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October Italian Still Waters collection featuring six Italian bottled waters.

Issue #435: Could Six Italian Waters Be Your Be...

October has excellent taste. It brings cozy dinners, changing leaves, a legitimate excuse to own too many sweaters, and Sober October: an invitation to explore what a good drink can...

Issue #435: Could Six Italian Waters Be Your Be...

October has excellent taste. It brings cozy dinners, changing leaves, a legitimate excuse to own too many sweaters, and Sober October: an invitation to explore what a good drink can...

Saint-Géron mineral water beside an apple and rosemary mocktail on a cozy autumn table.

Issue #434: Could Your Friday Night Ritual Use ...

Start Sober October with Saint-Géron naturally sparkling mineral water, a cozy Friday ritual, and an easy Apple Orchard Sparkle mocktail.

Issue #434: Could Your Friday Night Ritual Use ...

Start Sober October with Saint-Géron naturally sparkling mineral water, a cozy Friday ritual, and an easy Apple Orchard Sparkle mocktail.

Issue #433 Is Water Scarcity Changing the Bottled-Water Industry?

Issue #433 Is Water Scarcity Changing the Bottl...

Water covers most of our planet, yet usable fresh water is unevenly distributed, seasonally variable, vulnerable to pollution, and increasingly stressed in many places. That tension can make any conversation...

Issue #433 Is Water Scarcity Changing the Bottl...

Water covers most of our planet, yet usable fresh water is unevenly distributed, seasonally variable, vulnerable to pollution, and increasingly stressed in many places. That tension can make any conversation...

Icelandic Glacial, Antipodes Still and Mountain Valley bottles beside a coffee comparison.

Issue #432 Which Water Makes a Better Cup of Co...

Coffee receives all the glamour. We discuss origin, altitude, roast, processing, grind size, water temperature, and whether someone should be legally permitted to order an extra-hot cappuccino.

Issue #432 Which Water Makes a Better Cup of Co...

Coffee receives all the glamour. We discuss origin, altitude, roast, processing, grind size, water temperature, and whether someone should be legally permitted to order an extra-hot cappuccino.

A home water tasting with Icelandic Glacial, Mountain Valley, 22 Artesian, Saint-Géron and Vichy Catalan.

Issue #431 How Do You Build a Bottled-Water Fli...

You do not need a restaurant reservation, a white tablecloth, or six tiny glasses arranged with military precision to host a water tasting. You need curiosity, a few contrasting bottles,...

Issue #431 How Do You Build a Bottled-Water Fli...

You do not need a restaurant reservation, a white tablecloth, or six tiny glasses arranged with military precision to host a water tasting. You need curiosity, a few contrasting bottles,...

Mountain Valley glass and Clear Alaskan Glacial PET bottles illustrating packaging choices.

Issue #430 Does Glass Make Bottled Water Taste ...

Set the same water on a table in glass, plastic, aluminum, and carton packaging, and people may expect four different experiences before taking a sip. Packaging changes how a bottle...

Issue #430 Does Glass Make Bottled Water Taste ...

Set the same water on a table in glass, plastic, aluminum, and carton packaging, and people may expect four different experiences before taking a sip. Packaging changes how a bottle...