you likely know about Excelsior Gold, the first malting barley developed exclusively for New York growing conditions. (more…)

by Courtney Llewellyn

An overarching theme of the recent Virtual Empire State Barley and Malt Summit was that 2021 was not a great year for those growing these grains so important to the brewing industry. (more…)

Barley of the Chevalier variety. Photo courtesy of Matti W. Leino

Can a single ear of barley give rise to global cultivation, and change the very foundations of the brewing industry? (more…)

The holiday season is a time of celebrations and festive drinks, some of which are made with apple liquors. These classic spirits have a long history, and surprisingly, many decisions about their processing (more…)

by Doug Maccash, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate

PEARL RIVER, LA (AP) – Luverne Kahl sometimes tears up as she talks about her late husband’s beer can collection.

It was more than just a hobby. It was his passion, and the memories it prompts rise up in her unexpectedly. But she’s resolved to let it go. (more…)

Germination in the non-mutated barley was almost complete, while the gene-edited barley did not germinate at all. This shows that the gene-edited barley had been dormant for longer (images taken seven days after imbibition). Photo courtesy of Hiroshi Hisano, Okayama University

After a spell of unexpected rain, before the harvest season, (more…)

by Courtney Llewellyn

While Washington, Oregon and Idaho are well-known as the top hops-producing states in America, the number of hop farms outside of the Pacific Northwest continues to grow. That may be one of the reasons why Penn State Extension recently hosted a series on hop pellets and considerations for farm-scale production. (more…)