What is the difference between beer, spirits and wine? The first and most obvious answer is their main ingredient. Beer and many spirits such as whisky are made around grains, while wine and similar beverages are derived from grapes. But these products differ far beyond what they appear to be, and c

A Biological ProcessMaking wine is a biological process. Live yeast added to grape juice digests the juice's sugar giving off alcohol as a byproduct. How much alcohol is produced depends on how much sugar the juice starts with. But eighteen percent alcohol is about as strong as any wine can get befo

A shiny copper still heated to a slow boil, working its alchemical magic to produce a steady trickle of precious spirit - the romantic and photogenic centrepiece of almost every distillery that comes to mind. Traditionally, stills have been constructed entirely of copper, but with the rise of craft