WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: The Apricot Sour Ale is one of the beers at Hi-Wire Brewing that’s made with wild brettanomyces yeast. Hi-Wire brewer Peter Batinski says working with the feral culture is a ...

While there is nothing more sublime than opening a highly anticipated bottle of wine and enjoying the liquid treasure within, there are few things more disappointing than finding out that a bottle you ...

Lauren Salazar of New Belgium Brewing Co. (New Belgium Brewing Co.) CLEVELAND, Ohio - To know sour beers is to understand and embrace yeast. It seems whenever brewers - especially ones at new ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. When is a wine flaw not a flaw? Some defects that can afflict wine, like TCA ...

A new partnership announced today, between Jackson Family Wines of Sonoma and Invisible Sentinel, Inc. of Philadelphia, adds a new technology to winemakers' toolkit and it promises to streamline an ...

The beers: School of Brett, a collaboration between Lake Effect Brewing and Omega Yeast (both of Chicago). The backstory: For the first time, this Beer of the Month column is a Beers of the Month ...

Sour beers have become a fixture on microbrewery menus and store shelves. They're enjoyed for their tart, complex flavors, but some can require long and complicated brewing processes. Researchers have ...