When you’re drinking sangria, ouzo, cava, Prosecco, or some fabulous Bordeaux, you can expect to be mentally transported to the azure-skied, sun-drenched, white-washed region of the world that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea. It’s an enchanting domain, draped with bougainvillea, lush with vineyards and orchards, rich in history, culture, and cuisine, …
We’re here to prove you wrong that you don’t need vast vineyards in a warm location with many attentive staff members to create a spectacular wine. You can do it right in your own home with your own hands in as a little as four weeks. We kid you not. …
You’re familiar with the economic principles of supply and demand; you know that as a consumer every choice you make with your dollars, pounds, euros, etc. has an effect, however miniscule, on the global economy. To this end you’ve been purchasing Fairtrade coffee, honey, and chocolate for years, and as …
In 1516 Bavarian law established the Reinheitsgebot, literally “purity order”, but often loosely translated into English as the “German Beer Purity Law”. This law, in which Germans rightfully take great pride to this day, not only limited the allowable ingredients in all beer produced in Germany to simply barley, hops, and …
When looking at the whiskey scene today it is unmistakeable that there are some weird things going. Whiskey is a drink where tradition, even when experimented with, is very much held dear. One of the biggest shake-ups in this realm has been the creation of flavored whiskey’s by many well …
McCarren Rooftop McCarren Hotel & Pool, located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s most vibrant neighborhood, features one of the city’s largest hotel pools and a rooftop bar, as well as a signature modern American restaurant, Oleanders, and 64 contemporary guest rooms. McCarren Rooftop officially opened to the skies of Brooklyn on Friday, …
So how did an organic spirits distillery on Bainbridge Island in the United States’ Washington State decide to age its new extremely limited release single grain whiskey in mizunara oak harvested from Japan? Well, it all started with a village founded on Bainbridge in 1883 by some of the first …
Situated in the heart of the Moulin-à-Vent appellation which is located in the southernmost tip of Burgundy stands the renowned Château du Moulin-à-Vent formally know as Château des Thorins. Under its previous name, history has it that in the 17th century Romanèche-Thorins became consumed at the Court of the King …
What do you do for your father’s 45-year anniversary with his company and presumed retirement to bestow him with your greatest esteem? If you happen to be a Kentucky bourbon distiller and you’ve been working with your father for all of your adult life, obviously you craft the most exquisite …
Let’s face it. White wine has to prove itself just a little bit more than red. Which makes it all the more exciting when a new white wine star makes it to the short-list of world class wines. This spring chefs and sommeliers are talking about Albariño wines from Rías …
So, you want to become a home brewer? You foresee yourself rounding up those friends and relatives who, very hesitantly, agree to come taste test your most recent batch. They, out of love from the bottom of their hearts, put their lives out on the line to entertain your alcohol …
This beer is made from vaginal bacteria. Yes, you heard us right. The lady bits of Czech model Alexandra Brendlova have been swabbed. The lactic acid bacteria separated, cleaned, and multiplied for use in a culture starter kit then combined with water, malt, hops, wooden chips, and yeast. The resulting …