Wine, Beer & Spirits

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (293+ words) CTV News At least for now, the hard work is done in the fields at Bent Ridge Winery So, owner Glenn Dodge is filling his time by putting a fresh coat of paint on the building that houses the restaurant…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (842+ words) Here is the quick version before the detail: Chichibu was founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008 in Saitama prefecture, north-west of Tokyo. Akuto comes from a family with a long history in Japanese drinks production, running from sake and shochu through…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (560+ words) That is the headline, and it is a genuine first. Plenty of distilleries flirt with unusual wood. Very few can say they have put a whole expression into a cask type that has effectively never been used in Scotch before....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (442+ words) To be labeled authentic Japanese whisky, the spirit must adhere to strict production standards: But the real magic lies in the glass. From delicate, floral single malts to rich, harmonious blends, here are the best Japanese whiskies to elevate your…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (709+ words) Remanence is a real word from physics. It is the magnetism a material keeps after the force that created it has been switched off, the trace that stays behind once the field is gone. As a name for a peated…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (368+ words) | Newswise Newswise Ancient Walnut Genomes Reveal New Routes to Better Breeding Identification and functional characterization of JrCYP98A2 as a key regulator of lignification and shell thickness. Newswise — Persian walnut is one of the world’s most important nut crops, valued for kernels…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (691+ words) Skrewball built a brand on a single idea: peanut butter in whiskey. Seven years later, it has finally added a second flavour, and it went straight for the other half of the sandwich. This is a bigger moment than the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (774+ words) This is the 2026 edition, a vatting of 33 first-fill Cognac barriques distilled in 2019 and bottled at 50% ABV. It is non-chill filtered with natural colour, comes in the standard 70cl format, and carries a recommended price of around £70. It is available across the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (842+ words) Johnnie Walker has put Sabrina Carpenter’s name on a Black Label bottle. The whisky inside is unchanged, but the packaging has had a full pop makeover: a bespoke Sabrina blue sash, a gold heart on the shoulder and playful dog…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1714+ words) I spent the last three months pouring roughly 40 bottles of red wine through 8 different decanters to find out which ones actually earn a place on your dinner table. Some of these decanters looked gorgeous but dribbled wine down the spout…...