Farm-to-table is a phrase uttered ad nauseam in contemporary dining; it is the guiding mantra of locavores everywhere. But as the culinary landscape focuses its sights on locally-sourced ingredients, innovative brewers have been quietly practicing farm-to-bottle for generations. Now, however, the time is ripe for them to step out from …
I flew into Griffith, a remote area in New South Wales, on a four-seater plane. Aside from being terrifying it was also astounding—I could see absolutely everything from the air. My winery hosts told me to look for ‘roos as the plane landed in the town where yellow tail, one …
You know the gin thing that’s been happening lately? It’s going on in Glasgow, too. GinFest was held last month at Glasgow’s Barras Art and Design Center, and the city now has its first dedicated gin bar, Gin 71, which offers (you guessed it) 71 brands of gin. This autumn was …
Nestled next to the Stockton Tunnel only a few blocks away from San Francisco’s Union Square there is a historic hotel that has one of the city’s best kept secrets, the Burritt Room + Tavern. This isn’t just your run of the mill old hotel and bar, The Mystic Hotel …
A recent trip took me back to Acqui Terme in Italy’s Piedmont region. After having lived there almost two decades ago, I was thirsting for the region’s signature and rare wine: the sweet sparkling Brachetto. And then, of course the town is also conveniently an ancient Roman settlement famous for …
Rutherford is a tiny Napa Valley appellation consisting of only 6,650 acres under vine. One of Rutherford’s key characteristics is that the fruit spends more time in the sun than any other appellation. Located between the Mayacamas and Vaca mountain ranges its diurnal temperature shifts (warm days followed by cool …
What comes to mind when you think of craft spirits in America? Probably Kentucky, for its bourbon and Tennessee for its whiskey. But where does California rank for you in craft spirits? Probably at the bottom of your list, along with a few other states who have prohibited the sale …
Everyone likes exploring a new city, but sometimes finding the right places to go can be a difficult task. Have your night’s plan at your fingertips with the incredibly sophisticated app, DrinkAdvisor. This is your one stop personal guide for bars, nightclubs and drinking venues in over 200 of the …
Burns Night may have passed, but the celebrations are still very much alive in the city of London. Keeping up with the culture and tradition, Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel will be gracing guests palates with its very own pop up Scotch Bar from January 22nd to Feb. 8th. With its sister hotel The Balmoral sitting slap bang …
Here we have ten of Ventura County’s best wines from five of its best wineries. Grapes have been planted here off and on for hundreds of years by everyone from Chumaash natives to missionaries and all the way through the 1990’s. At that point, the dreaded glassy-winged sharpshooter infested the …
The sprawl of Los Angeles puts a quick small-town getaway in the “easier said than done” category. But enter Ojai, California, just 80 miles from Los Angeles and with many of the perks of a California paradise including good food, drinks, and beautiful scenery. Friday Like I do on most …
Located in the heart of the Monterey Bay Peninsula, right off the historic Cannery Row, stands a little cottage that serves some of the area’s best local wines. Not far off the beaten path you can find a great selection of new world Spanish wines made by some of the …