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Flower Spotlight: Winter Tropical Bouquet

Flower Spotlight: Winter Tropical Bouquet In this very chilly winter season, nothing is better than a bright tropica...

Wine Spotlight: One Chain Vineyards - The Exhibitionist Merlot 2014

ONE CHAIN VINEYARDS — THE EXHIBITIONIST MERLOT (Vintage 2014, Red) Country: Australia Region: Langhorne Creek, South...

The Perfect Glass of Beer

RAISE A PERFECT GLASS! Not so long ago, 'beer' usually meant any light lager, served at "whatever" temperature, out ...

Mr. Beerhead - Volume 2

ASK MR. BEERHEAD - Volume II: JAMIE KOSTEROSKI OF NEW HAVEN, CT, ASKS…. "STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE, THE CRAFT LAGE...

Beer in America

Beer Comes to US! In 1810, there were only 132 breweries across our entire nation. Due to the scarcity of beer and l...

Presidents and Beer

PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCES . . . Historically, our nation’s earlier leaders who drank alcohol preferred wine, hard cide...

Tobacco is Not Just For Smoking

For a number of years now, tobacco has been used to spice up the menus of some of the world's most elite restaurants....

Wine Spotlight: Table Lands — Sauvignon Blanc 2016

TABLE LANDS — SAUVIGNON BLANC (Vintage 2016, White) Country: New Zealand Region: Martinborough (at the foot of North...

Wine Spotlight: Viu Manent Estate Collection - Carmenere Reserva 2015

VIU MANENT ESTATE COLLECTION — CARMENERE RESERVA (Vintage 2015, Red) Country: Chile Region: Colchagua Valley Grapes:...

Barrel-Aging Affects Wine Taste

BARREL-AGING AFFECTS HOW WINES TASTE A barrel used in the wine aging process plays a major role in driving the flavo...

How to Store and Serve Your Wine

How to Store and Serve Your Wine   SERVING YOUR WINE . . . White wines almost invariably taste dull and uninteres...

Wine With Meal Tips

1 MEAL - MORE THAN 1 WINE Offering more than one wine at a meal is one way to ramp up overall dining pleasure. Wh...
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