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From pandemic-era, outdoor martinis to a full scale, permanent wine cellar, here’s how Sunny’s Steakhouse revamped its beverage program for a new era of service. https://hubs.ly/Q02WcGYY0

How these independent winemakers are gaining access to affordable land in the U.S. https://hubs.ly/Q02Vkh5G0

The map of notable world whiskies is expanding—notably of world whiskies now available in the U.S. Producers are utilizing the unique conditions of their home country to innovate, whether that's in the use of local grains or native wood, or working around weather conditions that are often radically different than in Scotland or Kentucky—and producing some stand-out drams in the process. https://hubs.ly/Q02Vkkdn0

Barrel aging is an essential component of any whiskey, with many buyers and aficionados alike paying close attention to the type, toast level, and age of the barrels used for their favorite bottles. But there’s another important element to consider in this process: the strength of the spirit at the time of filling the cask.

This summer, TikTok started letting alcohol advertisements appear on the platform. Here’s why brands should take advantage of this new ad channel—and where to start.

Marginalized journalists are crucial to the beverage industry’s survival, writes Shayna Conde. But having experienced racism firsthand, it's clear the industry needs to do more to protect underrepresented voices.

When Arkansas-based Isbell Farms partnered with Origami Sake to open a rice milling facility nearby, they consolidated the growing domestic sake industry in their state, and opened the door to further growth.

This April, new guidelines implemented by the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association took effect requiring that Japanese whisky be fermented from malted grain, and distilled and bottled entirely in Japan. It’s already spurred an influx of Japanese whiskies, while others have reclassified as world whisky—but what does this mean for the category as a whole?

As more vineyards around the world face persistent and intermittent heat stress, researchers and vineyard managers are working to understand how grapevines are coping, and how they can better intervene.

From the moon-like landscape of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to the ancient lava flows under Oregon’s Dundee Hills, these are the volcanic regions—and wines—that buyers are most excited about right now.