IN THIS ISSUE

Volume 54 , No . 1 • Spring 2024

THE ALABAMA ABC

Provide , Protect , Produce By Melissa Sherwin Photos by Chanterelle Photography

RTDS GET SOME SPIRIT

The latest in a booming category By Krystina Skibo

GIN ’ S TIME TO SHINE

Where this spirit has caught on By Melissa Dowling

ON THE COVER !

THE RISE OF ALCOHOL DTC

Are concerns about alcohol shipping overblown ? By Kyle Swartz

4 Editor ’ s Note

5 Data Driven

Tequila Keeps Ticking By Melissa Dowling

24 Wine Review : Old World Wines

26 On The Shelf

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