The use of oak in wine is just about as misunderstood as the movies of Stanley Kubrick. Which is to say that most everyone has an opinion—and a strong one at that!—but precious few people actually know what they’re talking about. Over the years, I’ve heard oak lauded for its …
Every day, I thought to myself, should start exactly like this: It was a Wednesday morning in early July, and I was looking out over the vineyards in Stellenbosch from the tasting room of the magnificent Delaire Graff Estate, about to taste my first wine of the day – the …
Portland hosts a festival during July called the Oregon Brewery Festival. Breweries come from all over the world and yes there are international Breweries!! This event can be crazy as well as hot but it is a great way to take a brewery tour of some of the …
It may be a little more taboo to call a hotel “Virgin” than an airline, but Sir Richard Branson’s gone there. Virgin spread its in-on-the-joke, cocktail-clinking image to the hospitality industry this year when it opened the sliding room doors at their first Virgin Hotel – a 250-room space …
Although the sun barely sets during St Petersburg’s midsummer ‘White Nights’ that’s no reason not to explore the nightlife. And while it is certainly surreal to find yourself emerging blinking into the hazy light of 2am from one of the city’s cocktail bars; that is no reason to be afraid. …
With 2,000 years of vinous fame, Burgundy rarely jostles for the media spotlight. But on July 4th, the region broadcasted loud news. The headlines touted UNESCO’s recognition of the near-sacred status of their climats, the legally defined and forever-keeping-the-same-name vineyard plots as World Heritage sites. But along with this …
If you can make it past the strict ‘face control’ and avoid a Bond villain in an ill-fitting suit from simply barking “нет” as you try to enter, Moscow has a fascinating bar scene featuring some contenders battling for, and achieving, recognition on the global stage. Russians still look to …
Need a place to take your first date? Are you visiting Portland and need a place to stay with a swanky sexy bar you can go to….even in your pajamas? Look no further, these are the best sexy hotel bars around Portland. Driftwood Room in Hotel Deluxe Be prepared to …
I was able to spend a long weekend doing nothing but walking around the city, eating and drinking at a few unique Toronto spots. Toronto is a great walking city so don’t be afraid to get out and enjoy the city and discover all that it has to offer. There …
Not long a fan of the hotel bar, with their stuffy, uptight, over-styled and overpriced image, Alex, master dipsologist at foxandbeagle.com, checks out (without checking in) some of the bars guiding the London hotel scene through a renaissance. After all, with if three of this list feature in the top …
Nestled in the quaint and historic ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado stands the Breckenridge Distillery. Established in 2007, this 4,000 square foot facility is home to many internationally renowned products that are mashed, fermented and distilled right here in the distillery with locally sourced ingredients. To attempt to meet demand, …
Hotel restaurants and bars may once have had a bad rep, but right now they’re the hottest places in Silicon Valley for fabulous food, drinks, and networking. With all the deals that go down in the Valley, when you raise a glass at any of these sexy hotel restaurant bars …