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Join Mark Spivak on Quench! each week for an irreverent and entertaining glimpse into the worlds of wine and the cocktail culture. You’ll hear Bizarre Beverage News (a roundup of the week’s...
Mark Spivak’s second book, Moonshine Nation: The Art of Creating Cornbread in a Bottle, was released by Lyons Press on... The post Quench! &...
Throughout the centuries, the role of women in the whiskey business has been schizophrenic. Women have primarily taken over distilleries......
Canadian whisky has had a rough time in the U.S. over the past three or four decades: derided by many... The post Quench! – Encore Pre...
The role of sulfur in winemaking—and its effects on consumers—is one of the most misunderstood topics in the world of... The pos...
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is one of Italy’s great wines, and the Tuscan winery Avignonesi is perhaps its greatest estate.... The post Que...
As you prepare to open that prized bottle of Lafite or Petrus, a dark thought may cross your mind: It... The post Quench! – Encore Pre...
Mark reports on a remarkable tasting of aged rums from the Bacardi Facundo Collection: four selections from the family’s private... The post...
Mark is back from the Telluride Wine Festival, and files a full report on that less-than-satisfying experience. The rest of... The post Quen...
A large number of facilities that produce alcohol report ongoing occurrences of paranormal activity. Is there something about these places.....
If you fantasize about owning your own winery, you’re not alone—after the desire to open a restaurant, winery ownership is... The post...
Mark Spivak’s second book, Moonshine Nation: The Art of Creating Cornbread in a Bottle, will be released by Lyons Press... The post Quench!...
There’s a mounting body of scientific evidence to indicate that women are better tasters than men—not just of wine, but... The post Qu...
For the first few decades after screwcap (or Stelvin) closures were invented in 1964, they met with considerable resistance from... The post...
Most consumers agree that draft beer tastes better than the bottled version, but what are the advantages of wine on... The post Quench! R...
The Great Quench! Giveaway Offer: For a limited time, Mark is giving away a free copy of his ebook, The... The post Quench! – Cocktail...
The Great Quench! Giveaway Offer: For a limited time, Mark is giving away a free copy of his ebook, The... The post Quench! – Red Wine...
The past five years have been rough for small, family-operated wineries in California: dozens of them have been absorbed by... The post Quen...
Dust off those horned helmets: mead is coming back. Mead is the oldest alcoholic beverage on the planet, and has... The post Quench! –...
Thirty years ago, only four states allowed direct shipments from wineries to consumers; today, the total is 41. It took... The post Quench!...
He started out in finance, and worked as a master gardener and full-time painter before opening his own winery in... The post Quench! –...
Wine trends are generally consumer-led, but spirits marketing tends to flow from the top: Brands are conceived and executed with... The post...
Canadian whisky has had a rough time in the U.S. over the past three or four decades: derided by many... The post Quench! – The Rodney...
Australian wine has traditionally been popular with Americans, but in recent years a trifecta of problems has created a perfect... The post...
In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is a solemn occasion, both a cultural and religious holiday; here in the U.S., it... The post Quench! –...
No one knows exactly when bartenders morphed into mixologists, but one thing is certain: The cocktail culture has exploded across... The pos...
About 20 years ago stories began circulating about corporate executives who had cashed out and opted for the simpler life... The post Quench...
Cachaça is the national spirit of Brazil, distilled from sugar cane and sometimes referred to as Brazilian rum. They make... The post Quench...
On a global level, Bordeaux wine is still the benchmark against which all other wines are measured. There’s no doubt,... The post Quench! &#...
Pisco is the signature spirit of both Peru and Chile: a brandy distilled from wine, unoaked and clear, clean and... The post Quench! –...
Many consumers wrestle with the question of what to do with leftover wine. What’s the best way to preserve it... The post Quench! – Wi...
Over the past five years, wine drinkers have become less dependent on ratings. Part of the shift in attitude is... The post Quench! –...
Wine purists wax poetic about the romance of the cork, but using corks to seal wine bottles is actually a... The post Quench! – Screwc...
Alsace is one of the most baffling categories in the universe of wine:Critics and experts constantly rave about how magnificent... The post...
As we approach the New Year, Mark devotes this show to a comprehensive look at wine with bubbles. He begins... The post Quench! – Cham...
Mark finishes the first annual Quench! Awards with a handful of the most superlative spirits he tasted during 2013. As... The post Quench! &...
As we move toward the end of 2013, Mark looks back on a year of intensive tasting and selects the... The post Quench! – The Quench Win...
Do consumers play a role in creating beverage trends, or are they merely the tail wagging the dog? It turns... The post Quench! – Wine...
For the beginning wine collector, commercial auctions are an excellent way to build a cellar, since they give drinkers access... The post Qu...
On this holiday roundup, Mark begins by chronicling several interesting recent wine experiences: a meeting with the daughter and granddaught...
Throughout the centuries, the role of women in the whiskey business has been schizophrenic. Women have primarily taken over distilleries......
So you want to be a wine collector? Are you aware of the perfect storage conditions for your wines, to... The post Quench! – Wine Coll...
For Jews and non-Jews alike, kosher wine is a topic filled with many preconceptions and misconceptions, beginning with the age-old... The po...
In a relatively short period of time, Numanthia has taken its place near the top of Spain’s red wine hierarchy.... The post Quench! –...
Americans tend to have a schizophrenic attitude toward vodka. On one hand, we expect it to be virtually without identifying... The post Quen...
Being a craft distiller is more than a matter of size: It’s a question of style, approach and mission. At... The post Quench! – Koval...
Where do those magical wine ratings come from? Who are the experts, and what qualifies them to pass judgment on... The post Quench! –...
A cicerone is a beer expert, the beer world’s equivalent of a sommelier. There are three levels to the program:... The post Quench! –...
At one time, dry rosé from the South of France was one of the most popular wine categories in America.... The post Quench! – Pink Wine...
Until several decades ago, pairing wine with food was an exercise with its own set of sacred rules. In recent... The post Quench! – Th...
German wine has certainly had its ups and downs. In the early 1970s, it was one of the most popular... The post Quench! – Riesling Ube...