Certain rare bottlings from big-name wineries are available only to members of clubs or to people who show up and know to ask. Here are some worth hunting down—and a pro tip: Be nice.

 

Coffee supplies in the U.S. are shrinking and wholesale prices are surging, with the hard-hit market bracing for further fallout from a global shortage of shipping containers that’s upended the food trade.

 

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, climate change still demands global attention, which is why a green movement is sweeping the wine and spirits world.

 

Volatile prices, high expenses and the agave plant’s seven-year growth cycle are driving farmers out of business.

 

Bacardi Ltd. is tapping into the fast-growing market for tequila by acquiring Patron Spirits International AG in a deal valuing the company at $5.1 billion.

 

Astronaut, a cup of coffee brewed in New York, is the latest to explore the science of roasting.

 

News flash: You’ve been thinking about mocha all wrong. The espresso drink with Hershey’s syrup poured into it? That’s the coffee world’s equivalent of fake news.

 

Armand de Brignac’s Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Two, aka A2, from the centuries-old house owned by the rapper Jay-Z will hit the market on April 18 and accoring to Bloomberg it’s even pricier than its predecessor.

 

London is installing giant yellow bins in the shape of coffee cups, aiming to persuade consumers to recycle as many as 7 million hot-drink containers a year that otherwise end up in landfill.

 

When divers salvaged 162 bottles of champagne from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in 2010, taking a sip when they reached the surface, they were surprised to discover how well the bubbly had aged after almost two centuries under water.

 
 
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