For the young vintners at Jelna, winemaking is a conversation with consumers—an ongoing dialogue among aficionados.

ProWein 2019 was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The annual event is the largest global industry meeting for professionals from viticulture, production, trade, and gastronomy—and for many, a good indicator of what’s going on in the wine industry.

Side Project Brewing is a hidden gem in greater St. Louis. Brewer Cory King and his staff create unique varieties of beer tied together by a common theme: oak barrel aging. Passion, experimentation, and patience drive the creation of Side Project’s rustic saisons, wild ales, and spirit barrel-aged ales.

History, tradition, and ancestry are embodied by the Cherry Wood label of El Cencio, a Rosso Verona wine from Italian winery Spada. Named for founder and owner Renzo Spada the wine is a flavorful blend of Corvinone, Cabernet, and Merlot grapes aged 2 years in American Barrique.

Estancia Mendoza, a renowned Argentine winery belonging to the department of Tupungato, and located at more than 1,000 meters above sea level, launched the first wine with augmented reality in the region—a novel and very useful tool for highly creative applications.

Born and Bred Vodka is produced by Driggs, Idaho-based Grand Teton Distillery. It’s a lifestyle brand created through a collaboration between the distillery and actor Channing Tatum. As the story goes, Tatum discovered Grand Teton during a quest to find the best vodka in America.

The trend for small packaging is on. But the challenge is finding a solution that offers the quality and shelf-life consumers are looking for, without increasing the packaging cost and waste.