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• 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

• A Quad of New #VACraftBeer For Our #VABreweryChallenge

  

  Creative destruction resides in the NOVA craft beer market as one brewery closes several open to take its place. And we recently visited four infants in Norther... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Beer Bloggers Guide to Loudoun County

  

  Hosting the Beer Bloggers Writers Conference provides the opportunity to leverage media influence to further position Loudoun as a must-visit craft beer... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Discovering #BourgogneUnknown with Bourgogne Wines

  

  "I normally shy away from white wines, but that one (Jean Chartron Rully Montmorin 2015) was delicious", Anonymous Neighbor 1 "This wine (Domaine Dominique... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The DelMarVa Coast's Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery

  

  The DelMarVa coast is not only beaches, boating, and fishing. There are a plethora of craft beverage producers in the area such as Delaware's Salted Vines... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Going Long with Chateau Montelena's Potter Valley Riesling

  

  The Potter Valley AVA is located in the northern section of California's Mendocino County and centered naturally on the town of Potter Valley. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Borderless Wine from Harvest Ridge Winery

  

  Straddling the border between Delaware and Maryland along the Mason-Dixon line lies Harvest Ridge Winery. Whereas the winery and a majority of the estate... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Live with Snooth & Robbie Meyer of Murrieta's Well

  

  Joaquin Murrieta (1829 – July 25, 1853), also called The Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a famous vaquero, and gold miner in... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Far Eastern Shore Winery: Slghtly Sweet, Fruit Infused Wines

  

  Each year Maryland wine makers hold a competition that results in the Comptrollers Cup. In previous years, only winemakers served as judges, but for 2018... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hess Select Central Coast Pinot & North Coast Cabernet

  

  Looking for wine to bring to a party? Then think of Hess Select wines; they are suitable because they are generally very approachable and boast an agreeable... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• #FirstSipNZ with Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Villa Maria Estate Winery

  

  "Taylors Pass Single Vineyard wines are pure expressions of soil and climate and varietal interactions", Kathrin Jankowiec Marlborough Winemaker at Villa Maria... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• W&OD Bike Trail: Reston to Lake Anne Brew House

  

  If you are tired of the familiar rest stops along the W OD Trail, then consider a quick excursion while in Reston to Lake Anne and the Lake Anne Brew House. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Weekend of Craft Beer in Toronto & the Rogers Centre

  

  Toronto, home of the Maple Leafs and the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Raptors, the Blue Jays, and just as important, a vibrant craft beer environment. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Finding Riesling and Gamay in the Niagara Escarpment & Back 10 Cellars

  

  The Canadian Province of Ontario consists of four major wine regions: Lake Erie North Shore, Prince Edward County, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Niagara Escarpment ... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Highlights of the 2018 SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience

  

  The 2018 SAVOR: An American Craft Beer Food Experience hosted by the Brewer's Association and held at D.C.'s National Building Museum presented consumers... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• SAVOR 2018: Blended Beer From Blenderie Ommegang

  

  If you are a fan of Brewery Ommegang's Three Philosophers blended beer then you would be interested to know that the Cooperstown New York brewery has launched... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Left Coast Estate Cools the Pinot

  

  June 5th was the last day for comments regarding the proposed Van Duzer Corridor AVA, a viticultural area that would be carved out of the existing Willamette... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The 2018 SAVOR Collaboration Beer: Brett De Vinum

  

  One of the highlights to the annual SAVOR: An American Craft Beer Food Experience is that every guest leaves with a parting gift — a collaboration beer... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2018 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK