Your very first lessons on what to drink and how to drink it probably came from your parents. The dining table from my childhood still bears the marks of my parents’ very particular way of throwing back tequila shots, and to this day I still respect the importance of keeping a chilled bottle of champagne hidden away for an unexpected special occasion. When I headed to college, there were the usual “what goes in jungle juice?” lessons as well as a long and arduous experiment in which I tried to find palatable supermarket wines priced under $10. Times and palates change, and we need a dependable source for liquorious learning. Where to turn? Magazines, of course. This isn’t a plug for Drink Me magazine, although I sincerely hope you learn something new and worthwhile with every issue. The alcohol industry, often in close partnership with the food industry, has a [...]