The Club Blog

What began in 1996 as a sincere experiment of 100 cases of hand-bottled, hand-labeled beer (hand-delivered out of the back of founder Jeremy Cowan’s grandmother’s Volvo), has grown into a …

Belfast Bay Brewing Co. is near the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, where just about every brewery makes a red ale, unlike the U.S., where red ales are not well known.

It’s human nature to want to fit in . . . to belong . . . to be an integral part of “the crowd.

RED COMICE PEARS — Comice are among the sweetest and juiciest of all pears, and are a favorite in holiday gift boxes and baskets.

When the kids are fighting, traffic is bad, the boss is exceptionally unreasonable, or the funny noise the car was making turns out to be not-so-funny, reach for chocolate! STRESS: It’s been sci…

BACKSBERG ESTATE CELLARS — CHENIN BLANC  (Vintage 2014, White) Country: South Africa  Region: Coastal, Western Cape  Grape: Chenin Blanc The Coastal Region was the birthplace of South Africa’s …

CALIGIORE — RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Vintage 2013, Red) Country: Argentina  Region: Mendoza  Grape: Organic Cabernet Sauvignon With a wine history dating back to 1557, Argentina experienced an …

PIETRA SANTA — CHARDONNAY (Vintage 2014, White) Country: U.S.A.

BACKSBERG ESTATE CELLARS — PINOTAGE  (Vintage 2014, Red) Country: South Africa  Region: Coastal, Western Cape  Grape: Pinotage The Coastal Region was the birthplace of South Africa’s wine indus…

As demonstrated by gymnasts and football players, perfect balance can be totally awesome. Balance is also, by the way, one of the hallmarks of a truly great wine.