Why Do Mosquitos Bite Some People More Than Others? Your Blood Type, Sweat Contents and Even Alcohol Consumption May Make You More Attractive to the Pesky Insects
Scientists are working hard to discover the factors that drive the blood-sucking insects to target certain individuals
Watch Wild Chimpanzees Share Alcoholic Fruit, a Behavior Just Captured on Video for the First Time
Though the reason behind this action is unclear, researchers suggest socially consuming alcohol may have offered evolutionary benefits to a common ancestor of both humans and chimps
Who Drank Wine in Ancient Troy? New Research Suggests Just About Everyone
Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city’s ruins
Alcohol Consumption Raises the Risk of Seven Cancers, Says U.S. Surgeon General in a New Health Advisory
The “Nation’s Doctor” has called for a cancer warning label on alcoholic beverages and suggests the recommended limits for alcohol consumption should be reassessed
Pope Francis Signed These Two Bottles of Bourbon to Support Charities in Kentucky
Earlier this year, a priest from Lexington brought the spirits to the Vatican to get the pope’s autograph. They will soon be sold at auction, where they could raise up to $20,000
Scientists Are Trying to Make Whiskey Using Rye Seeds That Were Submerged in a Lake Huron Shipwreck for Nearly 150 Years
Divers, distillers and researchers recently recovered grain from the “James R. Bentley,” a wooden schooner that sank during a storm in 1878
Divers Recover 300-Year-Old Glass Onion Bottles From a Shipwreck Off the Coast of Florida
The fragile 18th-century containers, which likely held alcoholic beverages that were shared among passengers and crew members, survived for centuries at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
The Race to Save Mezcal From the World
Climate change, corporate money, soaring demand—can Mexico’s local agave growers find a viable path for a beloved beverage?
From Sprites to Schnapps, Take a Spirited Trip Through Germany’s Black Forest
On the scenic Oberkircher Brennersteig trail, home of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, travelers won’t go thirsty
Divers Find Crates of Unopened Champagne in 19th-Century Shipwreck
Discovered near Sweden, the vessel was loaded with bottles of sparkling wine, mineral water and porcelain
This Rare Condition Makes Some People Get Drunk, Even When They Haven’t Touched a Drop of Alcohol
A man in Belgium was acquitted of drunk driving charges this week, after doctors showed he has auto-brewery syndrome, which makes his body produce alcohol
An American-Made Sake Movement Is Underway
In the last decade, a truly homegrown effort has bubbled up in the United States
Can A.I. Make Beer Taste Better? Scientists Test a Model That Recommends New Flavors
Researchers spent three years developing a machine learning model that can predict how good beer will taste based on its chemical composition—and make suggestions for how to improve it
People Drink Less Wine When Bars Remove the Largest Glass, Study Finds
The simple change could help reduce alcohol consumption and improve health at the population level, U.K. researchers say
The Man Who’s Saving America’s Forgotten Grapes
Bordeaux. Napa Valley. Missouri? This vintner wants to put this once-booming wine region back on the map
The Uniquely American History of Eggnog, Everyone’s Favorite—or Least Favorite—Holiday Quaff
This Yuletide mainstay continues to warm cockles and ventricles everywhere
Rare Bottle of Scotch Whisky Sells for Record-Breaking $2.7 Million
Made in 1926, the whisky aged in sherry casks for 60 years before being bottled in 1986
Hundreds of Unopened Wine Jars Unearthed in Egyptian Queen’s Tomb
Archaeologists found the 5,000-year-old jars with well-preserved grape seeds and intact stoppers
Hoppy Beer Could Be Climate Change’s Next Victim
Warming temperatures and drier conditions in Europe could continue to lead to declines in hop yields and hop quality, a new study finds
Little Luxuries Made With Captured Pollution Hint at Big Frontiers in Climate Science
Entrepreneurs are using jewelry, fragrances and clothing to demonstrate what’s possible with repurposed carbon—and environmentalists have questions
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