Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze vat may help rewrite China’s drinking history. Although famous medical texts like the 16th century Ming Dynasty’s Bencao ...

In recent years forest fires have become a perennial problem for West Coast winemakers. When wood burns a range of phenolic compounds are released into the air. The closer a vineyard is to a fire, the ...

With a doctorate degree in physics and a successful career in electromechanical engineering, David Klein is not your typical brandy distiller. As the founder of Gener8, a San Jose engineering and ...

Deerhammer Distilling Company, a whiskey distillery located in Buena Vista, is spreading some holiday cheer with its limited-edition Buena Vista Brandy. The holiday drink was made in conjunction with ...

Last fall Sean Smiley, founder of State 38 Distilling in Golden, put out a call to friends and neighbors to bring in their unwanted backyard apples so that he could distill a batch of local fruit ...

This Apple Brandy Recipe is a twist on old fashioned apple brandy but it is a timeless way to preserve the rich flavor of fresh apples and warm spices. Made by infusing sliced apples, cinnamon sticks, ...

RAISING THE BAR: Brenda Coates' Hendersonville business, The Brandy Bar, is unique in Western North Carolina in that it offers nearly four dozen varieties of the grape-based spirit. The bar also ...

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