Sake
(n.) References to sake, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice, date back over a thousand years. The production of sake is most similar to beer: rice grains are harvested,…
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Port
(n.) A sweet fortified wine from the Douro Valley of Portugal invented in the 17th century to preserve wines traveling to England by ship. Port is made by adding grape…
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Mull
(v.) To add spices, sugar and fruit to a heated beverage, usually wine. Common mulling spices include cinnamon, cloves and citrus peel. This tradition, often associated with winter holidays, has…
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Mead
(n.) This alcoholic beverage made from honey rivals beer for the distinction of oldest alcoholic beverage, with archeological evidence showing production in India, China and Europe all well over two-thousand…
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Fortified Wine
(n.) Wine that has a distilled spirit added. This loosely-knit family of wines encompasses a wide range of styles. Some are made for fast consumption, others for aging. They can…
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Age
A quantifiable amount of time between a product’s creation and either its on-sale date or consumption. For spirits, age is generally calculated by the amount of time the product spends…
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