Oak barrels do more than store wine or whiskey; they transform them. From color to texture, oak shapes how a drink tastes, ...

New York state has the second highest number of craft distillers in the nation but no cooperages to make the wooden barrels used in the spirit distilling process. That's about to change. Kelly and Joe ...

Say the word "winery" and many people may envision a cool, dimly lit space filled with wooden barrels - each holding 800 gallons or so - giving the liquid inside time to mellow, develop complexity and ...

There’s something about a barrel room in a winery. On the surface, it’s just a giant room filled with a bunch of identical wooden barrels stacked in rows. That alone can be an impressive sight, but ...

Today's craft beer industry is reviving an age-old brewing technique. Way before stainless steel and glass, beer was fermented, aged, shipped and quaffed in wood containers. While clay jugs and stone ...

Commissioned to design a new bar for a whiskey distillery, Roomoo Design Studio came up with the clever idea of incorporating discarded whiskey barrels into the design. Rather than simply stack the ...

The vast majority of white wine grapes are made in an “unoaked” style, as with pinot grigio, riesling, albariño, and grüner veltliner. Chardonnay is the obvious exception, where many of its wines — ...

Those who appreciate both fine Scotch and cycling (though hopefully not at the same time) finally have a way to marry their two pleasures in the form of the Glenmorangie Original by Renovo bicycle.