Category Archives: What We’re Reading

How Tax Reform Could Make American Liquor Great Again

America’s growing ranks of craft distillers think that an excise tax cut from Washington could spur unprecedented growth in their industry, putting their small-batch, traditionally made whiskeys, gins, vodkas, brandies and more into more hands and on more menus than ever.  … Continue reading

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What It’s Like to Be Jess Jackson’s Daughter

Interesting interview of Katie and Julia Jackson in the Charlotte Business Journal.   Read it here.

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Constellation’s Brown Spirits Thirst

Constellation Brands’ attempt to get the Browns to sell Brown-Forman tells us a lot more about Constellation’s weakness than about Brown-Forman, Kristiane Sherry opines over at The Spirits Business.  Read her analysis here.

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Bribes, Breweries and Moonshine: Prohibition in Manatee County, Fla.

Fascinating story in the Bradenton (Fla.) Herald.  Read it here.

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Sierra Nevada’s Influential Brewmaster Calls It a Career

Next month, Dresler, 60, will wrap up his career at Sierra Nevada. It was simply time, he decided, to move on, take it easy for awhile and the consider his options.  Read more here, from the Sacramento Bee.

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Did the English Invent Champagne Years Before the French?

The French monk Dom Perignon is thought to have invented champagne in 1697. But 30 years earlier, an English scientist discovered winemakers on this side of the Channel had long been adding sparkle to their tipple. Some call it fizz, … Continue reading

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