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  Small and mighty, Spoto Winery is family owned and operated right from Spoto’s establishers’, Christy and Stuart Spoto, home. Making not even 500 cases per year, you’re in luck if you manage to get your hands on a bottle. Each bottle is carefully made with the best grapes from …

In honor of chocolate, Tim Gaiser (MS) supplies the lowdown on Chocolate and Port. He pairs some of America’s most beloved chocolate brands with a selection of Ports from Sogevinus’, Portugal’s first Port company, historic portfolio. Gaiser tasted everything from Hershey’s and snickers to artisan bars from the famed Ghiradelli …

By combining Mexican flavor with a French Island impression, Kenneth Cook and Sloteur Joseph began establishing Bleu Royal within the premium spirit market. Striving to craft something new yet containing spritzes of traditional spirits, their Tequila Rum came to be. Once word was out and conversations spread, Bleu Royal was …

Hard work and success don’t have to correlate with 40-hour workweeks year round for businesses to grow. Panthea Winery and Vineyard has perfected their recipe for contributing fine wines to the world with only the help of family and friends. There is no front office or year-round staff. There is …

Well I do say Captain Jack Sparrow would be mighty pleased with the namesake of this rum. During the prohibition, obviously, alcohol was hard to come by; so to fulfill the pirate spirit in the desperate people Kirk and Sweeney came to the illegal rescue. Kirk and Sweeney weren’t two …

Scientific studies have proven that some of the earliest winemaking began in modern day Turkey some 15,000 years ago. Taking on that wine heritage is Vinkara Winery, from Kalecik in north-central Turkey, within the ancient region of Anatolia. Best known for their Kalecik Karasi, a red grape originating from and …

  Ace Cider received a bloody new twist just in time for the latest installment of the Star War’s saga. The largest and oldest craft cider-maker on the West Coast has an exotic addition to their already expansive collection. Their Apple, Apple-Honey, Perry, Pineapple, Pumpkin, Joker and others need to make …

The holidays are quickly approaching if they haven’t already begun for you, indicating it’s time for some much needed togetherness with friends and family. If you’re of legal drinking age wherever you may reside, a splash of alcohol in your favorite festive drink adds another level of merry joy. With …

Bartesian co-founders Bryan Fedorak and Jason Neevel may have been leaning over their Keurig after a long night of drinking when they thought of this idea. Yes. You’re looking at the Keurig of cocktails, honey. And these guys couldn’t have been hungover. This cocktail making machine is genius, and they …

For a fine cocktail in Washington, DC, head to the President’s house. Okay, no invite to the West Wing? Don’t sweat it. Just stroll past the White House and head over to the nearby hotel, The Hay-Adams. In this hotel, you’ll feel like a political VIP, and maybe even gain …

With many years under the belt, Pope Valley Winery might not be a new name within the wine world but carries an element of historic elegance within each bottle produced. Pope Valley coils through vast fields, undulating vineyards, and oak-studded hills resting above Napa Valley. Originally opening in 1897 as …

Ah, to remember the days of yore! Wasn’t there a time when the fanciest drink available came out of a keg into a plastic cup? Real-life, full-fledged adults can now enjoy the nostalgic feel of the classic college party cup, without the cheap beer. And this time no one’s calling …

Rum aged bathtub gin? Madness, you say? Well, yes, it is. And these distillers know it. They’re even on the record, or on this gin’s label rather, admitting that a rum-aged bathtub gin is crazy. There is of course a method to their madness because this gin, aged in rum …