Category Archives: What We’re Reading

Fires Burned the Legacy Of California’s Historic ‘Wine King.’ This Winery Wants to Rebuild It.

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

The Tubbs Fire, which began the night of Oct. 8, 2017, would turn out to be one of the worst fires in California history, burning more than 110,000 acres and destroying nearly 7,000 structures.

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Legalization of Pot Could Cost Beer Industry 7.1% of Overall Sales

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

For years, sales of domestic light beer—once the undisputed king of American booze—have tanked as imbibers turn to craft brews, wine and spirits. Now an even bigger threat looms: the growing reality of legal, readily available and socially condoned marijuana.

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Marianne Barnes on the ‘Old Fashioned’ Science of Making Bourbon

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

“I definitely think people underestimate the amount of science that it takes to make a glass of bourbon,” says Marianne Barnes, the master distiller at Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Read more here, from Public Radio International.

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Aristocrat Sues Family’s Former Champagne House for Partnering with Porn Star Famed French singer, TV host, and former adult film actress Clara Morgane is the face of a new Champagne from the Charles de Cazanove Champagne brand, but not everybody … Continue reading →

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Paul Castellano, Former A-B Exec, Pens a Coming of Age Tale

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

St. Louisans can seem almost obsessed with high school, and this book goes a long way toward explaining it, at least as far as SLU High is concerned. The boys in Castellano’s Bull in the Ring feel, with much justification, … Continue reading →

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Winds, Terrain and Fuel: Why the Thomas Fire Is Hard to Contain

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The Thomas Fire has grown to over 200,000 acres. According to Cal Fire, 18,000 structures threatened, 794 structures have been destroyed, and 187 structures have been damaged.  So why is it so hard to contain?  Blame terrain, weather and . … Continue reading →

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