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• Wine Regions: IGP Méditerrannée & Isle Saint Pierre

  

  IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée) is a French wine category that superseded Vin de Pays in 2009 and lies between Vin de France and Appellation d'Origine... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Sparkling Rosé Prosecco from Ca' Di Prata Prosecco

  

  In November 2020, the Prosecco Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) consortium allowed sparkling rosé wines to bear the DOC designation provided they are... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• BevFluence Cocktail Book Program 2021 - Negroni: More Than 30 Classic and...

  

  This spring, BevFluence has partnered with Ryland Peters Small and CICO Books to review several Cocktail books starting with Negroni, More than 30 classic... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Dalmatia Debit

  

  Debit is a white wine grape that has historically been planted along Croatia's Dalmatian coast but may have originated across the Adriatic in Italy. According t... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Coteaux Du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc

  

  The Loire Valley is a major wine region in western France that follows the course of the Loire river as it meanders through France, from the inland hills of... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Jim Beam Black Extra Aged Vs Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

  

  For Christmas, I received this advent calendar created by Jim Beam and featuring miniatures of their popular flavored releases as well as the traditional... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Nagy-Somloi Olaszrizling

  

  The most widely planted grape variety in Hungary is Olaszrizling, also known as Welschriesling to a wider European audience. In many cases, Olaszrizling wines... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Mezcal El Silencio Espadín and the Taco Bamba Grapefruit - Vanilla Margarita

  

  Continuing our venture into Mezcal, we recently purchased the Mezcal El Silencio Espadín ($30), a very traditional product produced in San Baltazar Guelavila,... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Earning Night-time Driving Hours to Backroom Brewery

  

  One night this week my soon-to-be-driving son asked if we could drive for a couple hours so that he could earn night-time driving hours. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Virginia Wine Chat — A Taste of the Shenandoah Valley

  

  In 1982, the Shenandoah Valley AVA became the first American Viticultural Area established in Virginia - and for that matter in West Virginia too as the... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Trio of Wine for Old Westminster's 2021 Festival of Saint Vincent

  

  "Each January in Burgundy, France, locals celebrate the Festival of Saint Vincent, the patron saint of winegrowers. The celebration takes place in a different... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Vicario Liqueurs from Salute!

  

  Last week I was introduced to the Salute! distillery through a tasting kit purchased by a friend. The kit included 14 unique liqueurs created from botanicals an... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How Its Made: the El Mayor Blanco Tequila

  

  I generally prefer Reposado or Anejo tequila because the American oak imparts various flavors and nuances into the spirit. However, a Blanco tequila better... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Pelješac Peninsula Rukatac, Pošip, and Dubrovnik Malvasia

  

  In a previous Grape Spotlight, we focused on Malvasija Dubrovacka - and specifically those grown in southern Croatia as opposed to its planting in northern... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Visit and Conversation with Dry Mill Vineyards' Winemaker Karen Reed

  

  Even though Dry Mill Vineyards Winery is one of the closest Loudoun County wineries to the Washington Beltway, in the past few years I seemed to have... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Milicevic Family Vineyards: Wine from Louisiana and Herzegovina

  

  While conducting a review of craft beverage establishments by state for theCompass Craft Beverage Finder, I noticed a new winery in Louisana with ties to a... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Grape Spotlight: Croatian Vugava

  

  "On the island of Issa is a wine produced that no other wine equals". -- ancient Greek historian Agatharchides of Cnidus (2nd Century BC) Brac and Vis are two o... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Mezcal Union Uno & Killer Bee Cocktail

  

  Mezcal comes from Nahuatl - the language spoken by the Aztecs - and translates to "oven-cooked agave".Whereas Mesoamerican priests and elites cooked and... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Cross Pollinated Rye Whiskeys from Shmidt Spirits

  

  While driving through my old college quarters I noticed a new distillery in the area, Shmidt Spirits -- located just north of College Park in Beltsville... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Leaving 2020 Behind with a Duo of Vilarnau Brut Cava

  

  "Members of Spainish nobility, the Vilarnau family settled in this special place that is Penedés in the 12th century. Vilarnau is a contraction of the latin,... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2021 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK