February 20, 2025
Over the past three decades, the Wine Shop at Capitol Market in Charleston, WV, has offered a superb line up of premium beverages. Keeping it so well curated is the job of shop owner Ted Armbrecht. The West Virginia Beer… Continue Reading…
July 5, 2024
The Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes has for decades been a top venue for arts, crafts, and foods of the Appalachian region. One popular thing they’ve included in recent years has been wines from local wineries.… Continue Reading…
April 26, 2024
I recently heard from Roberta Baylor, the economic development director for Preston County, West Virginia. She updated me on a popular local pub in Bruceton Mills called Big Sandy Brews. While Big Sandy Brews no longer makes their own beer,… Continue Reading…
January 18, 2024
When it comes to recent moves in West Virginia’s craft cider and beer markets, no one is making a larger business impact than is a man from Greenbrier County named Josh Bennett. Bennett, who started up the Hawk Knob cidery… Continue Reading…
July 20, 2022
Kelly Sauber, the proprietor at West End Ciderworks & Distillery in Athens, Ohio, loves making small-batch products that feature locally-sourced ingredients. If fact, most all of his ingredients come from within a 50 radius of the distillery’s front door. For… Continue Reading…
