The news from the Brewers Association was big. During the first half of this year, sales of craft beer hit an all-time high. The 1,428-member trade group of small, independent or traditional brewers also reported that their sales were up 11 percent

Concord, N.C. Max s Ally restaurant in Afton Village plans to host a Trinchero select wine dinner on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Reservations for this special dining and wine tasting experience are required and are going fast. The gourmet dinner

Purveyor blended wine, history into two careers - Chicago Tribune
Wine merchant Gerhard H. Rohr brought the world to Chicago through the wines he gathered and introduced to customers in his Lincoln Square and Merchandise Mart shops. Visitors to Fine Wine Brokers Inc. on Lincoln Avenue or The Artisan Cellar in the

Edmundo Cruz returned from Seattle to Loretito, Mexico, last year, where he owns a liquor shop and depends on money from family still in Seattle. DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES Loretito is mostly deserted, a town of a few hundred children, women and

Seattle retailers change labels to evade booze ban - Seattle Times
A ban on certain brands of fortified beer and wine in some Seattle neighborhoods has become meaningless. An adviser in the mayor’s office, Bob Scales, says retailers are getting around the ban by selling the same alcohol under different labels. The