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How self-driving cars could be a game-changer for wineries and distilleries
With cars beginning to drive themselves, drinking and driving could become less of a problem than it is now, assuming technology evolves to the point where humans can imbibe without endangering anyone else on the road.
See the full article at the Huffington Post
Uber to try on-demand wine tours in Australia
The aim is to increase affordability for tourists looking to visit wine regions where public transport is necessarily limited.
The initial trial will take place in the Adelaide Hills, with other regions to follow if it is successful.
The the full story from The Drink Business.
The Academic Wino gives a deep data dive into US wine drinkers
The Academic Wino recently published the results from a Wine Market Council survey that found that about 40% of the 240 million adults in the United States consume wine. Within this 40%, they found that 33% of wine drinkers are considered to be high frequency wine consumers, meaning that they reported consuming wine more than once per week.
See the full article and results from Academic Wino.
Iowa State University created a “micro winery” that can continuously produce wine at 1 milliliter per hour
By bypassing the fermentation process altogether, the “micro winery” created by ISU professor Daniel Attinger, intends to help winemakers achieve a better understanding of wine’s fermentation processes and allows them to test fermentation methods.
Read the full story for Digital Times.
Israeli whiskey breaks into the US

Israeli whisky has made its way into the United States for the first time despite not having been aged properly. See the full story from the Drink Business
The experts at Liquid Alchemy explain the different kinds of mead
Thanks to Terri at Liquid Alchemy, we are happy to share with this simple guide on the various kinds of mead;
Traditional or “Show” Mead
Traditional mead generally describes mead made only with hone, yeast and water. This is how the purists describe a traditional mead. The Mazer Cup, which is America’s mead competition, used a distinction made in some European mead competitions and designated the “Show” mead as a category in which no additional flavoring can be added.
Our Show mead is made with the finest Orange Blossom Honey producing wonderful, citrus notes.
Sack Mead is extra sweet
A sack mead is a strong, sweet mead achieved by adding extra honey creating more fermentable sugar — think of a late harvest ice wine or a barley wine. This can be the dessert wine of meads.
Mead fermented with fruits or spices
A Melomel is a mead fermented or flavored with fruit while a Metheglin is a mead that has been fermented or flavored with herbs and spices.
Hydromel Mead packs less of a punch
A Hydromel is typically a weaker mead. The majority of our meads range in similar range to that of grape wine — 10-13% ABV, a Hydromel would clock in about half that percentage. ABV less than 8-9% is considered a Hydromel for competition purposes.
The whiskey-making journey continues with another video from Mike at Painted Stave
Mike from Painted Stave offers a third video on the whiskey-making process. This time showing us the distilling process.
Mike from Painted Stave shows us the second step in the whiskey-making process
Mike from Painted Stave continues his behind the scenes look at the whiskey-making process by showing the fermentation.
Mike from Painted Stave shows us the beginning of the whiskey-making process
As you sit back and enjoy that glass of whiskey, do you ever wonder how it made its way into your glass? Making great whiskey is a long, painstaking process but the great people at Painted Stave feel it is worth it to ensure you get nothing but the very best. Watch Mike from the Painted Stave show the beginning of the whiskey-making process.