The Making of a Booze Emoji
How did the Champagne-popping emoji come to be?
- story: Lizzie Munro
- illustration: Liz Noftle
Daily News: Trader Vic’s Closes in LA, Aging Spirits with Ultrasound
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - After 62 years the last Trader Vic's in LA has closed. - Millennials are driving the surge in…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: The Preferred Wines of Presidents, Lucky Peach’s Guide to Dark Beers
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Justin Kennedy offers his guide to dark beers in Lucky Peach. - As a gesture towards their largely Latino…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Artificial ‘Tongue’ Can Analyze Wine, Obama Lifts Restrictions on Cuban Rum
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Following its recent release in Canada, Drake's whiskey has quickly become the top selling liquor in the country. - In…
- story: Chloe Frechette
New Plant Microchips May Revolutionize Winegrowing
A team of scientists at Cornell University invented a microchip that can be inserted directly into plants to tell farmers when to water, according to Modern Farmer. This new technology…
- story: Daniel Yeom
The Atomic Age Is Helping Combat Wine Fraud
In light of recurring cases of wine fraud, the technology to investigate the authenticity of wine is evolving. By evaluating and examining “the fibers of the label paper, the tiny…
- story: Daniel Yeom
The “Miracle” Water-into-Wine Machine Is a Hoax
Recently, the founder of Lot 18 and Snooth, Philip James, unveiled a new machine that proposed to play Jesus. It could, he insisted, turn water into wine in a matter…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
“Whispering” Under the Influence
We took a tour of the dumping ground that is Whisper—an anonymous social media app—to bring you a peephole into the weirdest (most intoxicated) recesses of human emotion.
- story: Echo Thomas
- photos: Anonymous
App Supports New Year’s Resolutions to Drink More Wine
“Set goals. Experiment. Track progress. Stay consistent.” If you’re serious about deepening your understanding of wine in 2014, Forbes suggests treating it like you would a business plan. Some new…
- story: Echo Thomas
