San Jose, once the epicenter of Silicon Valley, seems to have traded high-tech for high-ball glasses and coupes as the craft cocktail movement has taken hold. Admirers of artisan spirits and drinks don’t mind, though. With a handful of remarkable craft cocktail bars dotting the downtown and nearby neighborhoods, including …
I hope everyone is enjoying spring weather. More sunshine typically means more White wine, so I hope my April Top 5 Whites installment provides some useful suggestions for UK readers. As per last month, I’ll be telling you exactly where you can find them, how much they go for as …
Cachaça (call it ka-SHA-saa), like rhum agricole, is a mystery to most Americans. Sure, most of us have enjoyed a caipirinha at some point, but aside from that classic warm-weather cocktail we don’t see it around much. The time has come, then, for an introduction to this quintessential Brazilian spirit. …
Coconut cream is the piña colada’s best supporting role (coconuts are not nuts at all but are a drupe fruit). Coconut, to me, however, belongs first and foremost in Hawaii’s quintessential Maui CoCoNut Porter. I’ll never forget when I visited the brewery and co-owner Garrett Marrero pulled out a baking …
“This road is littered with winemakers who have tried to make wine here,” says Greg La Follette, careening in a rickety pick-up through a winding and narrow dirt road with shear drops into the ravines below. We’re bouncing along the road to Manchester Ridge Vineyard, a place where La Follette …
Great Britain has long been known for its drinking habits, from the medieval ages to the modern day, it has one of the highest per capita drinking rates across the globe. But which regions actually drink the most? Well that’s what we’re going to discover today. Our friends over at …
Alberta Distillers is challenging American consumers to rethink their rye cocktail interpretation with their new US release of Alberta Rye Dark Batch Whisky. Don’t be too intimidated, there’s nothing dark about it except maybe the color. Alberta Distillers layered the complexity with this combination of 91% rye, 8% bourbon, and …
We love to learn, in fact we’re always keeping our eyes open for new and interesting facts about alcohol. That’s why it suddenly dawned on us… hey, why not share our weird and wondrous alcohol quirks with our wonderful readers. Hey Presto, the ‘Alcohol Facts’ series was born. Each month …
With alcohol, as with life itself, we enjoy a pronounced fondness for graceful aging. Women continue to fawn over Harrison Ford and Robert Redford as they approach their 80s. 55 year-old Kim Cattrall was continually portrayed as an object of desire for younger men in Sex In The City. Oenophiles, …
Roses are red, violets are blue, wine comes in all forms, from bubbles to ruby hues. Sip on these whimsical wonders as we celebrate April as National Poetry Month. Louis Sipp – 2010 Pinot Gris “Nature’S” Location: Alsace, France Price: $28 Score: 93 Pts Enchanting like the storybook villages …
Brewery St. Bernardus If you love beer, and even if you don’t, we can all agree that nobody makes beer quite like the Belgians do. In proving that point, one particular Belgium-based brew by the name of Westvleteren XII has long been rated the best in the world and is …
Seattle has a vast number of breweries and taprooms that offer a unique beer experience. Below you will find 5 of the ones that stand out to me as a true Seattle Microbrew/Craft beer experience. This list ranges from a few that have grown big enough to have a large …