Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Freedman covers wine, spirits, food, and travel. There’s a tendency in the dog days of summer—and for many of us, they’ve ...

Christopher Friedmann is an award-winning journalist and has spent over a decade in journalism covering everything from wine & spirits to travel to music, finance, and technology. Cognac, the most ...

I am often asked whether Cognac specifically, or brandy in general, are wines or spirits. While the answer is a bit murky it is one worth exploring. Both wines and spirits begin as a product of ...

You'd better believe it. We not only have wine in the United States, but this country is on course to leapfrog France and Italy as the largest consumer of wine in the world. While wine consumption is ...

Cognac blended with moscato? Pink wine mixed with port? And how about a mashup of sparkling white wine and vodka? Hard liquor is showing a softer side as producers shake things up with new blends that ...

Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zaya Younan, the visionary behind some of France’s finest wines and spirits, is proud to announce that all Younan Wine Estates’ products are now ...

The Vieux Carré is a New Orleans classic cocktail made up of rye whiskey, Cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, and aromatic bitters. Learn how to make this complex and spirit-forward cocktail that ...