Heidi Barrett, An Interview
An Interview with Heidi Barrett For all her fame and acclaim – winner of the first multiple 100-point scores for a Napa winemaker, the original artisan behind the cult-status Screaming Eagle, owner of...
View ArticleTito Beveridge, An Interview
An Interview with Tito Beveridge Tito Beveridge managed almost singlehandedly to change the way an entire category of alcohol is perceived. Still, for all of the success of Tito’s Vodka, it wasn’t...
View ArticleMartin Miller, An Interview
Martin Miller’s Gin began during the gin doldrums of the mid-1990s. Now, as the Pied Piper of the gin renaissance, Martin Miller’s Gin is found in more than 40 countries and is growing in popularity at...
View ArticleJean Charles Boisset, An Interview
Pardon the exhausted cliche, but Jean Charles Boisset is the embodiment of the American dream. Coming into a modest French wine-producing operation at birth, he eventually became the president of one...
View ArticlePeter Mondavi Sr., An Interview
Peter Mondavi Sr., patriarch of one of the most storied wine families in the world, has arguably witnessed and impacted more of California’s wine history than anyone else alive. And while the family’s...
View ArticleBREAKING: Christmas Day Wine Heist See’s Irreplaceable Wine Collection Stolen...
There was sad news for the food & drink industry this week, as authorities are searching for those responsible for a Christmas Day heist at the world renowned restaurant, “French Laundry”, in...
View ArticleAn Interview with Roger Corder, The Incredible Wine and Health Guru
When it comes to the mysterious health benefits of wine, no one has pioneered the way quite like British wine expert Roger Corder. Author of best-selling book The Red Wine Diet, Roger has conducted...
View ArticleWild Turkey Master Distiller’s Son To Follow In His Footsteps
Following in your father’s footsteps is no easy job, especially when that involves being the master distiller for one of America’s favorite bourbons. But every now and again there is a glimmer and...
View ArticleWhiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Your Favorite Drink
Whiskey is a drink for swashbuckling fellows and musty gents. Distillers wear their beards thick and well-kept. A man who drinks whiskey is a man with a capital M. From its birth, whiskey has always...
View ArticleInterview: NOLET’S, From The Family Who Brought You Ketel One
From the family that brought you Ketel One and NOLET’S Silver, Drink Me’s Tasting & Review Director, Julie Albin, recently caught up with Carl Nolet Jr. As Executive Vice President of Nolet...
View ArticleThe Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World’s Great Drinks
Author Amy Stewart Originally a botanist, Amy followed her heart to two things she loves: drinks and the plants that make them. She’s been widely published in magazines and newspapers; The Drunken...
View ArticleEnrique Fonseca: A Story About The Man Who Changed Tequila
This guest post was written by Lance Cutler They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that where Enrique Fonseca’s story began: with necessity. Enrique and his father were some of the...
View ArticleA Special Interview With The Pioneer Of Pinot Noir: Emeritus & Brice Jones
Brice Jones produces some of the most remarkable Pinot Noir in America right now. But his Emeritus wines aren’t the entirety of the story. Indeed, Jones has been at the center of so much of...
View ArticleStillhouse Moonshine: An Interview With White Whiskey Pioneer, Brad Beckerman
Corn whiskey is one of the great spirits of North America. But for a long time it was more or less exclusively associated with moonshine and not really available to the vast majority of modern-day...
View ArticleAn Interview With Rajat Parr: American Wine Pioneer
For years now, Rajat Parr has been among the most highly regarded and well-known wine professionals in America. From his work with Michael Mina and his own restaurants to, now, finding acclaim as a...
View ArticleA Special Icon Interview With America’s Very First Master Sommelier – Eddie...
In the wine industry, certain people have become household names throughout the past few decades. Well, Eddie Osterland MS is one of them. The very first American to achieve the universally respected,...
View ArticleIcon Interview: Ken Lewis: Retail Guru Turned Craft Distiller
Ken Lewis is regarded as a master marketer who helped to reshape the liquor retailing business and reinvented himself along the way. His creation, The Party Source megastore, is the largest outlet of...
View ArticleDiep Thoughts: The Story of the Stokerij De Moor and Belgian Genever
On the sunny morning of September 27, 1914, Frans De Moor found himself staring down a German death squad in the medieval town of Aalst, Belgium. Frans and 29 other civilians were to lose their lives...
View ArticleAn Interview With Oz Clarke: The History of Wine in 100 Bottles
I was pleased to get my hands on a copy of Oz Clarke’s new book; The History of Wine in 100 Bottles. It’s a chronological journey through thousands of years of fascinating vinous history. I also got...
View ArticleRethinking Vodka: Industry Legend Tad Dorda on Why we have it “All Wrong”
Let’s start with a fact we can all agree is true. Not all red wines are the same. Neither are all vodkas. Vodkas originate from different regions, are created under the care of different makers, and...
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