Getting Crafty with Shaker & Spoon

Everything but the alcohol in this thoughtfully assembled monthly box of cocktail ingredients

A boozy subscription box without the booze? Before you run away, hear Shaker & Spoon founders, book designer Anna Gorovoy and animator Mike Milyavsky, out. By removing the most readily available and physically heaviest ingredient—liquor—their package can cram more specialty ingredients (meaning more cocktails), offer lower shipping and overall box price (since you’re not buying marked up alcohol), and you get the final say in …

Winemaking in China

China isn’t necessarily a country that comes to mind when thinking about wine, but winemaker Emma Gao wants to change that. Her small production winery at Silver Heights vineyard is focused on making super-high quality vino, rather than bulk, mass-produced wines. Gao is calling the Ningxia region (where the vineyard is located) in China’s north-center “a new world in the new world.” Find out more …

Savage Jerky Co’s Beef and Bacon Offerings

All-natural, small-batch snacks that pack a punch

This isn’t the same jerky one will find in row upon row at a gas station while mid-road trip. It’s substantially better. In fact, Savage Jerky was created—with the help of three Kickstarter campaigns since 2014—after its founders Brad, Michelle and Mason Summey noticed that all the jerky they crossed in gas stations was dry and boring. They launched their family-owned brand with a goal …