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• Farmhouse Wines and Green Spring Farm - "Beyond Sustainable" Farming

  

  We grow by the motto “50% for humans, 50% for nature,” maintaining an important balance between the vines grown for humans and crops grown for soil... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ventisquero Grey GCM and Carménère

  

  Ventisquero Grey has been operating in Chile since 1998 -- sourcing fruit from their vineyards located in Chile’s principal wine regions: Coastal Maipo,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Nonino Single Varietal Grappas - A Concept Before It's Time

  

  “We are the only distillery in the world with 66 artisan pot stills for distillation”, Elisabetta Nonino In the modern environment of craft or artisan... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Discover Sherry with Gonzalez Bypass During #InternationalSherryWeek

  

  This week is #InternationalSherryWeek and the best place to start is with Gonzalez Byass. Yes, we received two samples for the week - but over at... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Bazin's on Church Showcases Santa Barbara's Foxen Winery and Vineyard

  

  This autumn, Dick Doré, co-fonder and co-owner of Foxen Winery and Vineyard, conducted an east coast blitz showcasing their Santa Barbara County Wines at variou... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exitus 2016 Vintage Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red Blend

  

  Bourbon barrel-aged beverages have slowly seeped into the wine industry and O’Neill Vintners Distillers entered the field with the Exitus Wines 2016 Vintage... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Book Review: Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide

  

  The Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide ($21), written by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack ,reflects many of the features that make their Wine Foll... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drinking Local with Corcoran's Wine & Cider

  Jim and Lori Corcoran have been a leader in the #DrinkLocal movement in both Loudoun County and the Commonwealth of Virginia as proprietors of Corcoran Vineyard... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Loveblock Wines from New Zeland's Awatere Valley & Central Otago

  

  The Awatere Valley is one of three major sub-regions Marlborough and is situated in a valley running parallel with the east coast of the South Island. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Pair of Iconic Cab Producers and a Sonoma Linked Champagne

  

  2012 Alexander Valley Jordan Vineyard Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml $72; 1.5l $199)Jordan Vineyard Winery has been an iconic producer of Sonoma County... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Zealand's Wairau Valley and the Wairau River 2015 Marlborough Pinot Noir

  

  New Zealand's modern wine industry began in Marlborough in the 1970s with growers planting Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir vines in the southern Wairau Valley. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Do You Know Your Croatian Grape Varieties?

  I'm less familiar with Croatian grape varieties as I am with Hungarian, but this last trip to Hrvatska expanded my knowledge. Like Hungary, Croatia has a long... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #TasteTheNew with German Summer Wines

  

  In 1985, just 16% of German Rieslings were dry and German white wines were known for their general sweetness. Since that year, consumers have demanded drier... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Do You Know Your Hungarian Grape Varieties?

  

  I thought I did, at least until this last trip to the Heart of Europe. Like most European countries, Hungary has a long wine tradition dating back to pre-Roman... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Department 66: Dave Phinney's Côtes Catalanes Brand

  

  Languedoc-Roussillon, the wine region in southeast France lies adjacent to the Mediterranean coastline and runs from the Spanish border to Provence. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Discover Hungarian Wine at Budapest's The Tasting Table

  

  If you are spending any time in Budapest and are slightly interested in Hungarian wine then I strongly recommend that you visit The Tasting Table. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Drink from the Comptrollers Cup at Catoctin Breeze Vineyard

  

  Each year the Maryland Wineries Association holds a state competition now named the Comptrollers Cup that is a blind tasting historically judged by fellow... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Flor De Caña Rum: Benefiting From Nicaragua Most Active Volcano

  

  Over 125 years ago in 1890, Francisco Alfredo Pellas built the first distillery of what was to become Flor de Caña at the San Antonio Sugar Mill in... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Campania's Feudi Di San Gregorio: Aglianico & Falanghina

  

  Many of the worl'd great wine regions contain a fair amount of volcanic soil and that includes the numerous DOCs in Campania - residing under the shadows of... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #CoolDownwithCariñena #Wine: “Crafted in Stone”

  

  Cariñena is not only the second oldest region in Spain, but is also home to its own varietal and appellation. Cariñena (Carignane) is a Spanish Denominación de... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK