Although some whiskies may taste rich and caramel-like, that sweetness isn’t from sugar — it’s an illusion created by barrel ageing. During distillation, the natural sugars from grains like barley or ...

Residual sugar is a hot topic in wine, but it's also often confused with the perception of sweetness. Winemaker Scott Harvey ...

At a Christmas lunch six months ago, SAQ president Alain Brunet promised me it was coming. And this past week, as I was speaking about the glory of the gamay grape at the Terroir conference in ...