Daily Archive: December 30, 2022
Whisky Advocate: Mark Reynier Tries His Hand At Rum
Mark Reynier is famous for his leadership role in acquiring and resurrecting Islay’s Bruichladdich Distillery back in 2000. Bruichladdich was sold to Remy Cointreau in 2012, and since then Reynier has developed Waterford Distillery, the terroir-driven Irish whiskey maker. He has also been trying his hand at rum, founding Renegade Rum Distillery on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 30, 2022Wine Spectator: The Existential Crisis of Bordeaux’s Small Grapegrowers
Earlier this month, a thousand angry vignerons and their allies marched through the streets of downtown Bordeaux, calling for help to save their livelihood. When they reached the doors of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB), the local trade organization, they hung a dummy from a tree outside, representing financially troubled grapegrowers at risk of suicide, and piled dead vines on the doorstep. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 30, 2022Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 30, 2022
•Austin, Texas-based Austin Eastciders is launching Imperial Gold Cider. The new introduction to the cidery’s lineup is at 8.3% and marks the first installment in an Imperial Cider line that will continue next year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 30, 2022
