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Posted on February 6, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Now Exiting the State of Denial — Behind the Front Lines of a Brewery Buyout What it’s like to be an employee when the brewery is sold. (Good Beer Hunting)

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Posted on February 3, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Booze Ads on Social Media Stir Controversy Health concerns are sparking restrictions on advertising alcohol on billboards and television, but on social media—which transcends national borders—lax age controls and

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Posted on January 28, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

The Science Behind Nonalcoholic Spirits If you’ve ever mixed water and oil, you know that not all liquids are miscible, or able to be mixed. Molecules with similar polarities tend to be miscible. Water, for example, is a polar

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Posted on January 24, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Meet Tennessee’s 1st Woman Distiller Since Prohibition After receiving a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky, she worked for various companies, making everything from beer to laundry detergent before

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Posted on January 22, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

A Winemaker’s 50-Year Bet on Surviving Climate Change It starts right now, with sheep in Patagonia.  The winemaker is Miguel Torres, patriarch of Miguel Torres SA, a winemaker that has grown from a small family business back in the

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Posted on January 21, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

From the Archives: Control of Liquor Sales Was States’ New Job in 1933 In 1933, only nine states had laws for regulation of spirits, but the end of Prohibition meant changes needed to be made. (U.S. News & World Report)

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